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As gas approaches an average of $4.00 a gallon, the public isn’t happy with the way President Obama is dealing with the issue.

While one might assume the happiest time in life is during the carefree days of childhood or the wild years of college, for most people it actually comes years after that.

Recently, J.C. Penney announced plans to do away with sales and instead offer discounted prices every day. The retail giant’s new strategy is a risky one because many shoppers are in the habit of only buying clothing when they see red sale tags.

Last week marked the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in Japan. While that tragedy highlighted the downside to nuclear power, has it changed opinions about the energy source?

Is the bad economy delaying adulthood for our nation’s youth? A survey from the Pew Research Center suggests that it might be.

As we approach St. Patrick’s Day, it’s a good time to think about how luck affects our lives.

The good news is that 67 percent of Americans expect to to get a refund from the IRS this year. The bad news is that much of this money is going to be spent taking care of other debts, rather than be used for something fun.

Apple’s release of their iPad 3 set the tech world abuzz last week. While the tablet has many functions, it is often used as an electronic reader, and its competing devices are eReaders, like Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook. According to a new survey from Harris Interactive of 2,056 adults there is plenty of demand for all these tablets, as eReaders are becoming more and more popular

Given that people are living longer than ever, and jobs may be becoming harder to get, retirement planning is more important than ever. However, according to a T. Rowe Price survey of 860 adults between the ages of 21 and 50, most feel like they aren’t properly prepared for the end of their working career ...

The re-election rates for members of Congress hovers between 85 and 95 percent. Yet, according to a new survey from Poll Position, the majority of American people would like new rules which would prevent them from sending the same represenatives to Washington, DC year after year.

Whether they realize it or not, the majority of Americans now own smartphones.

These days, just about everybody is on some form of social media. However, that doesn’t mean they want to share their information with everybody. According to a Pew Research Center survey of 2,267 adults, 58 percent of social media users set their profile to private.

While most media organizations strive to be fair in their reporting (you know, that whole objectivity thing), the majority of Americans think that their bias still shows through in their political coverage.

Politics is definitely in the air, especially since 2012 is an election year. But a recent survey by Harris Interactive on behalf of Careerbuilder.com suggests most folks still shy away from talking about Democrats and Republicans in their workplace.

The health care law of 2010 was the signature legislation of Barack Obama’s first term as President. However, according to a new poll from Gallup, the public is still very divided on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

When the Best Picture is named Sunday at the Academy Awards it will have been selected by the 5,765 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. But would things have been different if instead the general public was tasked with awarding the Best Picture Oscar?

A good amount of time and energy on the internet is spent by folks trying to make some sort of romantic connection. Many of these relationship never make it offline, but they can be intense, nonetheless.

It wasn’t so long ago that all you could do on a cell phone is make or receive calls. Now these amazing mini-computers will tell you where you are, where you need to go, and provide you a movie to watch while you get there. Spouses, on the other hand, more or less have the same abilities as they’ve always had.

Hey guys, you may want to skip the flowers and chocolates. A new survey by the social network Zoosk.com reveals that 58 percent of women consider Valentine's Day flowers and chocolates to be "too cliché."

This week, lawmakers in Washington state legalized same-sex marriage and a federal appeals court declared a voter initiative in California, which had made gay marriage illegal, to be unconstitutional. So what does the public think about gay marriage, in light of these measures?