Low arousal theory
The low arousal theory is a psychological theory explaining that people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) seek self-stimulation or excessive activity in order to transcend their state of abnormally low arousal.
"Pro-Choice" Americans at Record-Low 41%
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The 41% of Americans who now identify themselves as "pro-choice" is down from 47% last July and is one percentage point below the previous record low in Gallup trends, recorded in May 2009. Fifty percent now call themselves "pro-life," one point shy of the record high, also from May 2009. Gallup began asking Americans to define themselves as pro-choice or pro-life on abortion in 1995, and since then, identification with the labels has shifted from a wide lead for the pro-choice position in the mid-1990s, to a generally narrower lead for "pro-choice" -- from 1998 through 2008 -- to a...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Stocks end at 4-month lows
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Investors fled stocks and flocked toward the safety of U.S. Treasuries Thursday as worries about Greece's future in the eurozone continued to escalate. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) dropped 156 points, or 1.2%, and the S&P 500 (SPX) lost 20 points, or 1.5%. The day's retreat marked the fifth day of declines for the Dow and S&P 500. The Nasdaq (COMP) closed in the red for a fourth consecutive session, shedding 60 points, or 2.2%. Concerns about Greece's place in the 17-nation eurozone continued to build, sending investors toward U.S. goverment debt, which is perceived...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Exclusive: Low ratings could end cable deal for Gore's Current TV
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(Reuters) - Al Gore's Current TV has bigger problems to deal with than a potential lawsuit from fired news anchor Keith Olbermann - namely not getting kicked off Time Warner Cable for low ratings. According to three sources with knowledge of the situation, Time Warner Cable Inc's carriage agreement with Current TV stipulates that, if the left-leaning political news network fails to meet a minimum threshold for overall viewers in a given quarter, financial penalties such as Current TV being required to increase marketing and promotion spending on the cable operator's systems are triggered. If Current TV misses the audience...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Gallup: Obama's Approval at All-Time Low--Among Liberals
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Gallup: Obama's Approval at All-Time Low--Among Liberals By Terence P. Jeffrey September 19, 2011 (CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama's job approval among liberals tied its all-time low in the Gallup poll last week, according to survey data released today. In the seven-day period that ended on Sept. 18, only 68 percent of liberals told Gallup they approved of the way Obama was handling his job as president. The president's job approval among liberals had previously dropped to 68 percent in the week that ended on Aug. 28. (However, it then rebounded slightly, rising to 71 percent in the week that...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Obama down to 38% or is Gallup playing games?
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Gallup Daily: Obama Job Approval.Gallup tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. Results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 national adults; Margin of error is ±3 percentage points. Obama approval 38%, disapprove 54%
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Rush Media Montage: Obama vs. Bush Record Low Approval Rating
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Rush Limbaugh plays a clip from CNN's American Morning about Obama's new record low approval rating from today. He then plays one from the archive from CNN's Wolf Blitzer when George W. Bush hit a record low approval rating. This is astounding.
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
New Low: Obama’s Job Approval Rating Sinks Below 40% For First Time
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President Barack Obama’s job approval rating sunk below 40 percent for the first time, according to Gallup’s daily tracking poll. Data posted Sunday showed just 39 percent of Americans said they approve of Obama’s performance as president, while 54 percent said they disapprove. His approval ratings have been in the 40 percent range for much of the year, ticking up to the low 50s in May when Osama bin Laden was killed. At two and a half years into his presidency, Obama‘s approval ratings are lower than former President Bill Clinton’s were in August 1995. Former President George W. Bush’s...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Debt talks to speed up, taxes still a hurdle (credit card maxed, need more loot)
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Debt talks to speed up, taxes still a hurdleBy Andy Sullivan and Deborah Charles – 2 hrs 10 mins ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top lawmakers aiming to reach a deficit-reduction deal agreed on Thursday to step up the pace of their talks with a series of meetings next week but said they still disagreed over the need to raise taxes. Vice President Joe Biden and six leading Democratic and Republican lawmakers have now met a half-dozen times as they try to work out their differences and reach a deal to reduce trillion dollar budget deficits. Thursday's Capitol Hill meeting took...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Dollar index hits 3-year low after U.S. ISM services data
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NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar fell to a fresh three-year low against major currencies on Wednesday after an industry report showed the pace of growth in the U.S. services sector unexpectedly eased in April. For details on data, see [ID:nN04125050] The U.S. dollar index, which measures the value of the greenback versus a basket of major currencies, fell as low as 72.696 . The dollar also hit a session low versus the euro and extended declines against the yen after the data.
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Obama Job Approval at 41%, Tying His Low
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PRINCETON, NJ - The latest Gallup Daily tracking three-day average shows 41% of Americans approving of the job Barack Obama is doing as president. That ties his low as president, which he registered three times previously -- twice in August 2010 and once in October 2010. July 2009-April 2011 Trend: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president? % Approve The current 41% approval rating from April 12-14 polling includes interviews conducted before and after Obama announced his plan for deficit reduction on Wednesday. It also comes in the same week Congress...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
MSNBC Contributor on Obama's Low Approval Rating: 'Polls Are for Strippers'
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Would liberal journalist Karen Hunter have whitewashed President Bush's low approval ratings during his time in office? On MSNBC Wednesday, the ever-classy Hunter curtly dismissed President Obama's lowest approval rating to date, growling that "polls are for strippers."MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing highlighted a new Quinnipiac poll recording Obama's approval rating at 42 percent, an all-time low for the president. She brought on Hunter, who was listed as an MSNBC contributor, along with another more conservative guest to discuss the ratings.Hunter argued that the populace can be quite fickle in its rating of Obama's accomplishments. "If people do their homework,"
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Indexes add to losses on US home sales data
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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Indexes add to losses on US home sales data REUTERS — 2 MINUTES AGO NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks slightly added to losses on Wednesday as new home sales plunged to a record low in February. Wall St had opened lower as concerns over debt issues in the euro zone, Japan's nuclear crisis and violence in the Middle East and North Africa persisted. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 22.90 points, or 0.19 percent, at 11,995.73. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 6.85 points, or 0.53 percent, at 1,286.92. The Nasdaq Composite...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Daniels compares Ill. government to 'The Simpsons'
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the times Daniels compares Ill. government to 'The Simpsons' By Times Staff | Posted: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 7:30 am Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels compared Illinois government to the television show "The Simpsons" while speaking to a Chicago radio station Tuesday morning. "You guys are nothing if not entertaining over there," Daniels told Don Wade and Roma by phone on their show on WLS 89 AM. "It's like living next door to 'The Simpsons,' you know, the dysfunctional family down the block." Daniels was responding to questions about Illinois' proposal to raise income taxes by 66 percent and corporate taxes...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
New low in exploiting Giffords shooting
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Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse comes news that a Democrat group has used the shooting of Rep. Giffords, judge Roll, and others as a fundraising device. Warner Todd Huston reports on Big Government: An extreme, left-wing Democrat group calling itself 21st Century Democrats has had the gall to send out an email blast using as a fundraising tool Saturday's criminal shooting of Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona. Judge John Roll and four others were killed in the incident, (snip)
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
Week Two for Parker-Spitzer begins with New Low; Worst Ratings for Larry King in 10 Years
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Last night’s “Parker-Spitzer” saw the lowest numbers yet for the program and the show did little to help the one that followed on the schedule — “Larry King Live” which had its worst numbers in more than 10 years. In its sixth outing, “Parker-Spitzer” drew 311,000 Total Viewers and 86,000 A25-54 viewers. That’s lower than the previous low for the time period set by Campbell Brown earlier this year. (332,000 / 87,000). Last week, Parker-Spitzer finished fourth in the time period averaging 465,000 Total Viewers and 124,000 A25-54. At 9pmET, “Larry King Live” put up its lowest A25-54 demo viewership...
Published on Friday 25th of May 2012 09:08:21 AM
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