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    2013
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    Here are the happiest, saddest and 'most miserable' U.S. cities

    By NBC News

    "Most miserable" U.S. cities
    1. Detroit
    2. Flint, Mich.
    3. Rockford, Ill.
    4. Chicago
    5. Modesto, Calif.
    6. Vallejo, Calif.
    7. Warren, Mich.
    8. Stockton, Calif.
    9. Lake County, Ill.
    10. New York
    11. Toledo, Ohio
    12. St. Louis
    13. Camden, N.J.
    14. Milwaukee
    15. Atlantic City, N.J.
    16. Atlanta
    17. Cleveland
    18. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
    19. Gary, Ind.
    20. Youngstown, Ohio

    Source: Forbes magazine


    Happiest U.S. cities
    1. Napa, Calif.
    2. Idaho Falls, Idaho
    3. Longmont, Colo.
    4. Mission Viejo, Calif.
    5. Simi Valley, Calif.
    6. Santa Rosa, Calif.
    7. Santa Cruz, Calif.
    8 Lafayette, Colo.
    9. Asheville, N.C.
    10. Boulder, Colo.

    Source: University of Vermont Computation Story Lab

    Saddest U.S. cities
    1. Beaumont, Texas
    2. Albany, Ga.
    3. Texas City, Texas
    4. Shreveport, La.
    5. Monroe, La.
    6. Flint, Mich.
    7. Memphis, Tenn.
    8. Battle Creek, Mich.
    9. Lima, Ohio
    10. Houma, La.

    Source: University of Vermont Computation Story Lab

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    It figures that Obama's city, Chicago, is up at the top of miserable. The real bad news is that Obama is putting the entire country in the miserable area!

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