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What happens when a liberal Democrat and a Christian Republican pair up for a road trip across the country? Meghan McCain is about to find out, as she joins comedian Michael Ian Black in search of what's really going on in the U.S. for their upcoming book, Stupid for America.

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Population: 950,257
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 10.2%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.5%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 7.93%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.5%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.6%

Joe Raedle / Getty Images
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Population: 762,617
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 9.1%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 3.1%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.68%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.1%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.4%

J. Stephen Conn / Flickr
galleries/2011/05/13/sleepless-cities/bedbug-cities---dayton-oh_j90r8j

Population: 913,994
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 8.3%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.1%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.50%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.4%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.6%

galleries/2011/05/13/sleepless-cities/sleepless-cities---springfield-missouri_uimh2f

Population: 808,546
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 8.6%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.8%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.92%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.7%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.6%

galleries/2011/05/13/sleepless-cities/sleepless-cities---lexington-kentucky_m4k9v5

Population: 961,374
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 8.4%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.1%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.00%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.1%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.3%

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Population: 628,518
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 9.0%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.3%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 7.61%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.8%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.3%

jimmywayne / flickr
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Population: 550,345
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 8.2%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.4%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.89%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.9%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.4%

Lori Rivera / flickr
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Population: 886,977
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 8.1%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.5%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.08%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.9%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.2%

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Population: 1,459,533
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.6%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.8%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.92%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.3%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.1%

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Population: 586,358
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.7%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.9%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.38%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.3%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.1%

Sean_Marshall / flickr
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Population: 1,000,458
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 8.2%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 3.1%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.22%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.5%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.2%

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Population: 517,597
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.9%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.8%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.55%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.2%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

galleries/2011/05/13/sleepless-cities/vet-capitals---fort-myers-florida_gtazge

Population: 929,675
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.6%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.0%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.84%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.1%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.3%

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Population: 2,218,314
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 8.0%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.6%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.32%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.1%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.2%

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Population: 660,404
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.8%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.6%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.29%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.3%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

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Population: 2,851,338
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.9%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.8%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.45%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.2%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.9%

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Population: 1,957,006
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.5%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.5%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 9.19%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.8%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.2%

Ellen Creager, Detroit Free Press / MCT / Landov
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Population: 519,668
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.4%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.6%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.68%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.2%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.3%

iStockphoto
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Population: 1,729,340
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.3%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.9%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.40%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.2%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.9%

iStockphoto
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Population: 599,666
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.5%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.8%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.16%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.1%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

Focht / flickr
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Population: 889,673
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.8%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.9%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.13%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.9%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.2%

Wayne Senville / flickr
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Population: 658,767
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.3%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.6%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.93%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.2%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.8%

iStock
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Population: 3,434,750
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.5%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.0%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.52%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.9%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

Ron Williams / AP Photo
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Population: 1,787,277
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.3%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.0%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.83%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.0%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.9%

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Population: 1,031,187
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.9%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.9%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 7.54%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.8%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

iStock
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Population: 1,757,168
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.1%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.8%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.42%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.0%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

galleries/2011/05/13/sleepless-cities/pot-smoking-cities---albany_idkhjj

Population: 1,063,799
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.3%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.6%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.34%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.9%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.2%

galleries/2011/05/13/sleepless-cities/vet-capitals---47-wichita-kansas_uziljp

Population: 859,928
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.6%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.7%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.70%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.9%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

galleries/2011/05/13/sleepless-cities/americas-poorest-metro-areas---greenville-nc_z7cfu4

Population: 1,639,054
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.6%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 2.2%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.70%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 1.6%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 3.0%

Jerimee Richir / Flickr
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Population: 1,214,774
Experienced insomnia in the last year: 7.0%
Experienced severe insomnia in the last year: 1.5%
Used headache/pain relievers for sleeplessness: 8.35%
Used non-prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.2%
Used prescription drugs for insomnia: 2.7%