... mass media in that individuals who choose to purchase fashion magazines and beauty products actively contribute to a context in which they are more likely to compare themselves with unrealistic images, feel inadequate as a result of this comparison, and therefore take action to attain such ideals. Moreover, Cleland et al claimed that most advertisements that promote weight loss supplements present strategies ... ads also claimed that the products were all natural," emphasized Cleland (ix). Many are desperate to lose weight but are also careful of the effects or the ingredients of the wei...

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... campaign, presidential candidate Herman Cain suddenly recalled the financial settlement he was a part of years before. In the late 1990's, as the head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain battled two sexual harassment claims involving two different women, although he later remembered the first accusation and denies remembering the second accusation altogether (Oliphant). "My ... later by radio host, Laura Ingraham, Cain suddenly remembered the instance. "The word settlement suggested to me some sort of legal settlement," he explained about the mix-up, "and later as I thought ab...

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Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a ch...

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... that now receive signal via antennae rather than from satellite or cable will turn on their sets on the day of the switch to see snow, the fact is that those folks represent about 2% of the American populous, and tend to be people who don't consider television to be a priority or who may ... find greater productivity as the result of the death of their television signal. While some might argue that the switchover unfairly affects the poor, people who cannot afford neither new televisions, nor ... that those people will not have enough voice to raise a stink. Their sets will merely becom...

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... were used for the ballot drive to attempt to keep the court system from legalizing gay marriages in the state of Florida. The opposition was also funded well, with a goal of portraying Amendment 2 as an overacted and unneeded ban, saying that it could throw legal doubts over partner benefits for even straight couples who are not yet married. The campaign, SayNo2, ... for the ban would end up being very close. Opponents of the ban also were supported greatly by accepting individual donations from the wealthy, and support from the Human Rights Campaign, a powerful gay-rights organization...

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... recession, President Obama promised to make government an ally. "We can, and we must, work together," he told the US Chamber of Commerce. "Whatever differences we may have, I know that all of us share a deep, abiding belief in this country, a belief in our people, a belief in the principles that have made America ... the regulatory system" (Dennis). In an attempt to reconcile the differences between his administration and the US Chamber of Commerce, Obama walked the block to the Chamber headquarters. Once there, he joked "I'm in the interest of being more neighborly. Maybe we would have...

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... abusing corpses and kidnapping. The defense attorneys are pressing for a life sentence without parole because of Sowell's mental instability. However, experts believe that it will be difficult for the jury to sympathize with Sowell because of his standoff attitude during the trial. While the jury was plagued with pictures of the dead bodies bruised and battered and then dumped around the house and yard in ... trash bags. Mary Myers, a psychologist, retired police captain, and teacher at the University of Akron, believes that the jurors will not "buy that ... any emotion whatsoever" (Th...

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... Lagarde was backed by the United Kingdom, Germany, and most European powers, as well as some Asian and African nations. The United States Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner joined the group of supporters right before Lagarde was voted in (Rooney) "Minister Lagarde's exceptional talent and broad experience will provide invaluable leadership for this indispensable institution at a critical time for the global ... I would also like to express my respect and esteem for my colleague and friend, Agustin Carstens," she said (Rooney). The global financial institution desperately needed a new leader ...

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... modern-day slaves. The objectification of individuals for slave labor hints to the extent of the conflict and crushing fall-out from global Capitalism. This extreme form of exploitation is many times individually justified, as the slave-holders believe they are masters in the world of business and need to tend to those, who are not equipped with business-sense with guidance. People are, also, traded ... just as commodities in the world of human trafficking and the latter two examples should give pause ... to any person in favor of globalization and the extent of actions taken to compet...

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... genetic differences, proving that boys and girls have different preferences for toys and that even parents believe, at times, that if boys chose to opt out of sports, for instance, and spend time journaling or baking, there would be concern. Just as there a scientists, who believe that homosexuality in genetic, parents ... be anyone other than who they are. Without a change in attitude, this trend will continue, as the parents of today were the first recipients of equal rights and have not changed, because of it. Even if mothers and fathers hope that their daughters will grow up to shatt...

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... are promiscuous, and so allowing same-sex marriages would increase the divorce rate. Further, opponents of gay marriage say that it would taint the long-standing tradition of the institution of marriage - that is, marriage between one man and one woman. Supporters of gay marriage counter with the argument that allowing same-sex marriages to occur the government is simply strengthening the relationship ... between two people and providing them with some legal and economic security. Another argument against the ... issue stems from the belief that the primary, if not only, purpose of marr...

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... created a division between Olmert, Barak, and Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi, who was not asked to return for the customary fourth year of service. The bombing of the site in Syria was generally welcomed by Israelis because it has such close ties with Iran. "They were trying the beginnings of a nuclear weapons program, that's pretty clear. Any nuclear facility ... permission. Binyamin Netanyahu, the current prime minister, has not given Olmert permission (Fendel). Olmert is currently under investigation for accusations of fraud, bribery, and other corrupt practices, i...

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... solider is booed," he continued (Carbone). Conveniently, the scene at the debate provided Obama with the opportunity to attack his Republican rivals inconspicuously. His poll numbers have been lacking lately, and he needs a reason to rally his liberal base of support before the November 2012 elections. Many of the Republican presidential candidates, including Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, have publicly announced their intentions ... ve made," Obama said. "We're not about restricting rights and restricting opportunities. We're about opening up rights and opening up opportunities. Thi...

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... huge," said Michael Mayo, a bank analyst with Credit Agricole in New York. "It's about time the industry resolves issues from the financial crisis and focuses more on righting their companies and improving the economy. This is the most significant step since the financial crisis that helps do that" (Schwartz). Although this deal would right a lot of wrong, it would come at a great ... penalties. Furthermore, insurance companies that backed the mortgage-backed securities are also looking for reimbursement. They say that the original mortgages were underwritten with false information and ...

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... are less than secure in the upcoming midterm election will either vote against the bill or else will be very public about their displeasure with parts of the bill that their constituents care about. In places where the constituents feel that abortion is murder, for example the legislator is more ... rhetoric will completely negate the fact that the lawmakers in both cases will agree personally with 99% of the proposed bill, and given the freedom to act without the threat of losing their job, most of these elected officials would have passed healthcare reform during the Clinton administ...

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... Ford began his inaugural address with the observation that the "nation's long nightmare was finally over." Many observers might have felt the same way as they watched President Barack Obama deliver his inaugural address on January 20, 2009 at the U.S. Capitol in front of two million American citizens. Promising ... prepare the nation for a new age" (Obama 2). A powerful orator and charismatic individual, the president went on to emphasize that despite the enormity of the challenges confronting the United States today, the American people are a hardy and brave lot and history has shown t...

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... you can find an open source alternative (or a couple of them). For example, instead of using Microsoft Office you can use Open Office, instead of CorelDraw you can use Inkscape, instead of Adobe Photoshop - Gimp, instead of Internet Explorer - Mozilla Firefox or Chrome etc. And these programs can do everything (or nearly everything) you previously did with your old software. The fact that the code is ... , if you have any problems you can ask for help from the community of users and developers of these programs and usually you should get help quickly. On the other side, not everything is...

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... Technology Co., or SunKaisens, which is affiliated with the Chinese military (Harris). Jin waived her right to a jury trial, leaving it in the hands of US District Judge Ruben Castillo of Chicago. Judge Castillo found her guilty of three counts of stealing Motorola's trade secrets but acquitted her of three counts of economic espionage in favor of China. Castillo commented that prosecutors revealed that Jin ... spies attempting to steal business secrets (Kelleher). US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald highlighted the importance of the matter to the US government and the strides that are being...

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... (Protess). No matter what the federal investigators uncover in the coming days, the fact that MF Global intermingled customers' money with company funds breaks a fundamental rule of Wall Street regulations. Although Corzine has not been accused of any wrongdoing just yet, as head of the brokerage firm, it is his duty to assess and manage customer accounts each and every day (Protess). "It's kind ... Global" (Protess). In less than one week, MF Global was deserted by most investors and raised borrowing costs after losing 67 percent of its market value and downgrading to junk status. Even...

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Less than a month after Rupert Murdoch was forced to shut down his mass circulation British tabloid, The News of the World, because of allegations that the paper broke into the voicemail Milly Dowler, a 13-year-old murder victim, news emerged that despite its close relationship with Sara Payne, the tabloid broke into her voicemail as well. A repeat sex offender murdered Payne's 8-year-old daughter ... that her name appeared on Glen Mulcaire's list, the private investigator hired by The News of the World. The list contained about 4,000 people rumored to be targets of the tabloid's phone scanda...

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... made any impact on the protests, the Syrian government has become even more violent in order to get their way. Joshua Landis, a Syria specialist associated with the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma, said al-Assad's regime "has been very frightened by Ramadan's onset." Interestingly, the government feared that the uprising would worsen throughout the holy month ... and would eventually lead to more unrest. Turkey agreed that the government's decision to attack on the eve of Ramadan did not coincide well with their declaration to come to a peaceful solution. A p...

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... , but L. Ron Hubbard says the intelligence scale doesn't necessarily line up with the sanity scale. Adolf Hitler was brilliant. Stalin was brilliant. They were geniuses. But there were also on a certain level stark, staring mad," said Rathbun of Miscavige. Miscavige was accused of unanticipated outbursts according to four of the former Scientology executives; "If it wasn't the answer he wanted to ... be filed (Lengel). Paul Haggis, Hollywood director of "Million Dollar Baby" and "Crash," left the church after 35 years of membership. He composed his resignation to the chief spokesman for t...

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... craft and nighttime or poor weather driving or conditions (Peters, 1995). A nationalized speed limit was introduced initially due to a stagnant economic period of the 1970's. Foreign issues with the United States commitment to protect Israel resulted in being hit with an embargo led by Saudi Arabia as retaliation after Syria and Egypt attacked Israel in 1973. This embargo was very difficult on the ... safety standpoint, those that opposed it questioned the way that the states policed the law and also the rights of drivers. By the late 1980's some speed control was given back to the stat...

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... the federal immigration laws. They argue that the new provisions, which are referred to as H.B. 56, "conflict with federal immigration law and undermine the federal government's careful balance of immigration enforcement priorities and objectives. While the federal government values state assistance and cooperation with respect to immigration enforcement, a state cannot set its own immigration policy, much less pass laws that conflict ... Charles Kuck, an immigration attorney in Georgia, sees Blackburn's hesitation as a good sign for both Alabama and Georgia, citing that state laws inte...

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... were pushing for the increase believe a tax increase must coincide (Hulse). Because both parties are at extreme odds with each other over several matters, many experts are becoming increasingly skeptical that any deadlines will be met with final decisions. Brown issued a historic veto of Democrats' budget plan last week, buying time to gain the GOP support he needs for his own budget plan ... right now," he said (York). If Brown is unable to reach his goals this year, he plans on gathering signatures to continue with his mission next year and place taxes on the new ballot. "It will take...

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