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Presidential nomination and election process too long

On April 4th the 2012 election officially began. President Obama surprised no one by announcing his bid for re-election approximately nineteen months before the election. The nomination and election process is too long. It seems like just yesterday that the midterm elections concluded and the process of the next election has already begun. President Obama is hoping to raise $1 billion for his campaign over the next nineteen months, which begs the question: is any election worth that? The race for the GOP nomination is also starting to heat up...
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Raw foods fad grown, no ripening

When people think of the word “raw,” one of the first things that comes to mind is probably bloody meat. Yet that is not the image of a raw foods diet. A raw foodie strives to eat only that which the human body is biologically designed to digest—organic and uncooked fruits, nuts and vegetables. Raw foods are defined as foods that contain their natural enzymes. Enzymes aid in the digestion and absorption of food. Because enzymes begin to degrade at a minimum of 106 degrees Fahrenheit, raw foodies avoid cooked...
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Campus security not as reliable as advertised

One of the most commonly recurring phrases while touring colleges is “security.” For schools to be competitive, they need to sell campus security to the parents, so they believe that their “babies” are safe out in the big world. Security, however, is neither as stringent as is advertised, nor does it have to be. While Security Services is concerned with the safety of students, a big part of it involves the parking lots and helping people who have been locked out, not preventing bad things from happening to students. Even...
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