A Sampling of Clips for
August 23, 2004
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An Oil Shock That Could Be an Economic Stimulus in Disguise
New York Times, Aug. 21—Over the last 30 years, the United States has been driven into recession three times by abrupt surges in the price of oil. As the price of crude has surged over the last two weeks, reaching new heights almost daily, some economists have begun to worry that the current ''oil shock'' will slam the brakes on the nation's economic expansion again. (Quote by James Hamilton, an economist and expert on oil shocks at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/21/business/21oil.html
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Los Angeles Daily News, Aug. 21
http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~20950~2350268,00.html#
Florida Ledger, Aug. 21
http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/
20040821/ZNYT01/408210423/1001/BUSINESS
Dr. Beatrice Golomb Discusses the Causes and Cures for Hiccups
National Public Radio, Aug. 21—Pennsylvania state lawmaker Larry Roberts is still in a hospital in Pittsburgh. Mr. Roberts is a six-term legislator who's running for re-election and trying to overcome a probe into allegations of election fraud. But he's got the hiccups; persistent, unrelenting hiccups that he's had since July. Now there are people who've had the hiccups for longer, but what makes hiccups come on like that, and maybe, more importantly, how do you make the hiccups go away? (Interview with Beatrice Golomb M.D., who practices internal medicine and teaches medicine at the University of California, San Diego.)
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In Transition to Artistic Maturity
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, Aug. 20—"Shift," at Acuna-Hansen Gallery, is a handsome and mostly satisfying exhibition of work concerned with what the press release calls transitional states of being. Because all of the 10 artists involved are current or recent MFA students, all affiliated with UC San Diego, the theme takes on a perhaps unintended double meaning: This is work that seems not only about but also in transition, still on its way to maturity.
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Fundraising Doubles the Pace of 2000
Washington Post, Aug. 21—The Bush and Kerry campaigns, the two national parties and independent political groups have raised more than $1 billion so far this year, almost double the presidential cash collected at this stage in the 2000 election season, campaign reports released yesterday show. The contributions range from the $10 million-plus in donations to new "shadow party" groups, to a record volume of small contributions being made both through the Internet and direct mail. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a campaign finance expert at the University of California at San Diego.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20167-2004Aug20.html
Do Americans Know Enough to Vote Intelligently?
Miami Herald, Aug. 21—There is a growing unease that something is amiss with America's political institutions. You can see it in low voter turnout, hear it on talk radio. As part of our election year coverage, The Associated Press has produced five stories examining aspects of our political malaise. This "How We Choose" story, the last in the series, focuses on whether American voters are informed enough to make rational choices at the polls. (Quote by Samuel Popkin, a professor at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics
/9461960.htm?ERIGHTS=967360814742615060miami
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Associated Press, Aug. 21
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Chicago Daily Herald, Aug. 21
http://www.dailyherald.com/mchenry/main_story.asp?intID=3822280
San Jose Mercury News, Aug. 21
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/
9461960.htm?ERIGHTS=6449087838160659741mercurynews
Charlotte Observer, Aug. 21
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/news/editorial/9465028.htm?1c
North County Times, Aug. 21
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/08/22/election2004/19_28_218_21_04.txt
Minor Differences Pale in Comparison to Their Similarities
San Francisco Chronicle, Aug. 23—Sen. John Kerry was dodging verbal mud balls about his Vietnam record last week and struggling to focus on policy differences with President Bush when he found his opening -- the president's proposal to pull back as many as 70,000 U.S. troops from Cold War-era bases in Germany and South Korea. Kerry charged Wednesday that the plan would be reckless and costly, weakening crucial foreign alliances just when they were needed most. The proposals marked, he argued, a key policy divide between the two rivals, an issue on which voters were being given a clear choice. But experts say the reality is that military strength is one of the few issues on which the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates hold strikingly similar views, hewing to a vision of the United States as a singular, overwhelmingly dominant superpower. (Quote by Chalmers Johnson, a retired UC San Diego professor and author of "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy and the End of the Republic.")
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/23/MNGLC8CR1A1.DTL
No Such Thing as a Static World for Latinos Living in America
San Francisco Chronicle, Opinion, Aug. 22—"The Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960," edited by UCSD historian David G. Gutiérrez, tellingly has no concluding chapter. The dozen authors of this comprehensive volume do not want readers to walk away with easy generalizations. For every truism, say, that U.S. Latinos share the language of Spanish, the authors present caveats: Indigenous peoples in Latin America speak Spanish only as a second language if at all, and U.S.-born Latinos often favor English over Spanish. One thing holds true for Latinos in the United States today: a shared migration history forged by U.S. involvement (or, as the authors write, imperialism) and instability in their homelands.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/a/2004/08/22/RVGH889K2P1.DTL
Local Universities See Mixed Success in National Ranking
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 23—San Diego's local universities won mixed success in the controversial but closely watched annual college rankings by U.S. News & World Report magazine. On the rise was University of California, San Diego's undergraduate engineering program, ranked among the 22 best in the United States, compared with 25th last year.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040823-9999-1m23newrank.html
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KFMB Channel 8, Aug. 20
http://www.kfmb.com/topstory28440.html
City News Service, Aug. 20
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Insurance Ills Put Squeeze on Consumers
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 22—Americans, facing a fourth consecutive year of double-digit premium increases during this latest insurance crisis, are paying bigger health care bills than ever, and not just in premiums. Employers, to ease the financial strain of premiums that shot up about 14 percent last year, have resorted to passing along more costs to employees, a practice known as cost-sharing. (Refers to the UC San Diego Medical Center.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/business/20040822-9999-1n22health.html
The Last Predator Standing
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 22—In his 2003 book, "Monsters of God," David Quammen predicts that, by the year 2150, all the world's top predators will be wiped out or in zoos, their genetic pool dwindling, their fierce possibility caged. In 1900, approximately 100,000 wild tigers prowled the world; today, less than 7,000 remain. Fewer than 15,000 African cheetahs still live in the wild. Less than 30 Florida panthers remain. The list goes on. (Quote by Jeff Graham, a marine biologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/louv/20040822-9999-lz1e22louv.html
Surfing Stars Slated for Benefit
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21—More than a dozen surfing legends will participate in a fund-raiser surfing contest Sunday from 7 to 11:30 a.m. at La Jolla Shores. Surfing stars including Robert August, Donald Takayama, Tom Morey and Nat Young will be on hand to sign autographs and participate in the 11th Annual Moores UCSD Cancer Center Luau and Longboard Invitational.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040821-9999-7m21briefs.html
Health Streamlining Pointless Without Funding, Panel is Told
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21—A proposed sweeping consolidation of state health and welfare agencies will have limited impact as long as the programs they oversee remain chronically underfinanced and bafflingly complicated, experts told a state government reorganization commission yesterday. The California Performance Review Commission, appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to solicit opinions about a massive plan to streamline government, held the second in a series of public hearings across the state yesterday at the University of California, San Diego.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040821-9999-7m21revamp.html
Supporters Try to Save River Agency
San Diego Union-Tribune, Aug. 21—Supporters of the San Diego River Conservancy, which has been targeted for elimination by Gov. Schwarzenegger's government-efficiency commission, turned up at a public hearing yesterday to plead their case. "We believe it's OK to streamline the bureaucracy, but not at the expense of democracy," San Diego City Councilwoman Donna Frye said yesterday at the University of California San Diego.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20040821-9999-7m21river.html
