A Sampling of Clips for 
December 05, 2003

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Online View of Coast Area Under Water a Site to sea
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 5-Those with an insatiable curiosity of the ocean can now explore the underwater secrets off San Diego's shoreline without getting wet. UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography activated a first-of-its-kind Web site yesterday with a boatload of information on the coastline from Dana Point to the U.S.-Mexico border. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/fri/metro/news_2m5website.html

On the Border of Hyprocrisy
LA Weekly, Dec. 5-11-From nearly any hilltop in Tijuana you can peer down toward "la linea," the U.S.-Mexican border, and easily see the U.S. government's multibillion-dollar handiwork of the last 10 years. Of the 2,000-mile-long border, only 3.5 percent of it, about 70 miles' worth, is fortified against illegal immigration. Although the project reached its goal to turn off the spigot of illegal immigration through the San Diego area, it has also more than tripled the deaths of illegal immigrants. (Quote by says Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at UC San Diego.)
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/printme.php?eid=49256

Disease Causes Constant Pain After Injury Healed
TheSanDiegoChannel.com, Dec. 4-Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome is a little-known disease that many people have and can be triggered by a simple sprain. It is a neurological problem that usually develops in response to a traumatic injury or medical procedure. (Quote by Mark Wallace M.D., a pain specialist at the UCSD Pain Clinic.)
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/health/2683976/detail.html

Bush Retreat on Tariffs Based on Hope that Trade Fades as an Issue
Copley News Service, Dec. 4-President Bush's closely watched decision on Thursday to end his administration's temporary steel tariffs reflects a calculation that economic growth and other good-news issues will trump voter anxieties over trade when the electorate begins paying close attention to next year's presidential campaign. (Quote by Gary Jacobson, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.)
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Election Could Reshape Politics of School Board
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 5-The winners in next year's San Diego school board election will start the job facing a daunting fiscal crisis and intense public pressure. In a rare turn of political events, the three open seats will be filled by first-time trustees. With no incumbents on the ballot, there is an opportunity to reshape what have been turbulent education politics. (Quote by Steve Erie, a political scientist at the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20031205-9999_7m5cityskul.html

Field Taking Shape for San Diego Mayor's Race
San Diego Daily Transcript, Dec. 3-The mayor's race kicked into gear Wednesday as the clock ticked toward the deadline for filing candidacy papers. And if something looks awfully familiar, that's because it is: the crowd is led by the same three frontrunners from the 2000 race. (Quote by Steve Erie, a University of California, San Diego political science professor.)
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