A Sampling of Clips for May 6^th, 2008

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Japan-China Summit Will Stress Goodwill
CNN, May 5 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao makes China's highest-level visit to Japan in a decade this week to stabilize newly warming ties between the longtime rivals, in a trip likely to gloss over the knotty issues that bedeviled relations for years. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Susan Shirk) More

Overloaded Kids
Indianapolis Star, May 6 -- Those heavy backpacks your kids lug to and from school may be decreasing the blood flow in their shoulders and arms, UCSD researchers suggest. More

Dairy Products Linked to TB In Local Hispanics
CBS News8, San Diego, May 6 -- A new UCSD study is revealing a high rate of a certain strain of TB among San Diego's Hispanic population. The TB strain, known as M.bovis, is spread to humans after eating raw dairy products from infected cattle. More

Manipulations May Not Create Desired Results
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 6 -- It seems like a sure-fire vote-getter: Promise to cut gas taxes so people can more cheaply fill up their cars and then sweeten the pot by telling them that the oil companies will have to pay more taxes to make up for the shortfall. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

Making the Call
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 6 -- When a medical emergency occurs, you have think fast and act quickly. No matter how well informed or prepared you are, you often need help in a crisis. That's why you call 911. (Quotes Dr. Gary Vilke, an emergency room physician and professor of clinical medicine at the UCSD Medical Center) More

Islamic Law Expert Shares Thoughts on American ‘Islamophobia’
KPBS, May 5 -- UCLA law school professor Khaled Abou El Fadl will discuss "Islamic Law and the Challenge of Islamophobia" as part of the Burke Lectures in Religion and Society series sponsored by the UCSD Center for the Humanities. More

Hunter Becomes Hunted
Voice of San Diego, May 6 -- From its outset, the story line in the race for San Diego City Council's District 7 seat was among the political season's most compelling, and clear cut: The well-schooled, conservative policy wonk up against the charismatic and more liberal-minded Troubleshooter. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More