A Sampling of Clips for
November 09, 2004
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Riding a
Write-In Wave to the Brink of City Hall
New York Times, Nov. 9-San Diego,
long ago dubbed America's Finest City by its boosters, may soon
have America's gnarliest mayor. (Quote by Steven Erie,
a political scientist at the University of California,
San Diego.)
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Storms and Sea Life
New York Times, Nov. 9-The New York
Times answers science questions submitted by subscribers. (Quote
by Richard Seymour, a research engineer at
the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.)
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Prop. 61
Fuels Plans
Los Angeles Times, Nov. 9-Fueled by
the passage of a $750-million bond measure, children's hospitals
across California, including the UC San Diego
Medical Center, hope to move forward on several long-term construction
projects as well as expand medical services for young patients.
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Channel 5, Los Angeles, Nov. 9
Preuss Students Juggling Course Time
and Court Time
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9-Small
inside and out, the Walton Center is a cozy facility on the
west side of the Preuss School UCSD campus
standing unassumingly against the backdrop of two-story concrete
classrooms. But this time of year, it is abuzz with athletic
activity.
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How Bush's
Re-Election was Different
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion,
Nov. 9-The decisive re-election of George W. Bush on Nov. 2
upended the conventional wisdom held by many election analysts.
(Article written by Matthew Shugart, a professor
of political science at the University of California,
San Diego.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041109/news_lz1e9shugart.html
Burning
of Fossil Fuels Threatens to Overwhelm Arctic Environment
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 9-The
burning of fossil fuels has contributed to warming in the Arctic
that is much faster and more dramatic than scientists previously
believed at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world,
a new international report concludes. (Quote by Jeff
Severinghaus, a climate scientist at the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20041109-9999-1n9arctic.html
