A Sampling of Clips for October 20^th, 2008

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Parents Press for Autism Insurance Laws
CBS News, Oct. 20 -- If autism advocates get their way, more states will follow Indiana's lead by requiring health insurers to cover intensive and costly behavior therapy for autism. (Quotes UCSD autism researcher Laura Schreibman) More

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The Vanishing Male Voter
Newsweek, Oct. 17 -- Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin have helped draw unprecedented attention to female voters this year. But what will men do at the ballot box on Nov. 4? And how many of them will bother to show up at all?  (Quotes UCSD political scientist Samuel Popkin) More

80-year-old Farm Subsidy Programs Show Some
Government Interventions Aren't So Easy to Undo
Los Angeles Times Oct. 17 -- When the U.S. bailed out the agriculture sector in the early 1930s, it forever changed the business of farming. While today's banking industry interventions are different in many ways, economists say it is worth noting that "emergency" Depression-era measures meant to protect farming families from short-term market swings have become near-permanent support at taxpayer expense. (Quotes UCSD economist James Hamilton) More

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Microsoft Strategist Craig Mundie Looks to Future
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 20 -- A global recession may be looming, but Craig Mundie sees a silver lining in corporate retrenchment. Microsoft Corp.'s chief research and strategy officer, who inherited part of Bill Gates' job in July when the founder retired from day-to-day responsibilities, predicts that companies will be more receptive in hard times to investing in technology. As a result, he said, the sector may benefit from the downturn. (Mentions UCSD, where Mundie spoke Friday) More

Builders Turn to Voters in Bid for San Diego Port
Sacramento Bee, Oct. 19 -- The Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal sits on some of the city's most valuable waterfront property. Its vast dock and storage buildings are sandwiched between skyscrapers and a convention center to the north and the landmark Coronado Bridge to the south. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Steve Erie) More

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Volcanoes May Have Provided Sparks and Chemistry for First Life
Astrobiology Magazine, Oct. 19 -- A re-examination of samples from a classic 'origin-of-life' experiment at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography indicates that volcanoes may have played an important role in life's beginnings on Earth. The study could also have implications in determining potential habitats for life beyond our planet. More

Big Businesses Don’t Duck Politics
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Oct. 19 -- It’s not clear whether the Aflac duck is a Democrat or a Republican, but he’s definitely a political animal. Columbus-based Aflac, which uses a duck to promote its line of insurance products, is one of the most active Georgia players in this year’s political contests. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More

Firefighters Battle Memories of Blaze
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 18 – Brooke Linman and Luis Viramontes, along with Andrew Pikop and Capt. Ray Rapue, were on Engine 3387 when it was overtaken by flames in Potrero in October 2007, less than three hours after the Harris fire started. All work for Cal Fire. (Mentions the UCSD Medical Center’s burn unit, where the firefighters were treated) More

23,000 Take Part in Cancer Event
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 18 – Yesterday's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – a 4-mile walk through Balboa Park, north along state Route 163, through Hillcrest and back into the park – attracted more than 23,000 participants. Or roughly the population of Coronado. (Quotes Danielle Casden, a psychologist at UCSD’s Moores Cancer Center) More

County No Stranger to ALS-Military Link
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 18 – Studies in the past decade have shown something about military life is killing veterans like James Landis years after they leave the service. The link is strong enough that the Department of Veterans Affairs last month declared ALS to be a service-connected disability for any former service member who contracts it. (Quotes Dr. Valeriana Serban, director of the ALS clinic at UCSD) More

Experts: Deck Idea is Doable, Expensive
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 19 – Building a 96-acre deck over a downtown San Diego marine cargo terminal would take an engineering marvel that experts say is both tricky and expensive – possibly costing as much as $800 million. (Quotes Bob Englekirk, an adjunct professor at UCSD) More

Analyzing the Presidential Candidates' Economic Plans
KPBS, Oct. 20 -- The major party candidates for president, John McCain and Barack Obama, have presented plans that focus to a large extent on tax policy. These Days host Tom Fudge talks to UCSD economist James Hamilton, author of the Econbrowser blog, about the candidates' plans for the economy. More

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