IRAQ CONFLICT TURNING ARABS AGAINST UNITED STATES
(Minneapolis) Star Tribune, March 28 -- The Arab view of the United States could hardly be bleaker. Bruce Kuniholm, a professor of public policy and history at Duke University, comments on the view from the Arab streets. ...Full story
--Also, CNBC's Business Center: Could Prolonged War Cause an Economic Recession? (Campbell Harvey interviewed; full text upon request.)
Washington Post: Soldier Toys Today, Civilian Toys Tomorrow (Alex Roland comments)
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Tucson Weekly: Baghdad Blowback (Peter Feaver)
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Miami Herald: Investors: Hawks No Longer (Fuqua survey)
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PEACE ON PAPER
National Journal, March 29 -- Bruce Jentleson, director of the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke University, has praise for the Middle East road map, the long-delayed, multistep peace plan. ... Full story

OP-ED: TUNING IN TO MEDIA OWNERSHIP
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 28 -- Triangle residents have the opportunity at Duke Law School on Monday to speak before one or more FCC commissioners who will soon vote on changes in the nation's media ownership rules. ... Full story
--Also, (Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly: Look Who's Standing Up to Big Media
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Duke News: FCC to Hold Public Hearing on Media Concentration March 31 at Duke
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Duke Law: Live Webcast, Monday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET at:
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COLUMN: OUR CONTINUING STRUGGLE TO STAY TRUE TO VALUES
Charlotte Observer, March 28 -- Duke University President Nan Keohane's reply to an 11-year-old girl during a Women's History Month program is "worthy advice to all of us in these troubled times, regardless of gender." ...Full story

A TRIANGLE THINK TANK TACKLES THE WELL-TIMED SUBJECT OF WAR REPORTING
(Durham, N.C.) Independent Weekly, March 27 -- A two-day conference on media and war was hosted by the Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS), a consortium of research faculty currently housed at Duke. ...Full story

LIVING TODAY: LOGISTICS EFFECT HEALTH CHOICES
UPI, March 28 -- Women with breast cancer are less likely to retain their breasts if there isn't a radiation therapy facility nearby, according to Duke research in the April issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics. (See third news brief.) ...Full story

INSPECTORS WRAPPING UP DUKE HOSPITAL INVESTIGATION
(Durham, N.C.) Herald-Sun, March 28 -- A team of 13 inspectors is expected to conclude its weeklong probe of Duke University Hospital today -- a federal inspection triggered by problems found after the heart-lung transplant that led to the death of Jesica Santillan. ...Full story
--Also, Herald-Sun: Letter: Would Seek Duke Care 'With my Eyes Closed'
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MAGAZINE SECURES BOOK CONTRACT
Birmingham (Ala.) News, March 28 -- Five Duke University students launched Mental Floss straight out of college in spring 2001. Since then, the magazine has made a mark in the publishing world, gaining national exposure and ringing up newsstand sales that far surpass industry standards. ... Full story
--Also, (Wilmington, Del.) News Journal: Eccentric Magazine Has Some Roots in Delaware
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RAISING 'HOLY HIP-HOP' AT DUKE
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 28 -- Duke wasn't the first university to pay academic attention to hip-hop. But it's making up for lost time. ... Full story

SCHWAB: LESS FOR LITTLE GUY
(Raleigh) News & Observer, March 23 -- Q&A with John Kador, a Duke University graduate and author of seven business books. His latest is "Charles Schwab: How One Company Beat Wall Street and Reinvented the Brokerage Industry" (Wiley, $24.95). ... Full story