August 13, 2004

CAMPAIGNS SPAR ON WAR LEADERSHIP Christian Science Monitor, Aug. 13 -- Bush and Kerry turn up the heat on who's most fit to be commander in chief. Peter Feaver, a political scientist at Duke, divides voters into four camps. ... Full story --Also, Columbus Dispatch: Navy Veteran Who Served With Kerry Rips Television Ad (Feaver comments; free registration required.) ... Full story

OP-ED: A DEFINING MOMENT OF TRUTH (Raleigh) News & Observer, Aug. 13 -- Duke history professor William H. Chafe says that John F. Kennedy's World War II service greatly influenced his later decisions. ... Full story

EDITORIAL: IN TRINITY PARK, IT'S DUKE TO THE RESCUE (Durham) Herald-Sun, Aug. 13 -- A project bringing Duke police patrols to neighborhoods and commercial areas adjacent to East Campus "bids to become another excellent example of town-gown cooperation." ... Full story --Also, News 14 Carolina: Duke Police Expands Patrol to City Streets ... Full story

U.S.: 'NO LEGAL RIGHTS' FOR DETAINEES USA Today, Aug. 13 -- Duke University law professor Scott Silliman says that the Bush administration's hard-line stance on the rights of the Guantanamo Bay prisoners stems from concern about how far federal judges will delve into the capture of the detainees. ... Full story

ACHIEVING GOALS MAKES PEOPLE HEALTHY AND FIT (Durham) Herald-Sun, Aug. 12 -- The Duke Health and Fitness Center is helping some local folks achieve great heights of health and fitness. ... Full story

BOOK REVIEW: 'WATCHING JIM CROW' Columbia Journalism Review, July/August 2004 -- A Duke University Press book examines the successful effort to change the ownership of WLBT-TV in Jackson, Mississippi. ... Full story

GLOBAL GOALS FOR N.C. KIDS (Myrtle Beach) Sun News, Aug. 12 -- Michael Hemmerich, associate dean for strategy and institutional research at Duke's Fuqua School of Business, will serve as a board member for the not-for-profit Global Goals of Children. ... Full story

CHAPTER TWO SERIES: TWO SISTERS, TWO BOOKS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Aug. 12 -- Writing and good stories have long been important to two sisters who attended writing conferences at Duke before publishing books based on their childhood in a textile mill town. ... Full story

GOP'S BALLANTINE TRIES TO SWAY VOTERS IN EASTERN N.C. Winston-Salem Journal, Aug. 12 -- Mike Munger, chairman of the political science department at Duke, said Republican gubernatorial candidate Patrick Ballantine may have the upbeat personality and positive message necessary for success in eastern North Carolina. ... Full story

Q&A: BACK IN THE TRENCHES Black Issues in Higher Education, July 1, 2004 -- Former Duke President Nan Keohane speaks about leadership, diversity on campus and her future plans. (Link for subscribers; article faxed upon request to eduke@duke.edu.) ... Full story