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Duke in the News: Oct. 26, 2006

Analysis: Bush Focuses on Iraq as G.O.P. Tries to Change Subject | Study Says Better Scans May Discover Lung Cancer Sooner | New Photography and Video From China, and more!

ANALYSIS: BUSH FOCUSES ON IRAQ AS G.O.P. TRIES TO CHANGE SUBJECT The New York Times, Oct. 26 -- President Bush is gambling that a candid approach can rescue G.O.P. candidates who are having a hard time defending the war. Bruce W. Jentleson, professor of public policy at Duke, comments on the election. ... Full story

STUDY SAYS BETTER SCANS MAY DISCOVER LUNG CANCER SOONER The New York Times, Oct. 26 -- Dr. Ned Patz, a professor of radiology, pharmacology and cancer biology at Duke University Medical Center, says he suspects that patients' desire for annual CT scans as a test for lung cancer may cool once they know of the risks. ... Full story --Also, NPR's All Things Considered: Study -- Scan May Be Best Test for Lung Cancer ... Full story Newsday: Finding Tumors Early ... Full story

NEW PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO FROM CHINA Artdaily.com, Oct. 26 -- An exhibition opening at the Nasher Museum of Art today examines photo and video art from China produced since the mid-1990s. ... Full story --Also, (Durham) Herald-Sun: Want to See Present-Day China? Visit the Nasher ... Full story WUNC Radio: Art From Modern China ... Full story

COLLEGE STUDENTS RAISING MONEY TO SPONSOR VILLAGE IN KENYA WFMY-TV News, AP, Oct. 26 -- Students from Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and Bennett College in Greensboro are working together to raise $1,500,000 to sponsor a village in Kenya. ... Full story

EDITORIAL: LAW SCHOOL DEAN MAKES A DIFFERENCE Washington (N.C.) Daily News, Oct. 26 -- Carol Spruill, an associate dean at Duke's School of Law, "has been and continues to be a driving force to create a better America," the newspaper stated. ... Full story

SITE UNEARTHS HISTORICAL GEMS Herald-Sun, Oct. 25 -- Undergraduate and master's students at Duke help to bring post-Civil War Durham alive on the web. ... Full story

U.S. EDUCATION ENDOWMENTS ROSE 10.9% IN FISCAL 2006, STUDY SAYS Bloomberg News, Oct. 25 -- U.S. educational endowments increased investment returns in the past fiscal year, a report said Wednesday. Duke has reported a 20.2 percent return. ... Full story

RECOMMENDED READING Wall Street Journal, Oct. 21 -- An expert's top picks among exercise books includes "Healing Moves: How to Cure, Relieve, and Prevent Common Ailments With Exercise" by the husband-and-wife team of Carol and Mitchell Krucoff. He is a senior staff cardiologist at Duke. (Link for subscribers; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.) ... Full story for subscribers