ANALYSIS: RULING UNDERMINES LAWSUITS OPPOSING EMISSIONS CONTROLS

New York Times, April 3 -- Tim Profeta, director of the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke, says Monday's Supreme Court ruling on carbon dioxide emissions flips the debate over controls "to one in which the E.P.A. can act as soon as an administration friendly to the concept is in power." ... Full story
--Also, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Justices Deal Bush Setback on Emissions ... Full story
Planetsave.com: Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door for Global Warming Solutions (Profeta and Robert B. Jackson, faculty director of Duke's Center on Global Change) ... Full story

ANALYSIS: CONGRESS, WHITE HOUSE COMPETE FOR CONTROL OF WAR POLICY

PBS NewsHour, April 2 -- Duke law professor Christopher Schroeder, a former staff attorney in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in the Clinton administration, joined a discussion of the constitutional arguments between Congress and President Bush over Iraq war policy. (with audio) ... Full story

DNA MAY BE KEY TO QUITTING

CBS Evening News, April 2 -- Dr. Jed Rose of Duke University Medical Center says new Duke research offers the opportunity to devise "specific treatments that will give each smoker the best chance of overcoming their addiction based on their genetic makeup." (link to video) ... Watch
--Also, Detroit News, Cox News Service: Brain Controls Nicotine Cravings, Study Says ... Full story

NEW BLOOD TEST CAN QUICKLY ID VICTIMS OF 'DIRTY BOMB' ATTACK

(Newark) Star-Ledger, April 3 -- Duke researchers have come up with a new blood test that can quickly detect levels of radiation exposure with a goal of improving medical response in the event of a nuclear catastrophe or terrorist attack. ... Full story
--Also, NewScientist.com: Gene Profile Rapidly Reveals Radiation Exposure ... Full story

DUKE'S HARDING GETS TROPHY AS NAISMITH PLAYER OF THE YEAR

(Durham) Herald-Sun, April 3 -- Duke senior Lindsey Harding accepted the award as the Naismith Player of the Year at the Women's Basketball Coaches Association luncheon in Cleveland on Monday. ... Full story
--Also, Winston-Salem Journal: Former Devils Are Voted Into Hall of Fame ... Full story

(Raleigh) News & Observer: Coach Gail Goestenkors Still Deciding ... Full story

FRESHMEN HOLD FORUM ON CCI

Duke Chronicle, April 3 -- An all-student forum called "Raise Your Voice" aimed on Monday to identify freshman perspectives on the recently released Campus Culture Initiative report. ... Full story

ON THE AIR

A new documentary about Terry Sanford's role in the emergence of progressive politics in the South when the late Duke president was previously North Carolina's governor will be presented at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, on UNC-TV. At 10 p.m., the statewide public television network tells more of the story with the premiere of "Terry Sanford: Life & Legacy." ... Details