Duke in the News: Sept. 5, 2007

NEWS ANALYSIS: BUSH SHIFTS TERMS FOR MEASURING PROGRESS IN IRAQ New York Times, Sept. 5 -- Peter D. Feaver, a Duke professor who was a member of the National Security Council staff at the White House until he left this summer, discusses the thinking that went into the Bush administration's "New Way Forward" plan for Iraq. ... Full story

COLUMN: THE IRONY OF A WEB WITHOUT SCIENCE Financial Times, Sept. 4 -- Professor James Boyle, co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke Law School, discusses the benefits of -- and resistance to -- having scientific research available online. ... Full story

HOLLY SPRINGS WILL CRACK DOWN ON WATER WASTERS (Raleigh) News & Observer, Sept. 5 -- As another central North Carolina town votes to implement tougher watering restrictions, a new report from Duke says the state needs 15 to 25 inches of rain to end a severe drought. ... Full story

OP-ED: HEALTH CARE SOLUTIONS Forbes, Sept. 4 -- Duke law professor Clark Havighurst, an expert in health care law and policy, calls for greater choice in health care, saying consumers should be able to shop for basic or expensive coverage. ... Full story

IN THE GENOME RACE, THE SEQUEL IS PERSONAL New York Times, Sept. 4 -- Hunt Willard, director of Duke's Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy, says the quality of the first complete genome sequence obtained from a single human is "exceptionally high" and, at least for the moment, will be considered the gold standard by scientists. ... Full story

THE MAGIC TOUCH? Washington Post, Sept. 5 -- The possibilities of Oprah Winfrey's fledgling partnership with Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign are immense but uncertain, says Mark Anthony Neal, a professor of African American studies at Duke. ... Full story

DEATH AND THE DOCUMENTARIAN (Toronto) Globe and Mail, Sept. 5 -- After his acclaimed film about Roméo Dallaire and Rwanda, director Peter Raymont turns to another witness to a national tragedy -- Chilean-American writer and Duke professor Ariel Dorfman. ... Full story

‘IF I REPRESENTED BIN LADEN -- ' ABA Journal, September 2007 -- The U.S. Constitution demands that even "terrible enemies" must be given fair, just, and transparent trials, says Duke visiting law professor Michael Tigar. ... Full story

'BODIES' DRAWS CRITICISM (Durham) Herald-Sun, Sept. 2 -- A half-dozen Duke professors staged a protest of the popular "BODIES" exhibition Saturday, saying the display of preserved organs and dissected bodies is deeply unethical. (Article not available online; e-mailed upon request to dukenews@duke.edu.)

BOOK ON DUKE LACROSSE CASE HITS STORE SHELVES WRAL.com, Sept. 4 -- The book "Until Proven Innocent: Political Correctness and the Shameful Injustices of the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case" was released Tuesday. ... Full story --Also, Duke Chronicle: Book Review -- Nuanced Johnson/ Taylor Book Hits Mark ... Full story Newsweek: A Rush to Judgment ... Full story

DOJ SEEKS TO RECOVER FROM GONZALES' TENURE Legal Times, Sept. 4 -- Restoring the Justice Department's credibility and its apolitical mandate should be paramount for whoever runs the department next, says Duke law professor Walter Dellinger, former head of the Office of Legal Counsel and acting solicitor general under President Bill Clinton. ... Full story

ON THE AIR Miriam Cooke, professor of Arabic Studies at Duke, will be a guest on North Carolina Public Radio's "The State of Things" today, talking about her new book, "Dissident Syria," which reveals how artists in Syria live under the rule of repression and censorship. ... Details/listen