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PORTLAND — It was early in the morning, but the enthusiasm was evident when U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., took the microphone and asked a room full of the state's business leaders and lawmakers, "How

• Business leaders back1-5bridge, C3 many folks are excited about the Cascades project'?" Some broke into applause to show their support, while oth-

ers raised their hands. "Well, l et's ge t i t d o n e ," Merkley said. " We want t o back it up every possible way we can." The push to turn the Oregon State Uni v e r sity-Cascades branch campus in Bend into a four-yearuniversity surfaced a

couple of times during the 10th annual O r e gon L e a dership Summit. Hundreds of political leaders and i n f luential business leaders met to discuss a legislative agenda for the upcoming session. SeeLeadership /A4

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WASHINGTON — Monday's oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court on whether timber companies need permits for stormwater that flows off logging roads was thrown for a loop when the Environmental Protection Agency revised its relevant rule Friday. In a case that originated in Oregon's Tillamook State Forest, the Northwest Environmental Defense Center maintains that when timber companies, through timber sales contracted by the state, divert water iiunnuiii

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Marta Glaze and her husband, Jeff Glaze, wait in front of their house Monday eveningto donate a bag of food and toys to the Santa Express as part of the holiday drive by the Bend Fire Department and the Salvation Army. The Santa Express will collect nonperishable food, clothing and toys for needy families in Bend and Central Oregon through Thursday evening. Tonight the Santa Express will be driving

throughthe Larkspur, Foxborough and Sun Meadow neighborhoods off Brosterhous Road. Maps for the routes through the neighborhoods the Santa Express will be visiting through Thursday can be viewed at www.bendoregon.gov. Donated items can also be dropped off at several locations in Bend, including Bend Fire Department fire stations, Bend Memorial Clinic sites and the Salvation Army.

storage. As Timothy Bishop, the attorney representing the timber industry, launched into his argument, Chief Justice John Roberts interrupted him. "Before we get into that, congratulations to your clients (for) getting almost all the relief they're looking for under the new rule issued on Friday," he said. But Roberts was less genial with Deputy Solicitor General Malcolm Stewart, who was advocating on behalf of the EPA, which sides with the timber industry. "Were you assurprised as we were to learn about that final rule?" Roberts asked immediately.

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AARP lobbies against cutsthat mayhurt its bottom line By Jerry Markon The Washington Post

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WASHINGTON — As Washington debates whether to cut federal retirement programs as part of a deal to tackle the nation's debt, one of the most p owerful advocates for p r e serving them could have mil-

• House Republicans put forth "fiscal cliff" plan,A3

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lions of dollars riding on the outcome. AARP, the highly influential

lobby for older Americans, is

fiercely opposing any Medicare or Social Security cuts and emphasizes that it is fighting for the good of its members. But the proposals for changing Medicare also could affect AARP's bottom line. AARP has long played a dual

role. It advocates for the interests of seniors, and it makes m oney allowing its n ame to be used in selling them private insurance, including coverage known as Medigap, which supplements government-provided Medicare. SeeAARP/A5

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Hope Diamond,make room for 'DomPedro'

By Katie Hafner New York Times News Service

S AN FRANCISCO — T h e man on stage had his audience of 600 mesmerized. Over the course of 45 minutes, the tension grew. Finally, the moment of truth arrived, and the room was silent with anticipation. At last he spoke. "Lymphoma with secondary h emophagocytic syndrome," he said. The crowd erupted in applause. Professionals in every field revere their superstars, and in medicinethebestdiagnosticians are held in particularly high esteem. Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal, 39, aself-effacing associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of California, San Francisco,is considered one of the most skillful clinical diagnosticians in practice. The case Dhaliwal was presented, at a medical conference last year, began with informa-

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Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal is consideredone of the most skillful clinical diagnosticians in practice today. When it comes to correctly identifying a problem, Dhaliwal says, "Whether you use a computer or your brain, (one challenge) is deciding what's signal and what's noise." tion that could have described hundreds of diseases: The patient had i ntermittent fevers, joint pain, and weight and appetite loss.

T o observe him at work i s like watching Steven Spielberg tackle a script or Rory McIlroy

a golf course. See Diagnostics /A4

WASHINGTON — For a few more days, until Thursday, the Smithsonian's newest and perhaps most stunning earthly treasure hides behind a thick metal door, like that of a bank vault, deep in the heart of the National Museum of Natural History, behind the galleries, beyond the cabinets stuffed with chunks of minerals,deep inside the "blue room," whose shelves groan under heavy crystals of a thousand sparkling hues. The museum's longtime curator of gems and minerals, Jeffrey Post, handles an unmarked white box. It's the right size and shape to hold, say, a tall bottle of the world's finest Scotch. Post marches the box into the blue room, so called for the thick carpet, and also the color of the cloth draped across a chest-high cabinet, upon which he sets the box. Post dons a pair of white cotton gloves. Unlatches two clasps. Opens the lid. "This," announces Post, "is Dom Pedro." See Aquamarine/A4


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