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APNewsBreak: US asks to rewrite detainee evidence Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:26:32 PDT
The Bush administration wants to rewrite the official evidence against Guantanamo Bay detainees, allowing it to shore up its cases before they come under scrutiny by civilian judges for the first time. The government has stood behind the evidence for years....

It's official: No more 'man and woman' in state's marriage law Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:44:07 PDT
The San Francisco judge who first ruled California's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional more than three years ago has taken the final step in the case: ordering the rewording of a state law that limited marriage to a relationship "between a man and a...

Ex-SFPD deputy chief demoted by Fong files claim against city Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:24:37 PDT
A recently demoted member of the San Francisco police command has filed a damage claim against the city, saying Police Chief Heather Fong was "irrational" when she stripped him of authority for his supposed role in an incident in which his son, a rookie...

United Airlines to require minimum stays from Oct. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:44:29 PDT
United Airlines says it will start requiring minimum stays for nearly all domestic flights starting in October. It is also raising its cheapest fares by as much as $90 one-way. The second-largest U.S. carrier says the moves are among a number of changes it is...

Obama, Hillary Clinton to campaign together Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:43:58 PDT
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign announced Friday that he will campaign with former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton next week, a step toward unifying a fractured Democratic Party after a bruising primary fight. Obama's campaign said in a...

Israelis, Palestinians welcome 2nd day of truce Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:42:53 PDT
Israelis and Palestinians skeptically welcomed a second peaceful day of a cease-fire Friday, soaking up the sun at beaches and markets while warily predicting that their newfound quiet would be brief. The Egyptian-mediated truce in Gaza went into effect...

San Carlos woman sentenced for leaving kids at home, driving off drunk Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:14:11 PDT
A San Carlos woman was sentenced today to 90 days in jail after she left her young children at home alone, got behind the wheel drunk, rear-ended another car and tried to run away. The judge recommended that Sara Haderle, 36, who is pregnant, perform light...

Sheriff who killed cyclists faces charges Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A Santa Clara County sheriff's deputy was charged Thursday with two misdemeanor manslaughter charges after he ran down three competitive bicyclists in his patrol car in Cupertino, killing two and injuring the third. Deputy James Council faces up to two years...

Edgerly out as Oakland administrator Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
This week Oakland police and other authorities arrested 56 suspected members of a street gang linked to several homicides and some of the restaurant takeover robberies that terrorized patrons. Now there is another casualty in the case: City Administrator...

House approves $162 billion war-spending bill Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The House approved the largest war-spending bill to date Thursday, bending to President Bush's call for $162 billion in war funding with no strings attached and giving his successor enough money to wage the wars until July 2009. In exchange, Democrats won...

2 former Bear Stearns execs indicted, arrested Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Justice Department said Thursday that it has charged more than 400 individuals with fraud since the beginning of March as part of a nationwide crackdown on the shady mortgage practices that helped fuel the housing market bust. The department also...

Officials call of aerial spray for apple moth Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
California urban areas will not be sprayed aerially with pesticides to fight the light brown apple moth, state and federal agricultural officials announced Thursday. Instead, officials intend to fight the invading, leaf-munching pest by releasing sterile...

State records biggest jump in unemployment in May Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
California's unemployment rate rocketed up 0.6 percentage point in May - the largest one-month increase since the state began keeping records in 1976 - as the fallout from high energy prices and the depressed housing market rippled through the state's...

Six-alarm fire burning in East Oakland Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:20:43 PDT
Dozens of firefighters are battling a six-alarm fire that is raging through several buildings in East Oakland, including a church. The blaze began shortly before 2 p.m. on the 9300 block of International Boulevard, fire officials say. People living and...

East Palo Alto landlords settle racial bias lawsuit Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:50:24 PDT
The owners of an East Palo Alto apartment building, accused of refusing to rent to black men in favor of white women, have settled a lawsuit with the state for $25,000. According to the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing, the property owners...

Interstate 5 repair work extended by nine days Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:04:54 PDT
A freeway construction project that affects thousands of commuters in the state capital will be extended by at least nine days because of an unexpected complication. The California Department of Transportation and contractor C.C. Myers say concrete on...

S.F.: Volunteer cleanup on Sunset Blvd. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED S.F. boulevard to get a working-over: It's one of the longest stretches of green space in San Francisco, a corridor of almost 20 blocks that connects Lake Merced to Golden Gate Park, but mention "Sunset Boulevard" to people in the city, and...

BART mug suggestion may whet commuter support Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Intent on overturning BART's ban on drinking in stations and on trains, BART board Director Lynette Sweet put on a demonstration Thursday to show off a travel coffee mug outfitted with a "dead man's trigger" engineered to keep the beverage from spilling even...

Mr. Universe sues Redwood City over arrest during insulin shock Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A diabetic body builder who scuffled with police outside a Redwood City movie theater while slipping into insulin shock has sued the city, the Police Department and individual officers in federal court, saying police used excessive force in violation of his...

Flames prompt evacuations near Watsonville Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A series of fires burned at least 500 acres north of Watsonville this afternoon, chasing 2,000 people from their homes and closing a 5-mile stretch of northbound Highway 1 in a scene that one witness called "apocalyptic." Structures were burning, but the...

Shoulder surgery could end Curt Schilling's career Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:44:46 PDT
Even if he never pitches again, Curt Schilling has left his mark on the Boston Red Sox by helping them win two World Series titles. And that's a distinct possibility now that he faces shoulder surgery. The 41-year-old right-hander, one of the best postseason...

Blue Jays fire manager Gibbons, rehire Cito Gaston Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:43:46 PDT
The Toronto Blue Jays dipped back into their past to shake up a last-place team that has looked overmatched at times in the competitive AL East, firing manager John Gibbons on Friday and replacing him with two-time World Series winner Cito Gaston. The Blue...

Stamkos selected No. 1 by Lightning in NHL draft Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:31:45 PDT
Steven Stamkos was selected with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. The Lightning made no secret how much they liked the speedy, offensive-minded 18-year-old forward from suburban Toronto and chose him just minutes...

NBA demands $1.4 million from disgraced referee Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:30:51 PDT
The NBA wants disgraced referee Tim Donaghy to pay the league $1.4 million, including his wages for games on which he bet or provided inside tips to gamblers. The written demand, filed Thursday in federal court, asks a judge to force Donaghy to pay the sum as...

Panthers trade captain Jokinen to Coyotes Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:09:43 PDT
The Florida Panthers traded captain Olli Jokinen to the Phoenix Coyotes for defensemen Nick Boynton and Keith Ballard and a second-round pick on Friday night during the NHL draft. In Jokinen, the Coyotes get a top forward who has scored at least 70 points in...

Flames get Cammalleri, deal Tanguay during draft Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:58:43 PDT
The Calgary Flames were busy at the NHL draft, acquiring center Mike Cammalleri from the Los Angeles Kings in a three-way deal and shipping forward Alex Tanguay to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night. The Flames sent their first round pick, 17th overall,...

Cink leads Travelers Championship Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:10:39 PDT
Stewart Cink moved to the top of the Travelers Championship leaderboard Friday, making two long eagle putts in a 6-under 64 that left him a stroke ahead of defending champion Hunter Mahan and two others. Cink, the 1997 winner at TPC River Highlands, is...

Joh, Song advance to Publinx final Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:55:37 PDT
UCLA star Tiffany Joh moved within a match of her second U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship in three years, winning twice Friday to advance to the 36-hole final against Southern California recruit Jennifer Song. Joh, the 2006 winner at Walking...

Morgan Pressel leads Wegmans LPGA Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:51:58 PDT
Morgan Pressel, intensifying her practice routines as she moves beyond her teens, shot a 7-under 65 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Suzann Pettersen midway through the Wegmans LPGA. "You always have to be working ... harder because otherwise you are...

Turkey reaches semifinals on penalties Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:10:24 PDT
Rustu Recber saved a penalty shot from Mladen Petric on Friday to clinch Turkey's 3-1 shootout win over Crotia in the quarterfinals of the European Championship following a 1-1 draw. Arda Turan, Semih Senturk and Hamit Altintop scored for Turkey in the...

DA: Bills' Lynch will plead guilty in hit and run Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:06:15 PDT
Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch is expected to plead guilty next week to an unspecified charge stemming from a hit-and-run accident involving his SUV, Erie County District Attorney Frank Clark said Friday. Clark declined to detail the charge but...

Kite ties tourney record in Champions Tour event Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:48:32 PDT
Tom Kite matched the course record with a 9-under 63 on Friday to take the first-round lead in the Bank of America Championship. Kite birdied the first three holes at Nashawtuc Country Club and played the front nine in 6-under 30 in the Champions Tour event....

Home of 'Pacman' Jones up for foreclosure sale Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:48:15 PDT
A foreclosure sale has been published involving the home of former Tennessee Titan Adam "Pacman" Jones. Jones has defaulted on the terms and conditions of a mortgage with U.S. Bank, according to a notice of foreclosure sale published Thursday in The...

NFL notes: Giants' Bradshaw in jail Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:07:22 PDT
The checkered past of Ahmad Bradshaw, which scared so many teams away from him in last year's NFL draft, has landed him in a Virginia jail for 30 days. The Giants' running back, who emerged as a valuable weapon toward the end of his rookie season and was the...

Opposition to eighth-grade recruiting Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
If college basketball coaches have their way, Michael Avery would be the last eighth grader making a college commitment. The National Association of Basketball Coaches said Thursday it strongly opposes accepting commitments from students who have not...

Rain forces suspension / Stanford now plays Saturday Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The College World Series game Thursday night between North Carolina and LSU was suspended because of rain and will be resumed today. North Carolina led 2-0 with one out in the top of the first inning when rain and lightning moved into the area and play was...

Starting grid Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
NASCAR SPRINT CUP Toyota/Save Mart 350 Site: Infineon Raceway Schedule: Today, qualifying (4 p.m., Speed Channel); Sunday, race (2 p.m., TNT) Track: 1.99 miles, 12 turns Distance: 218.9 miles, 110 laps Last race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a 76-race winless...

Wambach leads U.S. to title game Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The U.S. women earned a place in the championship game of the Peace Queen Cup with a 2-0 victory Thursday over Italy on two goals by Abby Wambach. The win in Suwon, South Korea, clinched Group B for the Americans, who will face Group A winner Canada in Seoul...

Sender return still up in air Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
After severely spraining his ankle Wednesday, Stanford's David Sender is still unsure if he will be able to participate in the finals of the Olympic gymnastics trials in Philadelphia on Saturday. Sender sprained his right ankle in practice when he fell off...

BEIJING OLYMPICS: Pia Sundhage / HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES / United States women's coach resorts to si Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
To lead the fractured U.S. women's soccer team into the Beijing Olympics and perhaps beyond, officials turned to the Singing Swede. In the wake of the Hope Solo controversy, the loss to Brazil in the semifinals of the 2007 World Cup and the ouster of coach...

U.S. divers flashing perfection at trials Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
David Boudia earned four perfect scores on one dive, Thomas Finchum matched him with four 10s of his own and the teenagers went 1-2 in the 10-meter platform semifinals at the U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis on Thursday night. Boudia totaled 1,091.90...

Germany uses change of pace to top Portugal Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Almost from the outset, it was Germany, not Portugal, that showed flair. It was the Germans, a group runner-up, who dominated the Portuguese, a group winner. Bastian Schweinsteiger, coming off a suspension, scored one goal and set up two more Thursday night,...

Casilla off the DL, throwing 97 mph Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Santiago Casilla came off the disabled list Thursday, as expected, and the A's made the anticipated corresponding move, designating reliever Kiko Calero for assignment. Calero, who worked a scoreless inning the night before, said two days earlier that he will...

A'S ON DECK Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: Marlins Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Hendrickson (7-5) vs. Harden (4-0) SATURDAY Opponent: Marlins Time: 6:05 p.m. TV: Channel: 36 Pitchers: Nolasco (7-4) vs. Eveland (5-5) SUNDAY Opponent: Marlins Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA+ Pitchers:...

GIANTS ON DECK Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY Opponent: At Royals Time: 5:10 p.m. TV: Channel: 11 Pitchers: Cain (3-5) vs. Hochevar (4-5) SATURDAY Opponent: At Royals Time: 4:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Correia (1-4) vs. Meche (4-8) SUNDAY Opponent: At Royals Time: 11:10 a.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers:...

Cain set to face streaking Royals Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
At least Matt Cain is pitching. That's one of the few things the Giants have going for them as they head to Kansas City, Mo., for a three-game series starting today. The Giants have averaged 2.5 runs a game during a 1-5 stretch and have lost 13 of their last...

INTERLEAGUE / Crawford's slam gives Rays sweep Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Maybe it's time to stop calling the Rays surprising. Carl Crawford sure thinks so after his second career grand slam, the biggest blow in a seven-run, seventh-inning rally, carried the Rays to an 8-3 victory over the Cubs and a three-game sweep of the team...

Mariners' McLaren follows GM to door Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
John McLaren was fired Thursday as manager of the Seattle Mariners, who began the season with playoff aspirations and now have the worst record in the major leagues. Bench coach Jim Riggleman will run the Mariners - a team that stands 25-47, 17 1/2 games...

Wagner's got game at Travelers Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Johnson Wagner says he could shoot a 61 while playing the TPC River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn., on his old Sega Genesis video game as a kid. The actual course didn't give Wagner much more of a challenge Thursday in the Travelers Championship on Thursday...

NHL / Lightning expected to take Stamkos first Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Jay Feaster has the easy job - "idiot-proof" is how the Lightning's general manager puts it - and is all but absolutely certain he will select forward Steven Stamkos with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft today. Kings GM Dean Lombardi, by comparison, has a...

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