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Obama, Clinton appeal for Democratic unity in N.H. Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:41:41 PDT
Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Friday to turn the page on their bitter, history-making fight for the Democratic presidential nomination, declaring the next chapter is about beating Republican John McCain. Choosing a small New Hampshire...

North Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:18:27 PDT
The gray cooling tower crumbled behind billowing dust clouds in seconds Friday, reducing the structure at North Korea's nuclear reactor into a pile of rubble. It was a choreographed show by the communist regime meant to affirm an intention to stop making...

CA APNewsAlert Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:07:44 PDT
NRA sues to overturn San Francisco's handgun ban in city housing, after Supreme Court...

Kashmiri Muslims protest over Hindu shrine plans Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:22:31 PDT
Thousands of Muslims angry over plans to expand a Hindu shrine clashed with police in Kashmir on Friday in some of the largest protests in two decades against Indian rule. Police used live ammunition, tear gas and bamboo batons against rock-throwing...

Crowd watches Pakistan militants kill 2 Afghans Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:16:31 PDT
A gang of Pakistani militants executed two Afghan prisoners in front of thousands of cheering supporters Friday, beheading one man and shooting the other after accusing them of aiding a U.S. missile strike. The executions in the Bajur region highlighted the...

UC compromises on key stadium issues / University hopes concessions set stage for athletic training Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
UC Berkeley made key concessions Friday in its long-running standoff with the city, tree-sitting protesters and neighbors of Memorial Stadium that the university hopes will clear the way for its plans to build an athletic training center next to the stadium....

Big Sur blaze spares main resort area Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Firefighters made progress Friday on hundreds of wildfires that have consumed more than 300 square miles of California, while a 27,000-acre wildfire appeared to have skirted and spared the well-known resort areas of Big Sur. Crews were reinforcing their...

No bail for suspect in killings of man, 2 sons Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The man charged with murdering a San Francisco father and two sons during a traffic incident appeared in court Friday and listened quietly as he was ordered held without bail. Edwin Ramos, 21, of El Sobrante is charged with three counts of murder and other...

Dellums, after firestorm of criticism, ousts embattled city administrator Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums put embattled City Administrator Deborah Edgerly on paid leave Friday amid growing criticism that he allowed her to work in City Hall while she was the subject of a law enforcement investigation. Edgerly, 56, agreed Tuesday to retire...

Obama, Clinton finally take to stage together Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton, who engaged in a fierce political competition for their party's presidential nomination, starred Friday in their first joint campaign appearance in the tiny hamlet of Unity, N.H. The two senators, who engaged...

OAKLAND / Stray backpack shuts down BART station Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
An unattended backpack on a BART train that prompted the shutdown of the 12th Street Station in downtown Oakland Friday morning was found to be harmless, authorities said. The incident started at 6:08 a.m. when someone noticed the backpack, BART said. Two...

SAN FRANCISCO / Man walking on I-280 killed in hit-and-run Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident early Friday on Interstate 280 in San Francisco, authorities said. The victim, a 25-year-old man from El Salvador whose name wasn't immediately released, was hit by at least two cars on southbound I-280 near San Jose...

DALY CITY / Woman found hours after going missing Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A woman who disappeared from her son's home was found Thursday night at the Daly City BART Station, police said Friday. Virginia Calonsag, 68, of Elk Grove (Sacramento County) was found about 10:45 p.m. at the station after she apparently left her son's home...

SAN JOSE / Doctor sentenced for Medicare fraud Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A doctor who owned a Milpitas clinic has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for billing Medicare $1.1 million for bogus services. Dr. Armond Tennyson Tollette II, 57, of Culver City (Los Angeles County) admitted last year that he billed Medicare for...

S.F.: Commuter wants pay phone at Muni station Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
HERE'S THE DEAL No phone outside Muni station: Forest Hill Station is one of San Francisco's oldest and most beautiful Muni stations - a kind of Beaux Arts transit hub where diesel buses and underground trains funnel passengers to and fro. One of those...

Calif. man gets prison for burning Burning Man Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:08:22 PDT
A San Francisco performance artist was sentenced Friday to as many as four years in prison and ordered to pay restitution for the early torching last summer of the signature effigy of the counterculture Burning Man festival. Paul Addis pleaded guilty in May...

Schwarzenegger asks Bush to declare fire emergency Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:09:21 PDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has asked President Bush to declare a state of emergency as fires continue to burn throughout California. State fire officials say lightning strikes last weekend sparked 1,000 blazes across Northern California that so far have...

Man guilty in murder of couple he worked for Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A jury convicted a Burlingame man Friday of murdering a Millbrae couple who employed him for more than two decades as a property manager. San Mateo County prosecutors said Joseph Cua, 54, killed Fernand Wagner and his wife, Suzanne, because he feared they...

NRA sues S.F. over guns in public housing Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A day after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a constitutional right to possess guns for self-defense, the National Rifle Association sued San Francisco and its Housing Authority for banning firearms in the authority's public housing. The NRA...

Mayo, Love both excited about trade after draft Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:07:10 PDT
They passed each other many times on the court in their single season of college basketball. On Thursday, only hours after officially becoming pros, they passed each other again in the night. USC's O.J. Mayo, picked third in the NBA draft Thursday by the...

MOTOR SPORTS / Rookie Carpentier grabs 1st NASCAR pole Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Rookie Patrick Carpentier grabbed his first NASCAR Sprint Cup pole Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. The Canadian driver, whose last pole came in a Champ Car in 2004 on the road course at Laguna Seca in Salinas, was among the drivers who had...

OLYMPIC NOTEBOOK / Flanagan breaks track record in the 10,000 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The women's 10,000 meters marked the only final on the first day of the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials and making the team for Beijing Friday night at Hayward Field were Shalane Flanagan, Kara Goucher and Amy Begley. Racing in unusually warm conditions,...

OLYMPICS / Strong storm halts swimming practice Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A severe storm packing strong wind damaged the Qwest Center in Omaha, Neb., and forced hundreds of swimmers practicing for the U.S. Olympic trials to evacuate the pools Friday. Officials at the 7-year-old arena closed the building for the rest of the night...

Heatseeker a scratch at Hollywood Cup Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Heatseeker, who gave trainer Jerry Hollendorfer one of the biggest victories of his career in the $1 million Santa Anita Handicap, will miss a chance for another Grade 1 win in the $750,000 Hollywood Gold Cup today at Hollywood Park because of a minor injury....

Minor-league feel to Oakland 'road trip' Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Jonathan Sanchez said he felt like he had been shipped back to the minors. The left-hander has won five of his last six starts, moving his record to 7-4 with a 3.98 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 95 innings, so he probably doesn't have to worry about a demotion....

GIANTS ON DECK Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: At A's Time: 6:05 p.m. TV: Channel: 11 Channel: 36 Pitchers: Lincecum (8-1) vs. Duchscherer (8-4) SUNDAY Opponent: At A's Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA Channel: 36 Pitchers: Sanchez (7-4) vs. Blanton (4-10) MONDAY Opponent: Cubs Time: 7:15 p.m....

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TONIGHT Opponent: Giants Time: 6:05 p.m. TV: Channel: 36 Channel: 11 Pitchers: Lincecum (8-1) vs. Duchscherer (8-4) SUNDAY Opponent: Giants Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: Channel: 36 CSNBA Pitchers: Sanchez (7-4) vs. Blanton (4-10) MONDAY Opponent: At Angels Time: 7:05...

Preparing for Lincecum presents difficult task Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Tonight's game at the Coliseum matches starting pitchers with sparkling numbers and contrasting styles. Justin Duchscherer has built his 8-4 record and 1.99 earned-run average on a modest fastball and sharp control, while Tim Lincecum (8-1, 2.54) leans more...

Swisher's slam powers Chicago Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
INTERLEAGUE Nick Swisher's first look at Chicago's heated baseball rivalry came last weekend at Wrigley Field, where he enjoyed the frenetic atmosphere but not the results. Over on the South Side, the experience was much more satisfying. Swisher hit a grand...

Lynch loses license over hit-and-run Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Bills running back Marshawn Lynch had his driver's license revoked in traffic court Friday after saying he didn't know he hit someone while driving on a Buffalo street last month. Administrative Law Judge Thomas Gagola found Lynch's behavior on May 31 "...

SOCCER / Underdog Spain likes its chances Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso doesn't agree with teammates who say Germany is the favorite heading into Sunday's European Championship final in Vienna. Alonso likes what he sees from his squad, even though it will be without the tournament's top scorer,...

Turnabout is fair play in New York doubleheader / Mets win big in Bronx; Yanks dominate at Shea Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Two ballparks, two blowouts. Call it even. Sidney Ponson pitched a gem in his return to the New York Yankees, silencing Carlos Delgado and the rest of the New York Mets for a 9-0 victory Friday night and a split of their two-stadium doubleheader. Delgado...

WIMBLEDON / No. 1 Ivanovic takes a tumble / American men worst since '26 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
They're still counting casualties back home, so when Zheng Jie completed the biggest victory of her career Friday at Wimbledon, she resisted any temptation to leap or squeal or pump her fist or collapse to the grass in glee. Instead, she merely cracked a...

GOLF / Women's Open has familiar feel Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
All the elements were in place to bring back so many positive memories for Angela Park. She was in the 36-hole lead at the U.S. Women's Open, just like last year. She looks comfortable on another Donald Ross design, Interlachen on Friday, Pine Needles a year...

Popular Filipino 'Pacman' favored to make boxing history Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
- Manny Pacquiao's quest to topple WBC lightweight champion David Diaz tonight looks every bit like a homefield lock. Already, Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs), a Chicago native and brawler who is not renowned for possessing a knockout punch, is a 5 1/2-1 underdog...

SPORTS CALENDAR Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAYARENA FOOTBALL 1 p.m.Wild Card Playoff: Colorado at UtahESPNBASEBALL 12:30 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Chicago White SoxChannel: 2 Channel: 40 10506 p.m.Giants at A's, McAfee ColiseumChannel: 11 Channel: 36 680, 106.9, 1550, 1170BOXING 6 p.m.Lightweights: David...

U.S. OLYMPIC TRACK & FIELD TRIALS / Johnson's dreams shattered / Ex-Cal runner breaks down in 800 me Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Alysia Johnson's dream of making the U.S. Olympic team in the 800 meters came to a sudden and unexpected end Friday night when the graduating Cal senior finished ninth in her quarterfinal and had to be taken by wheelchair for a medical check. There was no...

All-Star candidates we should all root for Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
We're starting to hear some talk about the All-Star Game, certain to carry special meaning as it graces the final season of the old Yankee Stadium. It won't be long before the debates begin on starting lineups, omissions and the relative strengths of each...

Dominant pitching does in Giants again / They are mad at the ad, but not enough to swing Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Hitting coach Carney Lansford is rarely in the Giants' clubhouse before games, choosing instead to regularly monitor the batting cages. He's a soft-spoken guy, who, during his playing days, gladly stepped out of the limelight for teammates. He made an...

A'S MOUND OF SUCCESS / Dominant pitching does in Giants again / Eveland's efficiency leads to usual Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
As it turns out, Dana Eveland was a perfectly logical candidate to extend the A's mastery of their cross-bay rivals. Eveland trotted to the mound Friday night at the Coliseum, wasted little time between pitches, and ushered Oakland toward a 4-1 victory over...

Serena Williams holds off Mauresmo to advance Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:00:14 PDT
Two-time champion Serena Williams has defeated 2006 winner Amelie Mauresmo to advance to the fourth round at Wimbledon. After letting an early break slip before winning the first set in a tiebreaker, Williams went on a five-game streak en route to a 7-6 (5),...

Iraq earmarks $8M for new state oil company Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:25:07 PDT
Iraq's government says it will allocate about $8 million for a fourth state-run oil company. Saturday's statement by the government says Maysan Oil Company will manage operations to explore, develop, produce and export oil and gas in the Maysan province. The...

Oil the wild card in predicting stock rebound Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:22:53 PDT
Investors who remember the stock market's steep and prolonged decline earlier this decade may be wondering if the recovery from Wall Street's current morass will also take several years to accomplish. The dot-com bust, terrorist attacks, recession and...

Credit scores hit by card limits Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:18:52 PDT
Just as Americans grow more reliant on credit cards to help pay monthly bills, they're being hit with a one-two punch: Card companies are reducing borrowing limits for tens of thousands of consumers, which then can lead to lower credit scores. Those facing...

Regional bank announces $10 billion fund Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:13:52 PDT
A new regional development bank for South America announced an initial capital fund of $10 billion, with the possibility of climbing as high as $20 billion, after a meeting of the seven member states on Friday. Member nations are in the final phase of forming...

Chavez says Venezuela will not raise gas prices Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:09:51 PDT
President Hugo Chavez says Venezuela has no plans to raise state-subsidized gasoline prices anytime soon. Gasoline is cheaper in Venezuela than almost anywhere in the world, selling for as little as 12 cents a gallon. Chavez on Friday pledged to maintain fuel...

Nanotubes could boost semiconductor production Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Two Stanford University engineers have developed a nanotechnology that could be used to mass-produce semiconductors that are much faster than today's chips while using less energy. The key: functional carbon nanotube transistors. H.-S. Philip Wong and...

TECH CHRONICLES Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Virgin Mobile buys niche carrier Helio Helio, one of the last niche mobile carriers, is being bought by Virgin Mobile USA for $39 million, eliminating another hopeful in this shrinking market. The combination of the two is not a huge surprise, given the...

Gates, Ballmer say farewell with tears / Best friends head in different directions, one for business Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
On his final full day at Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer, and neither man could hold back tears as Ballmer handed Gates a large scrapbook as a farewell present. Gates, who is stepping back to focus...

Buffett lunch goes to the highest bidder Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT
House prices are plummeting, the dollar's worth half the British pound and the Dow has nearly crossed into bear market territory. But investors are apparently going long on billionaire lunches. On Friday, the head of a Chinese investment fund submitted a...

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