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Pakistan says US not hunting bin Laden on its turf Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:58:25 PDT
Pakistan's top diplomat said Saturday there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader. In an interview with The Associated Press, Pakistani...

Cancer claims ex-Bush press secretary Tony Snow Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:41:33 PDT
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Tony Snow, a conservative writer and commentator who cheerfully sparred with reporters in the White House briefing room during a stint as President Bush's press secretary, died Saturday of colon cancer. He was 53. "America has lost a devoted...

Winds hamper firefighting in Butte, Big Sur Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:11:44 PDT
Dry winds and hot weather plagued firefighters in Butte County on Saturday, despite significant progress on the deadly Butte Lightning Complex Fire that is now more than half contained. In Big Sur, tourists returned to the resort area on Highway 1, which was...

Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:27:22 PDT
When Dr. Michael E. DeBakey pushed forward with his groundbreaking research and maverick approach to medicine a half century ago, heart surgery was a medical marvel. Today, in part because of his contributions, it routinely saves thousands of lives each day....

Decomposed body found by Los Angeles freeway Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:01:57 PDT
Authorities say the badly decomposed body of a man has been found near an off-ramp to the 110 Freeway in Los Angeles near Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles Police spokesman Officer Jason Lee says a Caltrans worker clearing brush on the Stadium Way off-ramp found...

Missing hiker found safe on SoCal mountain Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:52:57 PDT
A 21-year-old woman who went missing in the San Gorgonio Mountains while hiking with friends was rescued Saturday after spending two nights on the mountain, authorities said. Grace Hilario of Corona was hoisted to safety in a San Bernardino County Sheriff's...

Slaying victim identified Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:24:43 PDT
A man who was shot and killed on a Mission District street corner was identified today as Armando Estrada, 30, of Rodeo, a San Francisco deputy medical examiner said. Estrade was shot at 12: 10 p.m. Friday at Mission and 20th streets, the same corner where...

Oakland mother runs over, kills 1-year-old girl, police say Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:37:06 PDT
A 1-year-old girl died at a hospital Friday night after being accidentally run over by her mother earlier that afternoon in Oakland, police said. The girl was playing in the driveway and her mother, whose several other children were inside her home,...

Two decisions halt Bush clean-air efforts Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Any major steps by the Bush administration to control air pollution or reduce greenhouse gases came to a dead end Friday - the combined result of a federal court ruling and a decision by the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. In the morning, a...

SENATE TACKLES MORTGAGE CRISIS / Run on bank: FDIC takes over IndyMac after panicky depositors pull Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The federal government took control of Pasadena-based IndyMac Bank on Friday in what regulators called the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Citing a huge run on deposits at the $32 billion bank, regulators shut its main branch three hours early,...

Could Freddie and Fannie be fini? / ON YOUR STREET: Intervention by feds may have huge impact on hom Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The worsening plight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac set off alarm bells this week, as the ailing government-sponsored enterprises threaten to drag down the housing market further. The congressionally chartered companies were created to increase home ownership...

S.F. fundraiser Julie Lee guilty of fraud Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
San Francisco community organizer Julie Lee, whose questionable fundraising helped push former California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley out of politics, was found guilty Friday of federal criminal charges in an alleged plot to funnel state grant money to...

Car-free parties planned for Embarcadero Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
San Franciscans will be dancing in the streets - literally- after Mayor Gavin Newsom's office obtained the necessary permits this week to shut down 6 miles of thoroughfare during two Sundays this summer and turn the pavement into a party zone. Starting in the...

Overturned truck snarls traffic for hours Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A big-rig truck full of gravel collided with three other vehicles and overturned this afternoon on southbound Highway 101 near Moffett Federal Airfield in Mountain View, spilling 11 tons of gravel and snarling traffic for nearly four hours, the California...

Boy, 12, almost drowns in Castro Valley Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:02:10 PDT
A 12-year-old boy from Hayward was in critical condition late Saturday after nearly drowning in a swimming lagoon in Castro Valley, police said. A lifeguard at Cull Canyon Regional Recreation Area spotted the youth at the bottom of the swimming lagoon in...

S.F.: Tool library intends to reopen someday Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
HERE'S THE DEAL S.F. tool library closed for now: At the height of its popularity, the San Francisco Tool Lending Library had thousands of people who relied on its supplies. From regular hammers and saws to cable cutters, wheelbarrows and electric cement...

S.F. IDs 10 possible illegal youths to feds Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
San Francisco officials have given up the identities of 10 potential illegal immigrants housed at juvenile hall since Mayor Gavin Newsom declared that the city would stop shielding young drug offenders from federal deportation, officials said Friday. "I'm...

Heat wave adds to West Nile danger Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
California's heat wave this week has created ideal conditions for the spread of West Nile virus, the mosquito-borne illness that killed 21 state residents last year and is emerging once again as a public health threat this summer. Despite the ongoing drought,...

REALITY CHECK / Santana puts a halt to any hope of an A's sweep Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:25:06 PDT
Any vague thoughts the A's had of a sweep in the series against the Angels probably ended when they saw the pitching probables. Ervin Santana held Oakland down, as usual, in the Angels 4-1 victory Saturday at the Coliseum. Santana, selected to his first All-...

A's notes: Four prospects play today in Futures Game Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:46:50 PDT
Four A's prospects will be in action today in the Futures Game in New York, including two of the most outstanding pitchers in minor-league baseball. Double-A Midland's Trevor Cahill, the minor-league strikeout leader with 122, worked two innings Friday...

Holes in one Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:42:06 PDT
Peninsula: Andrew Wright, 129-yard 17th, Poplar Creek, 7-iron; Jimmy Sullivan, 138-yard 15th, Poplar Creek, 8-iron; Richard D. Bennion, 105-yard 7th, Emerald Hills, 8-iron; Lynn Godfrey, 109-yard 7th, Peninsula, 7-iron; John Wallwork, 105-yard 7th, Emerald...

British Open: Revenues and ratings take hit without Woods Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:15:03 PDT
This week, on a picturesque links layout in northwest England, major-championship golf veers into a strange and mysterious realm - life without Tiger Woods. Woods, recovering from reconstructive knee surgery, will miss his first major since the PGA...

Lynch leaves troubles behind for children / Bills star hosts 500 at free clinic Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:11:25 PDT
Marshawn Lynch was all smiles Saturday. In fact, the biggest burden he endured was a comical situation in which a child was draped around Lynch's legs as he tried to demonstrate a football drill. Lynch, the Buffalo Bills running back and a former Cal and...

Jenkins on the NBA: Expect status quo and Sixers surge Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:34:26 PDT
There was quite a commotion in the NBA's basement this week, but not enough to awaken anyone upstairs. For all of the drama surrounding the free-agent signings, they did little to alter the league's balance of power. The Lakers, assuming Andrew Bynum recovers...

Rain helps Dixon reign for 3rd straight race Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:26:49 PDT
Scott Dixon grabbed the lead on lap 149 and had enough fuel to stay there until rain ended the Firestone Indy 200 with 29 laps left, giving him his third consecutive victory, and fourth this season, at the Nashville Superspeedway in Gladeville, Tenn. IRL...

156-man British Open field Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:26:49 PDT
Players listed only in the first category for which they were eligible. Final two spots to be determined at Barclays Scottish Open and John Deere Classic. a-amateur Top 10 players and ties from the 2007 British Open: Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia, Andres...

SaberCats get chance to defend title Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:26:49 PDT
Mark Grieb and the defending champion SaberCats are back in the Arena Bowl, and the Rampage's playoff run is over. Grieb threw eight touchdown passes, five of them to Cleannord Saintil, at HP Pavilion and San Jose advanced to Arena Bowl XXII with an 81-55 win...

Letters to the Green: Fans' solutions, Beach Zito Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:26:49 PDT
Editor - The Barry Zito experiment has got to end. As painful as it is, the Giants must cut him, the sooner the better. Nobody is happy that this is happening. Zito is a class guy, and the Giants were by no means the only team that was willing to spend a lot...

Knapp: When the Games become just a game Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:26:49 PDT
America's Olympic swimmers gathered at Stanford on Monday for 21/2 weeks of training and team-building, trying to transcend the inherent individualism of the sport. For some, it will come easily. They've known each other for years, competing together in...

Indyanne still perfect after surge in Azalea Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:26:49 PDT
Indyanne won the Grade 3, $250,000 Azalea Stakes for 3-year-old fillies on Saturday at Calder Race Course just as decisively as she took her previous three starts against lesser opponents at Bay Meadows and Golden Gate Fields. Perhaps she'll get some...

Ex-Yanks star, broadcaster Bobby Murcer dies at 62 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 21:17:22 PDT
Bobby Murcer succeeded Mickey Mantle, played in pinstripes with Don Mattingly and watched proudly from the broadcast booth when the New York Yankees returned to power. A cherished link from former Yankees greats to the club's current stars, Murcer died...

A rally, then reality / Giants erase 7-0 deficit, lose again Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:48:16 PDT
- As you chew on the Giants' latest loss Saturday, you might surmise there was some satisfaction from the players in the way they rose from their catatonia, tying a 7-0 game with a two-run eighth and a five-run ninth after they had scored only four runs in...

Giants notes: Youngsters will keep watching vets for now Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:40:58 PDT
- The Giants are not ready to answer one of the principal questions on the minds of fans: When are they going to sit some of the older players who are not part of the team's future and start giving meaningful playing time to those who are? Potential free...

Shea on Baseball: A crowd of threes as admirable season rolls on Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:27:53 PDT
Three strikes per at-bat. Three outs per inning. Three divisions per league. Three former A's in the All-Star Game - and one's Milton Bradley. While wondering if Barry Bonds would still be in uniform if he simply said "my bad," we provide some other threes on...

This week in Bay Area baseball history Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:21:25 PDT
(07-12) 18:53 PDT A weekly look back during this anniversary season for the local nines: the 50th anniversary of the Giants in San Francisco and the 40th anniversary of the A's in Oakland: - A's (July 16, 1971): Vida Blue tosses a one-hitter in a 4-0...

Shea Hey: Fielder feeling slim with Sabathia around Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:21:12 PDT
(07-12) 18:55 PDT Prince Fielder loves having CC - "Don't call me C.C." - Sabathia around. And vice versa. "When I first walked in, he asked me if I needed to borrow some (uniform) pants," Sabathia told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "He's probably the only...

Giants On Deck Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:06:12 PDT
TODAY Opponent: At Cubs Time: 11:20 a.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Lincecum (10-2) vs. Dempster (10-3) MONDAY Off TUESDAY...

Rhoden leads, Romo 2nd, L-T charging at Tahoe golf Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:30:03 PDT
Six-time champion Rick Rhoden was back in a familiar place Saturday in the lead at the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe. Tony Romo was glad to be in dry pants after he fell in a pond before rallying to move into second place. A new...

Orioles scout fired - gambling probe Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Orioles fired a high-ranking scout after Major League Baseball's newly formed investigative unit linked him to a gambling probe. MLB was asked for assistance in the gambling inquiry about six months ago by the New York Police Department, a person with...

Harden looking forward to house-warming gift Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Rich Harden could not have special-ordered a better opponent for his first start as a Cub today. He not only knows the Giants, he owns them. Harden blanked them on one hit over six innings, with nine strikeouts, in a 4-0 A's victory in San Francisco on June...

AMERICAN LEAGUE / Halladay goes distance again Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Roy Halladay threw a two-hitter and Matt Stairs and Rod Barajas homered to lead the Blue Jays to a 5-0 victory over the Yankees on Friday night in Toronto. Halladay (11-6) won his third straight start and threw his major-league-leading seventh complete game....

Kyle Busch adds another victory to his resume Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Kyle Busch keeps winning no matter where he races. Busch added another Nationwide Series victory to his column Friday night, winning the Dollar General 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Busch took the lead on the 95th lap in his No. 18 Toyota,...

TOUR DE FRANCE / Rider kicked out for positive EPO test Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Doping is back at the Tour de France. It did not stay away very long. The peaceful lull that had observers feeling optimistic did not last longer than a week, and the showcase race that was plunged into depths of despair last year, sank right back down again...

GOLF / Creamer sets record and leads by 6 strokes Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
In the quiet of the locker room after missing the cut a year ago, a disgusted Paula Creamer swore she'd get even with Highland Meadows Golf Club. Making good on that vow, she followed a course-record 60 with a 6-under 65 Friday to build a six-stroke lead...

OLYMPICS / Cancer will have to wait Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
When Eric Shanteau knocked off favored former world-record holder Brendan Hansen for second place in the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic trials, he was overcome by the joy of reaching a lifelong goal. Then he had to choose between having surgery...

SPORTS CALENDAR Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
TODAY ARENA FOOTBALL Conference Championships 10 a.m.National: Cleveland at PhiladelphiaESPN12:30 p.m.American: Grand Rapids at SaberCats, HP PavilionESPN1050BASEBALL 10 a.m.Giants at Chicago CubsCSNBA68012:30 p.m.Arizona at PhiladelphiaChannel: 2 Channel: 40...

Giants' Woebegone Days Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A random thought while watching the Giants nearly get shut out for the third time in four games: When the Titanic sank, was the wind over the north Atlantic blowing in? It was at Wrigley Field on Friday, which was great news for pitchers, not so great for a...

Numbers Game Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
NUMBERS GAME 23-8 Brandon Webb's record since last year's All-Star break. He has the majors' most wins in that period. 36 Saves for Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez. The previous high for saves before an All-Star break was John Smoltz's 34 in 2003. Rodriguez...

Randolph a rare rookie contributor? Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
For all the impressive ways that rookie Anthony Randolph scored his 30 points on Friday, a botched play was among his standouts. The Warriors' forward was driving to his left when he delivered a behind-the-back pass to cutting teammate Louis Amundson, who...

Bullpen: Give 'em a break, a 4-day all-star break Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Brandon Webb is an easy call to start the All-Star Game for the NL, but Arizona manager Bob Melvin spoke with Bud Black, the Padres' manager who's on the NL coaching staff, about limiting Webb or even not using him. Why? Because Webb pitches today and will...

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