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CDC understated number of new HIV infections in US Sat, 02 Aug 2008 22:35:27 PDT
The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic. The country had roughly 56,300...

Report: Therapist feared scientist poisoned people Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:37:21 PDT
Bruce E. Ivins, the late microbiologist suspected in the 2001 anthrax attacks, had attempted to poison people as far back as 2000 and his therapist said she was "scared to death" of him, according to court testimony that emerged Saturday. Social worker Jean...

Starved, disabled girl was failed at every turn Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:14:52 PDT
For days before Danieal Kelly died in a fetid, airless room _ made stifling hot by a midsummer heat wave _ the bedridden teenager begged for something to drink until she could muster only one word: water. Unable to help herself because of her cerebral palsy,...

Ivins had mild persona, but some saw dark side Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:48:46 PDT
Bruce E. Ivins was a juggler, a gardener, a church musician, a Red Cross volunteer _ and a suspected multiple murderer, according to federal authorities. Some people who knew him scoffed at the government's assertion that Ivins sent the anthrax letters that...

Key events in the anthrax episode Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:35:35 PDT
Key dates in the investigation of the anthrax attacks: ___ 2001: October: Anthrax is mailed to lawmakers on Capitol Hill and members of the news media in New York and Florida. By November, five people are dead and 17 others sickened. The victims include...

Admitted architect of 9/11 attacks testifies / He says bin Laden driver 'was not fit to plan or exec Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Osama bin Laden's former driver was a "primitive" chauffeur and mechanic who "was not fit to plan or execute" terrorist plots, the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks told jurors in writing Friday at the driver's military trial. Khalid Shaikh...

SAN FRANCISCO / Chronicle to offer job buyouts to 125 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The San Francisco Chronicle will offer at least 125 employees the chance to take a buyout before the end of the year, the company said Friday. "Obviously, we're not the first newspaper to be affected by the continuing downturn in advertising," said...

U.S. unemployment rate hits 4-year high Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The nation's job market contracted in July and unemployment rose to a four-year high as employers across a broad swath of industries hunkered down. Payrolls outside the farm sector dipped by 51,000, while the jobless rate rose to 5.7 percent, up 0.2...

State utilities to miss energy deadline Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
California's electrical utilities probably will miss the state's 2010 deadline for increasing their use of renewable power and could face a serious obstacle if Congress does not extend tax credits for wind farms and solar plants, according to a report issued...

State's Medi-Cal program is being hit hard Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
California's Medi-Cal program, which funds health care for 6.6 million low-income people, is being hit with a double whammy. Starting next week, Medi-Cal payments will cease for about 4,700 hospitals, clinics, adult day care centers, convalescent homes and...

U.S. probe into salmonella outbreak criticized Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
- Two days of congressional hearings this week into the nation's largest salmonella outbreak in a decade revealed a Keystone Kops government investigation that spanned more than two months and stretched from a false alarm about U.S. tomatoes to suspicions...

Dilemma over S.F.'s Dolores Park Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Weekends in Dolores Park, a popular gathering spot in San Francisco's sunny Mission District, have gotten so rowdy, noisy and congested with traffic that some neighbors want city officials to crack down on the freewheeling gatherings. Others who live nearby,...

Chevron posts record profit amid losses Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Soaring crude prices drove Chevron Corp.'s second-quarter profit to a record high of nearly $6 billion, despite the second-largest U.S. oil company losing hundreds of millions on refining oil into gasoline. The San Ramon energy giant on Friday reported net...

Oakland cop wounds parolee in latest shooting Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Oakland police shot and wounded an armed parolee in West Oakland, the department's fourth officer-involved shooting in two weeks, police said today. The latest shooting happened at 9:55 p.m. Friday at 24th and Adeline streets when an officer fired on Antoine...

Obama shifts, says he may back offshore drilling Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:37:10 PDT
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources....

Union fights governor on pay cuts, layoffs Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
California's largest state workers union filed two challenges Friday to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's order to lay off thousands of workers and drastically reduce the pay of most other state employees to save cash during the budget impasse. The Service...

Senators craft bipartisan energy bill Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators seeking to end the energy wars raging in Congress unveiled new legislation Friday that would allow some offshore oil drilling but also would invest heavily in wind and solar power, electric vehicles and alternative fuels....

Governor orders layoffs, heavy pay cuts Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:44:47 PDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the layoffs of thousands of state workers Thursday and steep pay cuts for most other state employees to ease California's budget crunch, moves that could mean longer lines at the DMV and delays in processing of workers'...

Fire crews close to containing fire near Yosemite Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:58:11 PDT
Firefighters are close to containing a 53-square-mile wildfire that has destroyed more than 20 homes in the mountains outside Yosemite National Park. Fire officials say the blaze was about 90 percent contained Saturday afternoon. All evacuation orders have...

SAN FRANCISCO / Zoo to limit free day to residents only Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The San Francisco Zoo will restrict its once-a-month free admission program to city residents only beginning in September, officials said Friday. Currently, anyone can visit the zoo for free on the first Wednesday of the month. The program is popular,...

Service set for Berkeley councilwoman Spring Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A memorial service has been scheduled for five-term Berkeley City Councilwoman Dona Spring, who died July 13 of complications from rheumatoid arthritis. The public service will be held at 2 p.m. Aug. 10 at Civic Center Park, on Martin Luther King Jr. Way...

Millbrae: BART escalator on the fritz again Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
WHAT'S NOT WORKING - AGAIN Millbrae escalator on the fritz: History tends to repeat itself - even in the world that ChronicleWatch inhabits. So it was that a BART/Caltrain escalator in Millbrae - reported as broken on June 18, then as fixed on July 2 - is...

SF to lose millions for border billings Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
San Francisco authorities have been able to justify the handling of just 127 border-prosecution cases out of the more than 2,300 that the city billed to the federal government under an anti-crime grant program. Federal auditors said last year that the city...

UC keen to deal with stadium, not sitters Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
UC Berkeley asked a state appeals court Friday to allow the campus to begin construction of a sports training center next to Memorial Stadium, where tree-sitters have waged a protest for the past 20 months. The university is eager to get started on the...

Little criticism at Yahoo board meeting Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Yahoo Inc.'s leadership faced only a smattering of criticism at the company's annual meeting Friday over its handling of a failed Microsoft takeover bid, largely avoiding the drama the event once promised. Instead of boardroom machinations over the failed...

On the NFL: Dean remembers glory days Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:57:46 PDT
Fred Dean could have gone into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a San Diego Charger, paying homage to the team that drafted him out of Louisiana Tech in 1975. He did play in that uniform a little more than six NFL seasons. Dean might have remained in San...

Giants notes: Lincecum wants more than 200 innings Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:55:38 PDT
Tim Lincecum surpassed his innings total from 2007 on Friday. Though he knows he's being closely monitored by the coaching staff, the Giants' ace has thrown 1492/3 innings - fourth most in the National League - and doesn't want to get shut down prematurely,...

A's hit hard, lose fifth straight Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:49:17 PDT
Almost right away, the A's eliminated the possibility of being held to one run, as they are so often. Emil Brown took care of that with a two-run homer in the first inning off Jon Lester. Two runs might have done the trick one night earlier, but not...

Stanford's success hinges on running the ball Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:55:27 PDT
Waiting for the Stanford running game to materialize into a legitimate offensive option has been like waiting for ... well, for the Cardinal to get back to winning football. The two are inexorably linked. Can't run. Can't win. The time might be right for...

Djokovic puts Nadal's ascent on hold Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:33:02 PDT
Rafael Nadal's move to No. 1 will have to wait a couple of more weeks. Looking weary after two months of nonstop winning, the 22-year-old Spaniard got run around the court Saturday and, ultimately, bounced from the Cincinnati Masters one step short of another...

McLachlin extends lead to 6 strokes at Reno-Tahoe Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:24:23 PDT
Parker McLachlin made a 9-foot eagle putt as part of a 6-under 66 Saturday to set a course record for 54 holes and take a six-stroke lead into the final round of the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open. McLachlin, a second-year player on the PGA Tour who opened with a 68...

A's notes: Closers, not just for saves anymore Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:42:46 PDT
Manager Bob Geren said Saturday that Huston Street remains his closer, but that Street might not always pitch in save situations. One night earlier, in fact, Geren had Street warming up in the seventh inning. Street wound up pitching the 10th, instead, but...

O'Sullivan's show, right here on our stage Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:35:13 PDT
One thing's for sure. J.T. O'Sullivan is no longer Brand-X of the 49ers' quarterback race. At training camp Saturday morning, this sequence occurred in a 7-on-7 (no interior linemen) drills: The quarterback led Frank Gore perfectly over the middle, where...

49ers notes: York stops by camp, towing the official line Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:35:13 PDT
In his first visit to training camp this year, 49ers owner John York watched practice Saturday, shook hands in the locker room and huddled with coach Mike Nolan on the field at the end of the afternoon. When The Chronicle asked him what he felt the outlook...

Ray Ratto: Nolan has no right answer to the QB question Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:35:13 PDT
It was another glorious day at 49ers World Headquarters, another day to watch the employees cavort and collide, another day to watch Mike Nolan squirm as the questions he can't answer keep getting asked. Yes, the Great Quarterback Dogpile has entered its...

Mickelson, Singh, Westwood tied atop Firestone Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:15:42 PDT
Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh slugged it out in the trees and on the greens Saturday throughout an up-and-down day at the Bridgestone Invitational until they wound up in a tie for the lead with a far more conventional Lee Westwood. Mickelson went six...

Shea Hey: A lineup fantasy owners would be proud of Sat, 02 Aug 2008 17:04:56 PDT
Consider the All-Trading Deadline Team. Ivan Rodriguez (catcher), Mark Teixeira (first base), Ray Durham (second base), Casey Blake (third base), Manny Ramirez (left field), Jason Bay (center field) and Ken Griffey Jr. (right field). A rotation featuring C.C....

On Baseball: Westward woe Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:44:53 PDT
Unfortunately for the National League West, no strike or lockout is imminent for the final two months of the season. Perhaps that's the only way the deprived division could be saved, Manny Ramirez notwithstanding. As it stands, the NL West isn't just the...

The Bullpen: Ichiro adding to already impressive list Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:44:53 PDT
Ichiro Suzuki reached 3,000 hits Tuesday - 1,722 in the majors and 1,278 in Japan. His hits in Japan don't count in the major-league stat book, but he'll be a first-ballot Hall of Famer for how he arrived as a trailblazer, proving position players from Japan...

Numbers game Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:44:53 PDT
4: Hits for Ivan Rodriguez in four at-bats in his final home game as a Tiger. 5: Walks in one game for Kansas City's Alex Gordon, who became the first player since Barry Bonds in 2004 to draw five walks and not score a run. 8: Consecutive Angels wins over the...

This week in Bay Area baseball history Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:44:52 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: - Giants (Aug. 7, 2007): There's a new home run champion of all time, and it's...

Raiders QB coach is right where he wants to be Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:44:51 PDT
Let the other fifth-graders dream of being an astronaut or veterinarian. John DeFilippo wanted to grow up and teach multimillionaires with golden arms how to bend their hips, angle their biceps and throw seven-point spirals. Yes, DeFilippo wanted to one day...

Romero surges into lead at US Senior Open Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:39:05 PDT
The Broadmoor's East Course wasn't so unbearable Saturday. Eduardo Romero of Argentina grabbed the 54-hole lead at the U.S. Senior Open with a 5-under-par 65, conquering not only a course but also a field that one day earlier was bedeviled by perilous pin...

Who's the QB? Bears await word Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:34:49 PDT
Cal linebacker Zack Follett is refusing to let history repeat itself. He watched what happened at Arizona State in 2006 and what occurred in his own back yard last season, and he promises that those are things of the past. The problem is: a major question...

Pro-Am postseason action kicks off Monday Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:34:49 PDT
The San Francisco Bay Area Pro-Am League at Kezar Pavilion is the place to be for competitive basketball action for the next two weeks as playoffs will determine the 2008 league champion. The first round of the postseason starts Monday when fifth seed S.F....

Gwen Knapp: IOC would be big loser in a Beijing fiasco Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:34:49 PDT
When journalists couldn't reach certain Web sites from the Beijing press center earlier this week, the Olympic organizers made a huge mistake. They admitted to censorship. They should have toyed with the complaining Westerners, telling them that the...

Coughlin kicks hard into her second Olympics Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:34:49 PDT
Although she is in all respects a young woman with Bay Area sensibilities that skew toward good food, fine wine, a love of the outdoors and a 2009 wedding planned for the Napa Valley, Natalie Coughlin is also a serious jock. While water is her medium and...

Remembering the '68 A's Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:14:45 PDT
Manager Bob Kennedy scooped a few small personal items into a shoe box and stopped by the coaches' room on his way to meet with Charles O. Finley in the owner's Oakland Coliseum office. "What are you going to do up there?" good-humored coach Sherm Lollar...

Fudoh leads Women's British Open after 3 rounds Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:09:53 PDT
Yuri Fudoh of Japan shot a 3-under 69 to lead by one stroke after the third round of the Women's British Open on Saturday. Fudoh, who qualified for the tournament by finishing in the top 15 of the championship a year ago at St. Andrew's, is at 13-under 203 at...

Jankovic assured of moving up to No. 1 this month Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:36:41 PDT
Jelena Jankovic might not feel worthy of being ranked No. 1, but she has assured herself of moving up to that spot later this month. Jankovic, who never has reached a Grand Slam singles final, will become the 18th player to lead the WTA computer rankings when...

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