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5 children among 7 killed in Memphis house fire Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:32:47 PDT
An early Saturday morning fire killed five children and two adults, but three youths were able to escape and were being treated for burns. Next-door neighbor Lamar Boyce said he was awakened around 5:30 a.m. by the victims' cries for help and saw two of the...

Russian forces still entrenched in Georgia Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:32:47 PDT
Russian forces built ramparts around tanks and posted sentries on a hill in central Georgia on Saturday, digging in despite Western pressure for Moscow to withdraw its forces under a cease-fire deal signed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. The United...

Pelosi receptive to considering more drilling Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:30:47 PDT
Democrats' stance against offshore drilling has shifted more, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi signaling on Saturday her willingness to consider opening up more coastal areas to oil and gas exploration. In her party's weekly radio address, Pelosi said opening...

Bush tells Russia to get out of Georgia Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:28:47 PDT
President Bush warned Russia on Saturday against trying to pry loose two separatist regions in Georgia and said Moscow must end military operations in the West-leaning democracy that once was part of the Soviet empire. Bush told reporters at his Texas ranch...

Georgia says Abkhazia separatists seize villages Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:26:47 PDT
Georgia's Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Russian-backed separatists from the province of Abkhazia had taken over 13 villages in Georgia and a power plant. Russian army units and separatist militants shifted the border of breakaway Abkhazia toward the...

Texas cops question suspect in clerk's abduction Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:44:36 PDT
Authorities held out hope Saturday that they could find a clerk who was abducted at gunpoint in a crime captured by the security cameras in a rural grocery store, a sheriff said. Officials were questioning a suspect. Archer County Sheriff Ed Daniels said law...

Obama's July fundraising bodes well for fall race Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:03:18 PDT
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $51 million in July and the Democratic National Committee reported $27.7 million in donations last month, putting Obama in a strong position for the fall campaign. Obama began August with $65.8...

Human eye can't keep up with fast-closing Phelps Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:20:09 PDT
The eyes didn't have it. Lucky for Michael Phelps technology did. Phelps got his seventh Olympic gold medal to match Mark Spitz's record haul but it took some doing. The finish was impossible to see with the naked eye, so close that video and timing reviews...

Musharraf given deadline to quit or be impeached Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:14:15 PDT
A top ruling party official on Saturday gave Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a two-day deadline to quit or face impeachment proceedings. Musharraf's allies insisted he was not stepping down and was prepared to fight impeachment charges. But pressure on...

Phelps swims into history, winning 7th gold medal Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:53:08 PDT
They stood beside their starting blocks, as close to a staredown as you'll ever see at the pool. Michael Phelps in lane five, his right foot already on the block, goggles and cap pulled down tight. Milorad Cavic in lane four, a mirror image looking Phelps'...

Analysis: After Georgia, what next for US, Russia? Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:43:03 PDT
There is blame to go around as the United States assesses the disastrous consequences of the war in Georgia. President Bush was overconfident. Georgia's pro-American President Mikhail Saakashvili overreached. And Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...

Sonoma coroner seeks help finding kin of homeless man found dead Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:39:13 PDT
The Sonoma County coroner's office is asking for the public's help in finding the family of a homeless man found dead at an encampment this week. Earl Douglas Hardisty, 58, was found unresponsive at a homeless encampment on Shasta Avenue in Petaluma on...

Heavy storms in Europe kill 6, injure scores Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:18:56 PDT
Heavy storms hit parts of Europe, killing at least six people, injuring scores and damaging houses, according to media reports Saturday. Southern Poland was hardest hit, with three deaths and 34 injuries when a tornado and heavy rain storms late Friday tore...

Man found dead in Vallejo home identified Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:03:11 PDT
A man found dead in a Vallejo home with a woman has been identified by the Solano County coroner's office as 69-year-old James Costello. The bodies of Costello and 57-year-old Carolyn Jones were badly decomposed when officers found them about 6:20 p.m. Aug....

Tiger attack survivor headed to prison Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The younger of two brothers who survived a Christmas Day tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo has been sentenced to 16 months in state prison for violating his probation in a felony reckless driving case where he led police on a 140 mph chase through San...

Knee injury makes Schwarzenegger a no-show co-host at summit Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger missed co-hosting an environmental summit at Lake Tahoe today to have a torn meniscus examined by a doctor in Los Angeles. The governor suffered the knee injury while exercising within the past couple of weeks and had it looked at...

BART service resumes after death at Civic Center station Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Full BART service was restored this afternoon after a nearly three-hour disruption that began when a man was struck and killed by a train at the Civic Center station, a BART spokesman said. The incident began shortly before noon when a man jumped or fell onto...

Lawmakers push ballot deadline to wall Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Secretary of State Debra Bowen told Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last month that midnight tonight was the last chance to put measures on the November ballot, but that wasn't exactly true. "The legislators are the lawmakers, not the secretary," said Nicole...

'96 Olympics bomb victim coaches in Beijing Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
This Olympics is the opportunity of a lifetime for track coach Lynn Smith and for the woman he coaches, U.S. heptathlete Hyleas Fountain. But Smith's mother is angry and upset that he came. Moms don't forget. On Friday morning, Smith was in the front row at...

Obama left lasting impression on one-day boss Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
It was just a year ago that Pauline Beck - a 62-year-old mother and home health care worker in Alameda - got a memorable and unusually up-close-and-personal look at a then largely unknown presidential candidate named Barack Obama. The Illinois senator, then...

Olympics brings out best in sports gear Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Olympic gold medals have been won over the years by an Ethiopian running barefoot and by an American in nylon swim shorts. Running shoes have evolved from rigid leather and hand-forged spikes to aerodynamic wonders with strategic seam placement and...

Clock ticking for governor's ballot measures Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
When Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger swept into office five years ago, the former movie star promised to "blow up boxes" of state government, move beyond partisan politics and fix the state's fiscal troubles. But time is running out to place his big-ticket items -...

Strained Vallejo fire department investigates deadly blaze Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:34:40 PDT
Vallejo fire officials spent today investigating the cause of a four-alarm blaze that ripped through an assisted living center, killing one senior citizen, injuring three and forcing more than 100 others out of their homes. Three police officers who suffered...

Lightning fires burn in Central Coast wilderness Sat, 16 Aug 2008 10:32:22 PDT
Firefighters are continuing to drop retardant and build lines around five fires sparked by a lighting storm in the southern part of the Los Padres National Forest. Three of the fires, collectively called the Buckhorn Complex, had burned about 150 acres in...

S.F.: Sign replaced in Diamond Heights Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
RESULTS: DAY 2 S.F. sign replaced: It's unclear why the street-cleaning sign disappeared from the north side of Diamond Heights Boulevard near Carnelian Way. Did a car accidentally knock it over? Did a disgruntled driver deliberately remove it in a fit of...

Chief Fong: Show us your vision for SFPD Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Dear Police Chief Heather Fong: Just a note to say thanks for taking the time to walk around the Bayview with me on Thursday. I know meeting with the media isn't your favorite thing, but you couldn't have been nicer - even when I was asking about whether you...

Guardian Angels take up posts in Oakland Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The Guardian Angels, the safety patrols with red berets, fanned out Friday evening in Oakland's Lake Merritt neighborhoods to deter hooded bandits from extending their streak of takeover robberies. About a dozen members of the volunteer group began roving...

Torres inspires others to return to fitness programs Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:43:36 PDT
- Beth Walsh is swimming laps again at age 57. Stasi Turrell has returned to walking, 13 weeks after giving birth to her fourth child. And Geralin Thomas is lifting hand weights and skipping rope at 47. Until recently, all three women had fallen off their...

Danks helps White Sox stay tied for first place Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:31:47 PDT
John Danks pitched six effective innings to win his fifth straight decision on the road, and the Chicago White Sox edged the Oakland Athletics 2-1 on Saturday. Juan Uribe had two hits and an RBI for the White Sox, who remained tied with Minnesota for the AL...

A Bolt Of Lightning Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:16:41 PDT
The greatest 10 seconds in sports took exactly 9.69 seconds and left 90,000 fans and a global television audience amazed and exasperated at the same time. Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the coveted title of World's Fastest Human on Saturday night at the Bird's Nest...

Bulldogs! Georgia is No. 1 in preseason AP poll Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:15:59 PDT
By the time Georgia was done demolishing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl, it was apparent the Bulldogs were well on their way to being No. 1 _ to start the 2008 college football season. Seeking its first national championship in 28 years, Georgia is on top of The...

The message is clear - Mussina can still pitch when he's healthy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:24:21 PDT
After every start last season - the good, the bad and the torturous - Mike Mussina would open a vein for the author John Feinstein. Mussina, the Yankees' analytical right-hander, would dissect every outing, reliving the reasons he pitched the way he did. In...

Lynn brings Bay Area football pedigree to Stanford Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:24:21 PDT
Ron Lynn has coached football for 38 years. He got his first coaching job before most of his fellow assistants at Stanford were born. He's been at every major football stop in the Bay Area - San Jose State, Cal, the Oakland Invaders of the USFL, the Raiders...

Outdoors behavior, ethics are ready for modification Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:24:21 PDT
The euphoria of the moment crashed at the sound of the approaching WaveRunner. We were deep in a lake cove, floating quietly in my boat, and just seconds before, we had a series of ecstatic sequences with perfect casts along the shore, retrieves, grabs, sets...

LETTERS TO THE GREEN: Do Giants need HR replay? Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:24:21 PDT
Editor - In the Giants' case, shouldn't a requirement for the installation of home run replay equipment be the ability to hit home runs? BILL TEMMING Castro Valley Bad broadcasts Editor - Thanks NBC for once again ruining the Olympics for those of us who need...

Best wants to be Cal's next big time back Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:24:21 PDT
Jahvid Best believes that at least one woman in his life has a sixth sense. Every time there's a national report about his roadrunner speed, every time a Cal fan approaches with praises and asks for an autograph and every time he's declared unstoppable by an...

Gay Fails To Make 100 Final Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:03:31 PDT
American Tyson Gay, the 2007 world champion in the 100 and 200, failed to qualify for Saturday night's final of the 100-meter dash when he finished fifth in his semifinal in 10.05 seconds. The top four sprinters in each semifinal at the Bird's Nest advanced...

Report: Greek hurdler tests positive Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:06:16 PDT
A Greek TV station says Fani Halkia, who won gold in the women's 400 meters hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, has tested positive for a banned substance. Skai TV also said Saturday that Halkia has already left the Olympic village. Another Greek station,...

With 3s finally falling, US drops Spain in rout Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:55:23 PDT
Four down, four to go. The U.S. men's Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world. And not even the world champions _ on paper anyway _ could give the Americans a game. Unleashing a lethal 3-point barrage for the first time in Beijing, the...

Notebook: Heptathlon ends in unity Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:36:04 PDT
Consistent with the sense of camaraderie and shared struggle, every competitor in the heptathlon competition ran a victory lap instead of just the gold, silver and bronze medalists. The planet's best all-around female athletes formed a line, joined hands and...

LeBron, U.S. Clobber Spain Sat, 16 Aug 2008 09:35:30 PDT
Four down, four to go. The U.S. men's Olympic team is halfway back to the top of the basketball world. And not even the world champions - on paper anyway - could give the Americans a game. Unleashing a lethal 3-point barrage for the first time in Beijing,...

Russia beats US for team gold in women's foil Sat, 16 Aug 2008 05:48:06 PDT
Russia has taken the gold medal in women's foil fencing with an easy 28-11 win over the U.S. team. Russia's team of Evgenia Lamonova, Victoria Nikichina and Svetlana Boyko simply outdid Americans Emily Cross, Hannah Thompson and Erinn Smart through most of...

Del Potro wins 17th straight Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Andy Roddick's tournament is over, but Juan Martin del Potro's streak continues. Roddick was upset by Viktor Troicki 0-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington on Friday, the same day del Potro won his 17th straight...

Frustrating debut for Klinsmann Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Juergen Klinsmann had a frustrating debut as Bayern Munich's coach when his team wasted a two-goal lead and tied Hamburg 2-2 in the Bundesliga opener Friday night. "It was exciting to be on the bench," Klinsmann said. "We are making progress, but we still are...

Vickers on Michigan pole Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Nobody could touch Brian Vickers on Friday in NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying at Michigan International Speedway. "It was there from the first lap, the first turn," Vickers said after his lap of 188.536 mph put the Red Bull Racing driver on the pole for Sunday'...

Ochoa leads by 2; Wie might make cut Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
Defending champion Lorena Ochoa shot a 4-under-par 68 to take a two-stroke lead during the suspended second round of the Canadian Women's Open in Ottawa, and Michelle Wie had a 70 to put herself in position to make the cut. Ochoa, the winner last year at...

A feeling of emptiness pervades some venues Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
As the Olympics enter a second week, Chinese officials are hoping that its sold-out events can begin looking as such. No-shows have been rampant at events such as beach volleyball, women's basketball and gymnastics over the past six days, despite the Beijing...

Business as usual on the black market / Foreigners, some wary Chinese, unfazed by efforts to block s Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
A red-hot black market for Olympic tickets has emerged despite alleged crackdowns on scalping and concerns over empty seats at numerous venues. Both foreign and Chinese scalpers, known here as huangniu or "yellow cows," are selling tickets to in-demand...

Perseverance earns spot in quarters Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
The U.S. and Chinese women's volleyball teams were put in a gymnasium together Friday and produced a match that befitted their intense rivalry. The 18,000 fans who packed into Beijing's Capital Gymnasium , including Chinese President Hu Jintao, egged the two...

A clean Olympics, or masked bandits? Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT
On July 27, the International Olympic Committee began its biggest effort to catch athletes who are using performance-enhancing substances. The results so far: Four athletes caught cheating, and one might have made an innocent mistake. Are these games cleaner...

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