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<![CDATA[Huge crowd lines up for 5,500 swine flu shots in San Jose]]>
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<![CDATA[Thousands of people filled the sidewalks and spilled onto Tully Road hoping to get one of just 5,500 doses of coveted swine flu vaccine.]]>
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<![CDATA[jsulek@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Julia Prodis Sulek<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jsulek@mercurynews.com'>jsulek@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:16:13 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Palo Alto man's body was decomposing in covered public pool]]>
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<![CDATA[The San Mateo County coroner's office has identified the body found decomposing in a covered public swimming pool in Redwood City Thursday as a 21-year-old Palo Alto man.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="Byline">Bay City News Service</p>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:52:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Cops: Las Vegas teen led burglary ring hitting Lindsay Lohan, other Hollywood celebrities]]>
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<![CDATA[A 19-year-old woman was the driving force behind a youthful burglary ring that preyed on Hollywood's rich and famous, often brazenly walking into unlocked homes to make off with cash, jewels and family heirlooms, authorities said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Ken Ritter and Thomas Watkins<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:38:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New York man threatens to shoot up Greyhound bus in Santa Rosa]]>
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<![CDATA[A New York man on a Greyhound bus was arrested Friday afternoon in Santa Rosa after he allegedly threatened to shoot the bus driver and all the passengers.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="Byline">Bay City News Service</p>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:29:58 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[List of Ft. Hood dead includes pregnant soldier, man working two weeks after heart attack]]>
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<![CDATA[The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Caryn Rousseau and Robert Imrie<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:22:31 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ida spurs tropical storm warnings in Caribbean]]>
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<![CDATA[Tropical storm warnings have been issued for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gains strength over Caribbean waters.]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:05:10 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill]]>
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<![CDATA[The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is 'very mentally ill' and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com ( /  <p class="Byline Affiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:48:46 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Mercury News Interview: Kevin Johnson, CEO, Juniper Networks]]>
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<![CDATA[He got off to a shaky start, making the jump from Microsoft to Juniper just before the recession hit, but under his leadership, the Sunnyvale networking equipment company has made solid advances toward expanding beyond its core market.]]>
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<![CDATA[bbailey@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Brandon Bailey<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:bbailey@mercurynews.com'>bbailey@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:06:03 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Software firms eye key patent case in Supreme Court]]>
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<![CDATA[With the technology industry looking on, the Supreme Court on Monday will explore what types of inventions should be eligible for a patent in a pivotal case that could undermine such legal protections for software.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="normalparagraphstyle">By JOELLE TESSLER <br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:01:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Ft. Hood suspect asked for advice on going to fight Muslims]]>
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<![CDATA[A Muslim leader says the Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood asked him for advice on what he should tell soldiers who had concerns about going to fight Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com ( /  <p class="Byline Affiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:52:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Santa Cruz: Crab season opens today for sport fisherman]]>
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<![CDATA[A good crab season is especially important for local fishermen, as federal regulators canceled salmon season this year for the second year in a row.<P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="/central-coast">My Town: Central Coast</a></strong> | <strong><a href="/my-town">More My Town pages</a></strong>]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Liz Kersjes<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:58:47 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Meg Whitman's charitable foundation's biggest benefactor was environmental group]]>
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<![CDATA[In 2007, the GOP gubernatorial candidate contributed $100,000 to the Environmental Defense Fund, which is now at odds with Whitman over water policy. The foundation also invested $3 million in hedge funds based in the Cayman Islands &#8212; a Caribbean tax haven that&#8217;s been the subject of political controversy.<P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="/news/ci_13732378" target="_blank">Whitman tax documents</a></strong> | <strong><a href="/news/ci_13732379" target="_blank">Poizner tax documents</a></strong> <P> <img src="http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0105/20090105_014658_bluedot_4x7.gif">&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong><a href="/california-governors-race-2010" target="_blank">2010 Governor's race</a></strong> | <strong><a href="/politics-government" target="_blank">More politics</a></strong>]]>
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<![CDATA[kmclaughlin@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">Ken McLaughlin<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:kmclaughlin@mercurynews.com'>kmclaughlin@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:52:54 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[High school football: No. 2 Bellarmine nips No. 3 St. Francis]]>
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<![CDATA[Results from Santa Clara County teams]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:32:52 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Friday's high school scores]]>
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<![CDATA[Results from Santa Clara County high schools]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:03:57 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Man struck, killed by Caltrain in Redwood City]]>
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<![CDATA[A Caltrain struck and killed a man in Redwood City on Friday evening, an official said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Joshua Melvin<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:31:28 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Report: Palo Alto homicide victim Schipsi was strangled]]>
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<![CDATA[Jennifer Schipsi, the real estate agent found dead in a Palo Alto house fire Oct. 15, appeared to have been strangled before the blaze, according to a police affidavit unsealed Friday. Police arrested her boyfriend, local coffee shop owner Bulos 'Paul' Zumot, on suspicion of homicide and arson after a trained dog sniffed accelerant on both the victim's body and his clothes, the affidavit said.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Will Oremus<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:59 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Public auction for historic Redwood City landmark postponed again]]>
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<![CDATA[For the second time in as many weeks, a lending firm Friday postponed a foreclosure auction for downtown Redwood City's historic Fox Theatre, prompting questions about what's happening behind the scenes.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Shaun Bishop<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:30:41 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Atherton woman thwarts would-be thief by calling police]]>
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<![CDATA[An Atherton woman apparently thwarted a would-be thief who broke into her home while she was inside by calling police, a lieutenant said Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Jessica Bernstein-Wax<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:19:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Defense attorney requests new trial for 17-year-old boy]]>
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<![CDATA[The attorney for a 17-year-old boy convicted of shooting his cousin's boyfriend in the legs requested a new trial Friday for his client.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Jessica Bernstein-Wax<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:18:56 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Judge: teen competent to stand trial for murder]]>
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<![CDATA[A teenager accused of fatally stabbing a 23-year-old man in Redwood City last year is competent to stand trial, a San Mateo County Superior Court judge ruled this week.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Shaun Bishop <br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:18:48 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Palo Alto, Mountain View ramp meters go live Monday]]>
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<![CDATA[Caltrans and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority on Monday plan to throw the switch on a new ramp metering system along southbound Highway 101, between Palo Alto and Santa Clara.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Jason Green<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:16:49 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[High school district may ask Mountain View-Los Altos voters to approve bond]]>
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<![CDATA[The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District may ask voters to approve a bond to add classroom space and make schools more energy-efficient.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Diana Samuels<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:16:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Authorities find cocaine and meth during house raid in East Palo Alto]]>
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<![CDATA[San Mateo County agents and local police raided an East Palo Alto home, seizing five pounds of cocaine and more than half a pound of methamphetamine, and arresting seven people, authorities said Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Jessica Bernstein-Wax<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Daily News Staff Writer)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:55:37 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Prosecutor recommends drug charges be dropped against San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum]]>
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<![CDATA[As a first-time offender, Giants ace Tim Lincecum could avoid a major penalty after a prosecutor recommended that two misdemeanor drug charges be dropped.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Andrew Baggarly<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:abaggarly@mercurynews.com'>abaggarly@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:35:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Pro surfer in California says shark broke his board &mdash; and his nerve]]>
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<![CDATA[Pro surfer Eric Geiselman of Florida had his surfboard broken in half by what he thinks was a great white shark Thursday evening while he was surfing near Davenport.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Alia Wilson<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Santa Cruz Sentinel)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Alamo woman remembers her Air Force father, whom she recently buried 35 years after his death]]>
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<![CDATA[Julie Zouzounis was 7 years old the day in 1972 she answered the door to a group of uniformed military men who came to report that her dad was missing in action. The next day it was confirmed that her father, Air Force Maj. John Carroll, had been killed, shot down over Laos. His body was not recovered. Then in 2007, Zouzounis answered the phone at her Alamo home to hear her dad's remains had been found]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Elisabeth Nardi <br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:21:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Detective: Palo Alto real estate agent Jennifer Schipsi apparently was strangled]]>
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<![CDATA[Jennifer Schipsi, the real estate agent found dead after a Palo Alto house fire Oct. 15, appeared to have been strangled, according to a police affidavit unsealed Friday.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Will Oremus<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:13:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Two people killed in Caltrain tracks in San Jose and Redwood City]]>
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<![CDATA[An adult male and a female were killed Friday on Caltrain tracks, within hours of each other in separate accidents in San Jose and Redwood City.]]>
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<![CDATA[sgonzales@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Sandra Gonzales<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:sgonzales@mercurynews.com'>sgonzales@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:13:08 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Appeals court rules in favor of city of Santa Cruz in Robert Norse Nazi salute case]]>
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<![CDATA[City leaders can legally throw disruptive audience members out of public meetings and arrest them if they don't go, an appeals court ruled this week, settling a lawsuit filed seven years ago after gadfly Robert Norse gave the mayor a straight-armed Nazi salute, refused to leave when asked and was taken away in handcuffs.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Genevieve Bookwalter<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Santa Cruz Sentinel)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Bay Area Sikhs launch BART ads in Oakland, SF to remember pogrom]]>
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<![CDATA[A nonprofit Sikh organization launched a BART poster campaign this month in hopes that a photograph of an elderly crying woman will spur mainstream riders to learn more about the massacre of people in India 25 years ago.]]>
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<![CDATA[lernandez@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Lisa Fernandez<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:lfernandez@mercurynews.com'>lfernandez@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:21 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[More San Jose workers face layoffs]]>
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<![CDATA[City manager says 43 more jobs eliminated due to economic downturn.]]>
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<![CDATA[jwoololk@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By John Woolfolk<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:jwoolfolk@mercurynews.com'>jwoolfolk@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:20 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Medical marijuana shops abound in California]]>
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<![CDATA[A surge in medical marijuana in California has left communities trying to regulate or ban the drug. This wine country town has welcomed a dispensary as a strong source of tax revenue during the recession.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Marcus Wohlsen and Greg Risling<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:11 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Gay marriage foes win with message about schools]]>
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<![CDATA[Gay marriage opponents pulled off another victory at the ballot box this week by using a tried-and-tested argument: Approve it and children will be taught homosexuality in school.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Lisa Leff and David Sharp<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:35:04 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Animal shelter holds adopt-a-thon today]]>
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<![CDATA[In addition to the dogs, cats, kittens, puppies, bunnies and birds available for adoption today, the shelter also will offer activities for kids, contests, free food and dog training demonstrations.]]>
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<![CDATA[lgoldston@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Linda Goldston<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation"><a href='mailto:lgoldston@mercurynews.com'>lgoldston@mercurynews.com</a>)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:34:40 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Monterey Bay researchers say dolphins are causing porpoise deaths]]>
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<![CDATA[For the past five years, the growing number of dead harbor porpoises washing up on California shores has been a marine mystery '&#8221; until now.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Alia Wilson<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Santa Cruz Sentinel)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:18 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Feds take over banks in five states, including San Francisco's United Commercial Bank]]>
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<![CDATA[The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. took over United Commercial Bank in San Francisco, with $11.2 billion in assets and $7.5 billion in deposits. East West Bancorp Inc., parent company of East West Bank based in Pasadena, Calif., is buying all of the deposits and most of the failed bank's assets.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Ieva M. Augstums and Marcy Gordon<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:42:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Winner of Half Moon Bay giant pumpkin weigh-off appears on Tonight Show]]>
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<![CDATA[Don Young was on top of the world after winning the Half Moon Bay World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in early October.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Julia Scott<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Bay Area News Group)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:09:19 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[CHP: Oakland man steals car to make court appearance]]>
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<![CDATA[VALLEJO &mdash; A 24-year-old Oakland man is under arrest after authorities say he stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com ( /  <p class="Byline Affiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:28:12 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Train hits, kills person in San Jose]]>
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<![CDATA[A train hit and killed someone on the northbound Caltrain tracks in San Jose at about 3:40 p.m. today.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:34:55 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Judge stops 2 Web sites from selling Beatles songs]]>
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<![CDATA[LOS ANGELES &mdash; A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Anthony McCartney<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:23 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[Computers, records seized at ACORN offices in Louisiana]]>
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<![CDATA[NEW ORLEANS &mdash; State investigators raided ACORN offices today, taking away computer hard drives and documents as part of a probe into alleged embezzlement and tax fraud when the organization's national headquarters was based in New Orleans.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By Cain Burdeau<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:35 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[The Star Report: 'Twilight: New Moon' hotties on tour]]>
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<![CDATA["Twilight" cast pumping up fans for new movie. Cindy Crawford looks smashing as does Colin Firth. Geraldo hangs with his pooch.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (San Jose Mercury News)]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:24 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[SACRAMENTO&mdash; Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson and Washington schools superintendent Michelle Rhee are engaged.]]>
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<![CDATA[Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:36:51 -0700]]>
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<![CDATA[New Jersey jurors convict man in 'fat defense' trial]]>
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<![CDATA[HACKENSACK, N.J. &mdash; A jury convicted a Florida man today of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man's defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway.]]>
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<![CDATA[editor@mercurynews.com (<p class="bylinejb">By David Porter<br /></p><p class="bylineaffiliation">Associated Press)]]>
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