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submitted by Elizabeth 19 weeks 1 day 18 hours 40 minutes ago
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says the situation in Afghanistan is "precarious" and "urgent."
In an interview broadcast Sunday during his first trip to Afghanistan, Obama said the U.S. needs to start planning now to send in more troops. He has called for an additional one to...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 38 weeks 3 days 4 hours 37 minutes ago
The number of sex abuse claims against Roman Catholic clergy dropped for the third consecutive year, but total payouts to victims nearly doubled to reach their highest level ever, according to a new report for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Dioceses and religious orders received 691...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 40 weeks 6 days 4 hours 51 minutes ago
If you've read a dog-related e-mail list, Internet forum or blog in the last week, or spent any time in a dog training class, dog park or at a dog show, you've probably heard about a deadly new strain of canine parvovirus that's sweeping the United...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 16 weeks 2 days 6 hours 36 minutes ago
Your town got you down? We’ve got your escape plan. These 20 stars of America’s 21st-century Renaissance are riding a wave of civic reinvention and fresh ideas.
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submitted by Elizabeth 19 weeks 1 day 18 hours 42 minutes ago
Soaring food prices may achieve what the United States has spent millions of dollars trying to do: persuade Bolivian farmers to sow their fields with less potent crops than cocaine's raw ingredient.
The unlikely advocate for change is Bolivian President Evo Morales, who as leader of a...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth for team Mysteries of the Universe 33 weeks 1 day 8 hours 46 minutes ago
You won't find it on any official map and you won't know when you cross the line, but according to some people, the Bermuda Triangle is a very real place where dozen of ships, planes and people have disappeared with no good explanation. Since a magazine...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 31 weeks 4 days 4 hours 40 minutes ago
Oakland police have opened an investigation into the case of a first-grade boy whose skull was fractured Monday when, he said, an older student slammed him against a tree as he waited for a ride from a family friend.
Police investigators will visit Piedmont Avenue Elementary School...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 49 weeks 2 days 17 hours 25 minutes ago
So you think your gift list is long.
Meet Caye Gray of Greenbrae, who has just finished filling 89 gift bags to be given to homeless Marin women this Christmas.
Gray has been making gifts for the homeless since 1972. Twelve years ago, she began assembling gift bags...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 34 weeks 1 day 7 hours 16 minutes ago
Candice Wiggins refused to let Stanford lose to Connecticut. Not again.
The Cardinal star continued her electrifying run through the NCAA tournament, scoring 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds while getting some timely help from Kayla Pedersen and JJ Hones as Stanford shocked Connecticut 82-73 in Sunday...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth 49 weeks 2 days 17 hours 23 minutes ago
The East Bay economy, battered by the meltdown in the housing and mortgage markets, has lurched into a deepening employment slump, according to a government report released Friday.
The Alameda County-Contra Costa County region lost 1,800 jobs in November, adjusted for seasonal changes.
The setback comes on the...(more)
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submitted by Elizabeth for team Breast cancer info 54 weeks 3 days 3 hours 37 minutes ago
During the 13 years that Connie Nguyen has worked in Bay Area nail salons, she's seen numerous friends and co-workers become ill. She, too, has come down with mysterious skin rashes and respiratory problems. A few years ago, experiencing shortness of breath, she went to the...(more)
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