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Suicide bomber kills 16 in western Afghanistan
Elsewhere, Afghan warlord escapes assassination try
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Hacked e-mails by scientists on climate change raise stir
Doubters suggest global warming science is overstated
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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
Senate Republicans accuse White House of rationing care
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Kidnapped Britons say Somali pirates may kill them
Armed captors demand $7 million ransom
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Senate edges closer to health care debate
After negotiating critical last-minute commitments, Senate Democratic leaders Friday stood on the verge of achieving the necessary 60 votes to begin consideration of the most expansive health care legislation to go before the Senate in nearly half a century. Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson, who was among t …
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Put away those umbrellas, Silicon Valley
What was billed as November's first major winter storm paid a courtesy call to Northern California on Friday, but lost much of its punch before arriving in the South Bay. It hurriedly deposited just 0.05 inch of rain in San Jose before heading east.
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Impact still evident a year after death of Isabella Grace Martinez, 3
WATSONVILLE — A year ago this week, Veva Virgil allegedly smothered her 3-year-old daughter in a Watsonville motel room.
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Push to add to stimulus draws debate
Economy still weak, but consensus is that it could have been far worse
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UC Berkeley protesters being let out of Wheeler Hall in small groups
Protesters are being cited for misdemeanor trespassing.
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San Jose mayor calls for temporary redevelopment freeze
With a $75 million state money grab threatening a host of projects, Mayor Chuck Reed calls for freezing all but contractually obligated payments until early next year.
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UC Berkeley protest ends with 41 arrests
The dramatic display ended peacefully Friday evening, but climaxed a week of civil unrest mirrored at other campuses around the state, such as UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis, where hundreds marched for the third day Friday to decry one of the biggest fee hikes in UC history.
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Three-year-old gets new arm bone in medical first at Stanford's Lucile Packard
Four-year-old Mark Blinder was diagnosed last year with Ewing's Sarcoma. His parents opted for an untried approach: replacing his entire bone with a prosthesis that can be extended to grow along with him.
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A chat with Bob Goedjen, adviser to Silicon Valley startups
Seasoned Silicon Valley pro helps startups asa volunteer counselor
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UC Berkeley police break through barricade, arrest 50 students
UC Berkeley police have broken through a barricade on the second floor of Wheeler Hall and have begun arresting the 50 students protesting tuition fee increases.
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Japan warns that deflation can drag on recovery
TOKYO — Japan's government highlighted the danger of deflation for the first time in three years Friday, warning that falling prices and a further worsening of the labor market could drag on the weak recovery.
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A chat with Bob Goedjen: advises to Silicon Valley startups
We might as well get the python story over with right off the bat.Bob Goedjen — now 75, retired and volunteering as a counselor helping small-businesses in Silicon Valley — came across the 10-foot snake in the Philippines while serving in the Navy during World War II.
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Trichet: time to withdraw some support measures
Trichet says economy needs to stand on its own feet
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Report says Tesla preparing IPO
Automaker recently raised $82.5 million in new financing
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UC Berkeley students barricaded in Wheeler Hall
Several arrested, including one professor; other buildings locked down.
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Mercury News Interview: Emmett Carson, CEO of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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