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09/07/2010
Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran
The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere. But the Rev. Terry Jones insisted he would go...
 
Afghanistan - United States - Qur'an - David Petraeus - Warfare and Conflict
09/07/2010
US officials say Quran burning endangers troops
The Obama administration on Tuesday weighed in against a Florida church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book, with the State Department calling the plan "un-American" and officials saying it could threaten U.S. troops, diplomats and travelers...
Florida - United States - Muslim - Islam - David Petraeus
09/07/2010
NYC mayor defends Fla. pastor right to burn Quran
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday that a Florida minister's plan to burn the Muslim holy book on Sept. 11 is "distasteful," but that the minister has a right to do it. Bloomberg was asked about Pastor Terry Jones' plan to burn copies of the Quran on...
Terry Jones - Qur'an - Michael Bloomberg - Islam - Muslim
09/07/2010
Lawyer: Cop's shooting a misunderstanding?
The shooting of a Fremont police officer in East Oakland could have been the result of a "tragic misunderstanding" by an alleged gang member, the suspect's attorney said Tuesday after the defendant made his first court appearance in front of dozens of...
Police officer - Lawyer - Law - Defendant - Law Enforcement
09/07/2010
Newark hotel pool party ends in slaying
A man charged and later released in a shooting at a San Francisco medical marijuana dispensary two years ago was shot and killed near the site of a pool party in Newark where shots were fired, police said. The body of Julius Hughes, 26, of Brentwood was found...
San Francisco - Newark New Jersey - Cannabis - Newark - Police
09/05/2010
Internal SFPD probe over body in suitcase
San Francisco police have ordered an internal probe and reassigned a veteran investigator amid allegations that he mishandled a report of domestic violence by a homeless woman whose body was later found in a suitcase in the bay, The Chronicle has learned. In...
Domestic violence - San Francisco Police Department - People - Women - Violence and Abuse
09/05/2010
Los Angeles voters want results, not promises
Standing inside the third barbershop she's visited on Crenshaw Boulevard on a 92-degree summer afternoon, Stephanie Carter realized her goal was much tougher than she had envisioned. The 39-year-old volunteer for Organizing for America, a grassroots campaign...
Los Angeles - Crenshaw Los Angeles California - United States - Organizing for America - California
09/07/2010
Attitude toward unions key factor in campaigns
In a year in which California unemployment hovers at 12 percent and the state confronts the worst recession in generations, Art Pulaski is wondering: How did his people - working people - become the bad guys of the 2010 election? "Working people are the...
California - Unemployment - Recession - United States - Art Pulaski
09/07/2010
Suddenly, a raft of tax-break proposals from Obama
President Barack Obama's proposed tax breaks for business sound like ideas that have enjoyed broad Republican backing in the past. But in today's toxic political atmosphere, he's unlikely to get much _ if any _ GOP help. Still, his plans put Republicans on...
Barack Obama - President of the United States - United States Congress - Investment - President
09/07/2010
Flight attendant in passenger tiff to be evaluated
The flight attendant accused of onboard antics that captured the nation's attention when he told off a passenger and slid down the plane's emergency chute with a beer will undergo a mental health evaluation with the aim of avoiding jail time in a possible...
JetBlue Airways - New York City - Flight attendant - United States - Steven Slater
09/07/2010
Imam behind NYC mosque back in US after Gulf trip
An imam who has become the public face of a proposed Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero has returned to the United States following a taxpayer-funded tour of the Middle East, his wife said Monday. Daisy Khan said her husband, Feisal Abdul...
Middle East - Islam - United States - Mosque - Imam
09/07/2010
Cop's shooting boosts East Bay blood centers
The American Red Cross Blood Donation Center in Oakland is usually closed on Labor Day, but it was humming with donors Monday - many of them responding to the near-fatal wounding of a Fremont police officer. "I want to support the people that protect the...
Labor Day - American Red Cross - Police officer - Oakland California - Organizations
09/07/2010
Novato kids get bumped from overbooked schools
Like overbooked airline passengers, 30 to 40 kids in Novato are getting bumped from their overenrolled schools two weeks after the first day of class - transfers that parents say are more about money and union contracts than children's needs. Third-grader...
Home - Health - Education - Children - Overbooking
09/07/2010
Petaluma oil leak pollutes 2 miles of river
Oil leaked from a tugboat that was being dismantled by a salvage company on the Petaluma River on Monday morning, coating about 2 miles of the waterway, the state Department of Fish and Game said. The sheen spread from the Petaluma Marina past a bridge on...
Petaluma California - California Department of Fish and Game - Tugboat - Recreation - Petaluma River
09/07/2010
No recession here: Election spending sets records
Turns out politics, for all its focus on the gloomy economy, is a recession-proof industry. This year's volatile election is bursting with money, setting fundraising and spending records in a high-stakes struggle for control of Congress amid looser but still...
United States - Politics - United States Congress - Recession - Economy
09/07/2010
Rep. Frank faces town hall foe in Mass. primary
Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank's retort was an Internet sensation. Questioned at a town hall last year about the "Nazi policy" of health care reform, Frank told the speaker who made the comment that talking to her was "like arguing with a dining room table."...
Barney Frank - Health care - Massachusetts - Politics - United States
09/07/2010
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09/07/2010
Ellison hires Mark Hurd as Oracle co-president
Exactly one month after resigning as Hewlett-Packard Co.'s chief executive in the wake of a scandal involving a former TV reality show contestant, Mark Hurd rejoined the Silicon Valley elite Monday as a co-president of Redwood City software giant Oracle Corp....
Mark Hurd - HewlettPackard - Oracle - Oracle Corporation - Silicon Valley
09/07/2010
Gov't launches plan to help "underwater" borrowers
The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist homeowners who owe more on their properties than their homes are worth. Starting Tuesday, the Federal Housing Administration...
Foreclosure - Federal Housing Administration - Presidency of Barack Obama - Jump start - Business
09/07/2010
Chevron keeps up pressure in Ecuador suit
Mired in a $27 billion environmental lawsuit in Ecuador, Chevron Corp. has taken the unusual step of trying to subpoena the other side's lead lawyer, arguing that he has committed fraud upon the court. Chevron persuaded a U.S. federal judge last month to...
Ecuador - Chevron Corporation - Lawsuit - South America - Lawyer
09/07/2010
Intel seeks outlets for its new Atom chips
Intel Corp. held a contest two years ago, asking college students to come up with new uses for the company's Atom processor. One proposal: a shower that regulates water temperature and plays music from the Internet. While the Santa Clara company doesn't plan...
Intel Atom - Intel Corporation - Santa Clara - United States - Santa Clara California
09/07/2010
China requires ID to buy cell phone numbers
China wants people who buy new cell phone numbers to register their personal details, joining many European and Asian countries in curbing the anonymous use of mobile technology. Most countries that have such rules say they prevent the use of unregistered...
China - Mobile phone - Telephone number - Cell Phone - Science and Technology
09/07/2010
Dell likely to seek new data-storage partners
Dell Inc., beaten by Palo Alto's Hewlett-Packard Co. in an 18-day bidding war for data-storage provider 3Par Inc., is likely to pursue other targets that would help it vie with market leaders including EMC Corp. "We do plan to continue to look to grow...
Dell - 3PAR - Hewlett-Packard - Hardware - Corporation
09/07/2010
Top US commander: Burning Quran endangers troops
The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warned an American church's threat to burn copies of the Muslim holy book could endanger U.S. troops in the country and Americans worldwide. Meanwhile, NATO reported the death of an American service member in an...
Afghanistan - United States - NATO - David Petraeus - Muslim
09/07/2010
NATO says Afghan forces can take control next year
U.S.-led NATO troops in Afghanistan should be able to start handing off responsibility for security to the Kabul government sometime next year, Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday. While stopping short of setting a firm deadline, Rasmussen's...
Afghanistan - Anders Fogh Rasmussen - Secretary General of NATO - NATO - Fogh Rasmussen
09/07/2010
Abbas asks US to step into settlement dispute
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he has asked the U.S. to settle a dispute with Israel over settlement expansion that is threatening to derail Mideast peace talks. Israel's 10-month partial freeze on new construction in West Bank settlements ends...
Israel - Middle East - Avigdor Lieberman - Politics of Israel - Mahmoud Abbas
09/07/2010
Police: Livermore man stabbed son, wife on trip
A Livermore man is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbing his 14-year-old son and his wife after an argument on an overnight fishing trip, officers said Monday. Gary Gomez, 48, was arrested around 4:15 a.m. Sunday after his wife, their son...
Police - Attempted murder - Livermore California - Murder - Crime
09/07/2010
Cops search for body at Pittsburg dump - day 5
Hercules police are expected to resume combing a 1-acre site at Pittsburg's Keller Canyon Landfill this morning after a fourth day of searching Monday failed to find the remains of Frederick Sales. The 35-year-old nursing aide at Doctors Medical Center in...
Police - United States - Car chase - California Highway Patrol - Keller Canyon Landfill
09/07/2010
A class to die for: Zombies 101 at U. Baltimore
Call it Zombies 101. The University of Baltimore is offering a new class on the undead. The course is being taught by Arnold Blumberg, the author of a book on zombie movies, "Zombiemania," and the curator of Geppi's Entertainment Museum, which focuses on...
University of Baltimore - Geppi's Entertainment Museum - List of zombie films - Baltimore - Author
09/07/2010
Oakland must remain issue beyond governor's race
Oakland has become one of the state's most important symbols in the governor's race. Republican Meg Whitman's ads use Oakland to demonstrate what her campaign says of Democrat Jerry Brown: "A lifetime in politics. A legacy of failure." The ads blame the...
Jerry Brown - Meg Whitman - Politics - Democratic Party - United States
09/07/2010
Stanford team's law books help Afghan students
In fall 2007, Afghanistan had a new Constitution and eager students lining up to learn its laws. What it didn't have was law books. Seven thousand miles away, two students at Stanford University's law school thought they could help. Stanford law Professor...
Stanford University - Law - Student - Law school - Education
09/07/2010
Controversy despite Pet Food Express' roots
In most cities if a local guy started a small business, built it up and came back to town to contribute to the greater good, City Hall would give him a proclamation. In San Francisco they try to keep him from opening another store. Pet Food Express has become...
San Francisco - Small business - Pet food - City and town halls - Business
09/07/2010
Schwarzenegger bound for Asia on trade mission
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is leading a trade mission to Asia this week to promote California products and to help secure what he said could amount to billions of dollars in business for companies in the state. The six-day trip to China, Japan and South...
Asia - China - Arnold Schwarzenegger - California - Japan
09/07/2010
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