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Bonds Unknowingly Used Supplements| San Francisco Giants slugger told a grand jury last year that he unknowingly used substances | |
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UC Berkeley |
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Cal Aced Out of Trip to Rose Bowl |
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| Dec.8 |
Redwood City |
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Jackie Peterson Begs for Son's Life |
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| Dec.10 |
Bay Bridge |
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Simpler Plan Chosen for Span
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| Dec.12 |
San Francisco |
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Respected Journalist Killed by Big Rig
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Stanford |
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Pittsburgh Coach Harris is Stanford's Pick |
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| Dec.13 |
San Jose |
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San Jose Soldier Killed in Iraq |
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San Francisco |
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Dead Baby Found on Greyhound Bus |
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Oracle |
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Oracle Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion 
PeopleSoft agreed to a sweetened buyout by rival software maker, relenting after a 18-month takeover saga
| PeopleSoft's board has approved an improved bid, worth $26.50 a share, after 5 previous offers, ranging in value from $7.7bn to $9.4bn. Oracle was winning the support of 60% PeopleSoft shareholders. Larry Ellison was initially making a $5.1bn offer in June 2003. The merged companies are second only in size to SAP in the enterprise software market
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Oakland |
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Death Penalty for 'Sausage King' An Alameda County Superior Court jury recommended the death penalty for Stuart Alexander for killing 3 inspectors
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Google |
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Google Bringing Libraries to Web |
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Redwood City |
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Jury Recommends Death for Peterson The jurors deliberated for 12 hours before deciding that he should die for killing his pregnant wife and unborn son
| The jury deliberated for 12 hours before reaching its recommendation. A crowd outside the court cheered when they heard the announcement. The 5-month trial attracted widespread media attention
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San Francisco |
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Peterson Jurors Discuss Penalty Decision |
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| Dec.17 |
Cupertino |
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Symantec snaps up Veritas for $13.5b Computer security giant is buying storage and backup program specialist to create the world's 4th largest software maker
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Redwood City |
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Peterson remains cheerful, enjoys mail |
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Martinez |
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Jury: death for quintuple murderer A jury recommended the death penalty for Helzer, 34, who guilty to killing the daughter of guitarist Bishop and 4 other
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Mill Valley |
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Dynamite Discovered Authorities have found what appear to be several sticks of suspected unstable dynamite
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A's trade Mulder for Haren, Calero |
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| Dec.21 |
San Francisco |
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Rare STD turns up, prompting warning |
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| Dec.22 |
Hayward |
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Boy abducted by father| Police said Jose Osuna, 38, abducted his son, Ernesto Osuna, 13 | |
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Napa |
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Mondavi approves sale to Constellation |
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San Francisco |
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3-alarm fire left 40 without homes |
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Concord |
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Abused by teachers settled lawsuits
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| Dec.25 |
San Jose |
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Pregnant woman, fetus injured in attack A 25-year-old was in serious condition after Clifford Watkins, 44, allegedly choked her and kicked her in the stomach
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San Jose |
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Man charged with murder after fetus dies |
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| Dec.27 |
Marin County |
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Storm Causes Accidents, Flood Warnings
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Apple |
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S. Jobs highest paid Bay Area executive |
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Pleasanton |
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PeopleSoft CEO resigns before takeover |
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| Dec.29 |
Oakland |
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Homicide rate plummeted 23%
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SF Bayview |
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Murder Victim Shot By Mistake |
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Richmond |
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14-year-old kidnapped during carjacking Edward Meyer is still missing, though the car has been recovered
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| Dec.31 |
Mill Valley |
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Tsunami claims grape grower, psychiatrist
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