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SanFranciscoStar.com Saturday 4th July 2009 Volume 7/27
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"Our beloved son, brother and father of three children has gone so unexpectedly, in such a tragic way and much too soon. It leaves us, his family, speechless and devastated to a point, where communication with the outside world seems almost impossible at times."
Joseph Jackson
The father of Michael Jackson and the family patriarch was speaking after the sudden death of his son.

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Euro 1.398 - 1.624 18.49 134.5
Canada, Dollar 0.861 0.615 - 11.38 82.79
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No Claim On $10,000 Found Alongside Highway 101
Fewer Dealerships A Wrench In New Mechanics Plans
Port Of Oakland Needs Federal Funds
Calif. high-speed rail project runs into criticism, doubts on San Francisco Peninsula
SoCal Asian Communities Aim To Weed Out Toxic Fish

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Sarah Palin resigns as Governor of Alaska
A 'parliamentary coup' paralyses New York Senate
Russia to allow US millitary passage through airspace
'New York' gets good press in US
Sarah Palin's daughter's ex to pen tell-all book

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California could be just the first domino to fall
Tom Cruise gifts daughter a toy kangaroo
Zac Efron, Megan Fox get cosy
Fewer dealerships a wrench in new mechanics plans
Sarah Palin Quitting Shows She's No Ronald Reagan

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SF Public Defender Unhappy With Budget
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi said Friday that his office drew the short straw when it comes to the $6.6 billion city budget. Adachi had convinced the finance...

Caltrain Forms Safety Committee
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) -- Caltrain officials announced this week they're forming a safety task force to prevent suicides and accidents on the tracks. The move follows four deaths on the rails in May...

1 Dead, 7 Hurt In Oakland Liquor Store Shooting
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ― A gunman opened fire inside an Oakland liquor store just after midnight, killing one man and injuring seven...

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Global Roundup
Swiss banks cutting U.S. clients loose
Swiss banks are shunning business from the U.S. amid concerns over legal issues and prospects for tighter...

Damning report slams Israel, Hamas over civilian deaths, destruction
Israeli forces killed hundreds of unarmed Palestinian civilians and destroyed thousands of homes in Gaza in attacks which breached the laws of war, Amnesty International concluded in a new report published this week....

North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast...

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Business News
657 billion cigarettes a year sold on black market
The global tobacco industry is under attack from pirates that are ripping the heart out of cigarette...

Obama still popular despite weakening economy, employment
The U.S. jobless rate rose to 9.5 percent last month -- the highest figure in 26 years. In the short term, the jobs report is a political setback for President Barack Obama and his economic policies. But the latest opinion polls suggest the president continues to hold public support despite the weak...

European equities mixed, U.S. markets closed
Some markets in Europe closed higher Friday, while others...

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    Saturday 67°F/19°C Partly Cloudy
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    'Transformers' on top heading into holiday
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    ‘Allow 24% FDI in FM radio’
    Venezuelan official says 240 radio stations to have licenses revoked
    Online Video's Impact Remains Unclear

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    Britney's dad to remain her legal guardian till 2010
    Shakespeare's 'King Lear' inspires theatre artists in Kashmir
    Madonna to pay homage to Jacko at O2 arena
    James Gandolfini throws out intruder during Broadway performance
    Sony Walkman named top music invention of last 50yrs

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    Now the June 30 deadline has arrived and US troops have evacuated Iraqi cities and towns, what do you think will be the outcome?


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    Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island
    Hilton San Diego Airport/Harbor Island

    The hotel is easy to locate although coming off Highway 405 South there is no indicattion that the Downtown exits relate to San...


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    Serena turns tables on Venus for third Wimbledon title
    Russian spacecraft landed on moon hours before Americans
    Mixing in Earth's outer core causes geomagnetic dipole to collapse
    Buzz Aldrin calls for human settlement on Mars
    Scientists make first direct measurement of lunar backscatter from solar wind