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UC Berkeley marks 133 years

Bay City News
Friday March 23, 2001

The University of California at Berkeley is turning 133 years old, and the campus is taking the occasion to celebrate its history, particularly its “Nobel” past. -more-


Court rules workers can be forced into arbitration

The Associated Press
Thursday March 22, 2001

Lawsuit against bookstore chains allowed to continued

The Associated Press
Wednesday March 21, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge Tuesday allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc. filed by independent booksellers who allege the chains receive illegal preferential treatment from publishers for secret deals and steep discounts. -more-


The bad news hasn’t sunk in yet

By John Cunniff The Associated Press
Tuesday March 20, 2001

NEW YORK — For people who’d turn blue were an errant wind to blow away a $20 bill, investors seem remarkably detached, even blase, about seeing more than $4 trillion in equity assets disappear into the air. -more-


Singing officers release CD to educate kids

By Karen A. Davis Associated Press Writer
Monday March 19, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO – Several crooning Newark cops were rocking in their dress blues at Parkway Heights Middle School this week to promote the release of their new CD — all in the name of traffic safety education. -more-


Census leaves social agencies worried

The Associated Press
Saturday March 17, 2001

LOS ANGELES — At the downtown headquarters of Chicana Service Action Center, soon-to-be released U.S. Census Bureau statistics represent more than numbers. -more-


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