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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A passenger allegedly uttered an anti-American threat after he was caught smoking aboard an airliner, forcing the Air Canada jet to return to Los Angeles International Airport under escort by Air Force fighters Thursday. -more-

Only blowing off steam -more-

WASHINGTON — The Forest Service is proposing to give its local managers more discretion to skip environmental analysis and public input for small logging and road-building projects in some of the most pristine areas of the national forests. -more-

Maio’s dismissal of Craig correct -more-

Tuesday evening, the City Council unanimously passed a resolution commending Rep. Barbara Lee for her “wise and courageous vote in opposition to authorizing President Bush to wage war on terrorism.” It also unanimously passed a resolution establishing Berkeley as a Hate Free Zone, which means the city will support the efforts of local organization to eliminate racism, discrimination and actions of hate against people of Arabic descent and the Muslim faith. -more-

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general filed a $179.4 million claim Monday in the bankruptcy of Pacific Gas and Electric Co., for power the state bought for PG&E customers. -more-

The Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Pres. Atkinson of the University of California and Chancellor Berdahl of UC Berkeley: -more-

It was neither a malevolent plot of one who hates the IRS nor some communist conspiracy. -more-