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The Associated Press
Wednesday December 05, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO — One of the two men accused of killing a state senator’s son in November demanded a speedy trial, while the other did not appear for the scheduled hearing in San Francisco Superior Court Tuesday. -more-


Judge won’t withdraw guilty plea in SLA case

By Linda Deutsch The Associated Press
Tuesday December 04, 2001

LOS ANGELES — A judge refused Monday to allow Sara Jane Olson to withdraw her guilty plea in a Symbionese Liberation Army bomb plot. -more-


Some campaign finance groups’ origins look mysterious

By Steve Lawrence, Associated Press Writer
Monday December 03, 2001

SACRAMENTO – Check state tax board member Dean Andal’s campaign finance reports and you’ll find a $50,000 contribution from the Taxpayers Political Action Committee. -more-


Flea market tips

Staff
Saturday December 01, 2001

Shopping for children’s furniture can be an atypical adventure -more-


UC Berkeley political science prof dies in Paris

The Associated Press
Friday November 30, 2001

Michael Rogin, a political science teacher at the University of California, Berkeley for more than three decades, has died after contracting hepatitis in Paris. He was 64. -more-


UC Berkeley expert works to change views on shaken baby

Daily Planet Wire Services
Thursday November 29, 2001

UC Berkeley mechanical engineer Werner Goldsmith is on a mission to reform the way doctors and prosecutors view the thousands of suspected cases of shaken baby syndrome each year, according to a university press statement. -more-


Thankful in the post 9-11 era

Bill Trampleasure Berkeley
Thursday November 29, 2001

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