News
Roll up your sleeves, progressives
John Koenigshofer
Friday September 20, 2002
To the Editor:
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Shotgun Players take on Dario Fo
Robert Hall
Friday September 20, 2002
In “Les Miserables” Jean Valjean stole a loaf of bread to feed his starving family and got in big trouble. In Dario Fo’s “We Won’t Pay, We Won’t Pay,” a contemporary housewife struggling to make ends meet helps ransack a grocery store, and gets in big trouble, too – but with a significant difference: “Les Miserables” is earnest, high-flown drama, while “We Won’t Pay” is farce.
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Spellman gets start against Liberty High
By Jared Green
Friday September 20, 2002
Junior Jeff Spellman will start at quarterback for Berkeley High in the Yellowjackets’ season opener tonight, head coach Matt Bissell confirmed Thursday.
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Moderates take a hit too
Dave Blake
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Dave Blake
Friday September 20, 2002
To the Editor:
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Walt Disney adapts Japanese anime film ’Spirited Away’
The Associated Press
Friday September 20, 2002
UC Regent Connerly calls for review of new admissions policy
By David Scharfenberg
Friday September 20, 2002
Cal hopes to prolong hot start
Friday September 20, 2002
The Cal women’s volleyball team is undefeated this season – in fact, they haven’t even lost a game. At 9-0 with three tournament championships to their credit, the Bears are off to the best start in school history. But they face their biggest challenge of the season today when they face defending national champion Stanford.
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‘Sex and the City’ sells in Asia
The Associated Press
Friday September 20, 2002
BANGKOK, Thailand — It’s in the running for several Emmys on Sunday. But “Sex and the City” has long been on a winning streak with viewers — and not only in the United States.
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‘Palestinian Poetics’ course gets renewed attention
By David Scharfenberg
Friday September 20, 2002
Bush asks Congress for authority to ‘use all means’ to disarm Hussein
By Matt Kelley
Friday September 20, 2002
WASHINGTON – President Bush asked Congress Thursday for authority to “use all means,” including military force if necessary, to disarm and overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if he does not quickly meet United Nations demands that he abandon all weapons of mass destruction.
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There’s a new kind of graffiti
By Mark Murrmann
Friday September 20, 2002
Police Briefs
Friday September 20, 2002
Driver collides with fleeing carjacker, dies
The Associated Press
Friday September 20, 2002
Man shot multiple times in Oakland
Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday September 20, 2002
Caltrans complies with order to treat all highway banners alike
By Colleen Valles
Friday September 20, 2002
Bay Area Briefs
Friday September 20, 2002
Oakland Black Muslim leader charged with 1981 molestation
The Associated Press
Friday September 20, 2002
Police crack down on prostitution
Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday September 20, 2002
Vandenberg missile launch provides light show
The Associated Press
Friday September 20, 2002
State Briefs
Friday September 20, 2002
FCC to consider Pacific Bell’s request to provide long distance
By Anna Oberthur
Friday September 20, 2002
Briefs
Friday September 20, 2002
Open Garden Day comes to Berkeley
Melissa McRobbie
Friday September 20, 2002
Whooping cough cases on rise in California
The Associated Press
Friday September 20, 2002
NASA Ames names new director
Friday September 20, 2002
Cyclists want Richmond Bridge access
Daily Planet Wire Service
Friday September 20, 2002
Caltrans splits Bay Bridge contracts
The Associated Press
Friday September 20, 2002
Oakland airport police investigate traveler
Staff
Friday September 20, 2002
Exhibit examines lives of 30 Vietnam prisoners of war
By Catherine Ivey
Friday September 20, 2002
Emotions flow at killer Stayner’s penalty trial
By Brian Melley
Friday September 20, 2002
Lupe Vasquez wipes up coffee grounds after making espresso at Cafe Elodie on Shattuck Avenue. Prices for coffee will go up if voters approve a measure in November that would require stores to sell only certified organic, shade grown or Fair Trade beans.
Editorials
Palestinian blows up self, 5 others
By Steve Weizman
Friday September 20, 2002
TEL AVIV, Israel — A Palestinian blew himself up on a crowded bus Thursday in downtown Tel Aviv, killing at least five other people and wounding 49, the second suicide bombing in two days. In response, Israeli tanks charged into Yasser Arafat’s West Bank headquarters.
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