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Art at Sea

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 09, 2002
If you’ve driven on Interstate 80 and wondered about the scrawny statues in the waters off Emeryville and the Red Baron plane off the Berkeley coast, Tyler Hoare can explain. -more-

Debate over debates

Chris Kavanagh Berkeley
Wednesday October 09, 2002
To The Editor: -more-

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Wednesday October 09, 2002
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Twins’ run on A’s continues against Anaheim

By Ronlad Blum The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002
MINNEAPOLIS — Fifty-five thousand screaming fans on their feet, rocking the Metrodome and waving their Homer Hankies. Excellent pitching, timely hitting and a tense one-run game. -more-

Crosswalk flags missing in action

By Dan Krauss Special to the Daily Planet
Wednesday October 09, 2002
At least 3.000 cases of theft have occurred since December on Berkeley streets. That’s what city officials discovered last week when they reported missing and presumed stolen all of the bright orange flags intended for safety-wary pedestrians to brandish as they cross dangerous intersections. -more-

Starbucks urges just coffee

Gerry Argue East Bay Regional Director Starbucks Coffee Company
Wednesday October 09, 2002
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Giant’s Rueter returns home to start Game 1 of playoffs

By Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002
ST. LOUIS — Kirk Rueter’s smile just won’t go away. -more-

School board candidates go head to head

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 09, 2002
Board of Education members Shirley Issel and Terry Doran traded jabs with four challengers over the school district’s financial management and high school reform efforts during a debate at Berkeley High School Monday night. -more-

Traffic signals staying off?

Bob Laird Berkeley
Wednesday October 09, 2002
To the Editor: -more-

Traffic signals staying off?

Bob Laird Berkeley
Wednesday October 09, 2002
To the Editor: -more-

Warriors shine against Sonics in preseason play

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002
MISSOULA — Troy Murphy had 16 points and 12 rebounds Tuesday night, leading Golden State past the Seattle SuperSonics 84-75 in the first exhibition game for new Warriors coach Mike Musselman. -more-

Pro-Palestinian protesters file suit against university

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 09, 2002
Lawyers for UC Berkeley pro-Palestinian activists filed suit in Alameda County Superior Court Monday, seeking to block the use of police reports and videos in student conduct hearings for 32 protesters who participated in the April 9 takeover of the university’s Wheeler Hall. -more-

Getting back at City Council for bad building

Elliot Cohen Berkeley
Wednesday October 09, 2002
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Kuwaiti gunmen attack U.S. forces

By Diana Elias The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002
KUWAIT — Two Kuwaiti gunmen in a pickup truck attacked U.S. forces during war games Tuesday on an island in the Persian Gulf, killing one Marine and wounding another before they were shot to death by U.S. troops. Kuwait called the assault a “terrorist act.” -more-

City Council opposes war

Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Oakland airport gets federal screeners

Wednesday October 09, 2002

Sergeant takes stand in ‘Riders’ case

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Stanford celebrates accelerator

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Florida man returns to Oakland to face charges of stalking

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Missing girl’s car found torched in East Bay

Daily Planet Wire Service
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Ex-judge agrees to mediate homer fuss

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Bay Area Briefs

Wednesday October 09, 2002

Simon hammers Davis fund-raising

By Erica Werner The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Yosemite killer’s fate with jury

By Brian Melley The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Bush invokes Taft–Hartley, seeks to end port strike strike

By Leigh Strope The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

U.S. abortion rate is falling, report claims

By Sara Kugler The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Democrats axe forest thinning plan

By Robert Gehrke The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Now, a computer you can wear

By Elizabeth M. Gillepsia The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Two more California lawsuits filed against tobacco industry

The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002

Berkeley artist Tyler Hoare does touch up work on a statue nailed to a wooden post in San Francisco Bay.
Berkeley artist Tyler Hoare does touch up work on a statue nailed to a wooden post in San Francisco Bay.

Editorials

Bush speech wins cautious international welcome

By Deborah Seward The Associated Press
Wednesday October 09, 2002
MOSCOW — President Bush’s call for greater pressure on Iraq won guarded support in Asia and Australia on Tuesday, but his threats failed to overcome widespread skepticism in Europe, where most nations are deeply concerned by the prospects of war. -more-

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