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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Berkeley</title>
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		<title>UC Berkeley awards honorary degrees to former students sent to WWII internment campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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UC Berkeley awards degrees to WWII internees

BERKELEY, Calif. — Forty-two former University of California, Berkeley students have received their diplomas nearly seven decades after their studies were disrupted when they were sent to internment camps during World War II.
The Japanese Americans, now in their 80s, were awarded honorary degrees at a special ceremony Sunday at ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-berkeley-awards-honorary-degrees-to-former-students-sent-to-wwii-internment-campus-243938/">UC Berkeley awards honorary degrees to former students sent to WWII internment campus</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
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UC students occupy buildings to protest fee hike

BERKELEY, Calif. — Students barricaded themselves inside buildings on University of California campuses to protest a 32 percent increase in student fees and budget cuts that have led to slashed programs and lost jobs.
Demonstrators at UC Berkeley occupied Wheeler Hall on Friday and hung a sign from a .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-students-protest-32-percent-fee-hike-by-occupying-campus-buildings-233812/">UC students protest 32 percent fee hike by occupying campus buildings</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UC Berkeley students rally on campus against vote to hike undergraduate fees by 32 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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UC Berkeley students protest student fee hike

BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California Berkeley students protesting a 32 percent increase in student fees barricaded themselves Friday inside part of a campus building.
The demonstrators occupied Wheeler Hall and hung a sign out of a window that read &#8220;32 Percent Hike, 900 layoffs,&#8221; with the word &#8220;Class&#8221; crossed .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-berkeley-students-rally-on-campus-against-vote-to-hike-undergraduate-fees-by-32-percent-233657/">UC Berkeley students rally on campus against vote to hike undergraduate fees by 32 percent</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters march, chant at UCLA as regents consider boosting student fees at universities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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Protesters gather at UCLA to oppose UC fee hike

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of protesters chanted, marched and took over a building Thursday on the UCLA campus, where University of California regents were scheduled to vote on a 32 percent student fee increase.
The UC Board of Regents is considering boosting undergraduate fees — the equivalent of ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesters-march-chant-at-ucla-as-regents-consider-boosting-student-fees-at-universities-232575/">Protesters march, chant at UCLA as regents consider boosting student fees at universities</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prosecutors: Oakland man murdered girlfriend&#8217;s child, then killed her to keep her from telling</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Calif man charged with murdering girlfriend, child

OAKLAND, Calif. — Prosecutors say a 38-year-old Oakland man killed his girlfriend&#8217;s young son, dumped his body in the water, then killed her to stop her from telling anyone.
Charles Martin III was charged Tuesday with two counts of murder with special circumstances, making him eligible for the death penalty .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prosecutors-oakland-man-murdered-girlfriends-child-then-killed-her-to-keep-her-from-telling-232065/">Prosecutors: Oakland man murdered girlfriend&#8217;s child, then killed her to keep her from telling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of Calif. committee backs 32 percent student fee hike; 14 arrested for disruption</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael R. Blood</dc:creator>
		
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University of Calif. headed to 32 percent fee hike

LOS ANGELES — The University of California is preparing to ask students to pay $2,500 more over two years, a plan that has drawn protest at two major campuses.
President Mark Yudof told reporters Wednesday he couldn&#8217;t rule out raising student fees again if the state is unable ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-calif-committee-backs-32-percent-student-fee-hike-14-arrested-for-disruption-231986/">Original article on  : University of Calif. committee backs 32 percent student fee hike; 14 arrested for disruption</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless because the hikers strayed across the border from Iraq.
The announcement comes as Washington and Tehran are deadlocked in negotiations ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-accuses-3-detained-americans-of-espionage-223208/">Iran accuses 3 detained Americans of espionage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ninjas and seaweed and fish, &#8216;Oh my!&#8217; Calif. students assemble record sushi roll</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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UC Berkeley students roll a giant serpent of sushi

BERKELEY, Calif. — It was the roll of a lifetime.
Hundreds of amateur sushi chefs at the University of California, Berkeley got their hands fishy Sunday as they assembled a 330-foot California roll.
A university spokeswoman says Sunday&#8217;s rice-and-seaweed monstrosity is the largest of its kind ever rolled, surpassing ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ninjas-and-seaweed-and-fish-oh-my-calif-students-assemble-record-sushi-roll-222871/">Read : Ninjas and seaweed and fish, &#8216;Oh my!&#8217; Calif. students assemble record sushi roll</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UC Berkeley faculty to athletics department: Stop running in the red</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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UC Berkeley faculty wants sports subsidies stopped

BERKELEY, Calif. — Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley, are crying foul about the millions of dollars in subsidies directed to the school&#8217;s athletic department.
The campus Academic Senate on Thursday voted 91-68 in favor of a nonbinding resolution calling for an end to campus support of the Department ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-berkeley-faculty-to-athletics-department-stop-running-in-the-red-219915/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : UC Berkeley faculty to athletics department: Stop running in the red</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gore curriculum: Classes study vampires, zombies to unlock the meaning of monsters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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Monster classes probe new vein of scholarship

BERKELEY, Calif. — Most college students put in a monster study session or two. Marina Levina&#8217;s students get to spend sessions studying monsters.
The course, &#8220;Film Topics: Monster Movies,&#8221; at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of a number around the country that mix scares and scholarship, using zombies, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gore-curriculum-classes-study-vampires-zombies-to-unlock-the-meaning-of-monsters-210748/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Gore curriculum: Classes study vampires, zombies to unlock the meaning of monsters</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Families of detained hikers in Iran say new video shows they were on harmless vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Families of US hikers held in Iran release video

BERKELEY, Calif. — The families of three Americans being held in Iran plan to release video footage that they say proves the three were simply on vacation and had no underhand intentions when they strayed across the border.
Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Josh Fattal, 27, ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/families-of-detained-hikers-in-iran-say-new-video-shows-they-were-on-harmless-vacation-208213/">Families of detained hikers in Iran say new video shows they were on harmless vacation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Families of 3 Americans detained in Iran submit petition seeking their release</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Relatives of three American hikers detained in Iran are appealing to authorities for their quick release.

A petition, signed by 2,500 people, was submitted Thursday to the Iranian Mission to the United Nations in New York.
Twenty-seven-year-old Shane Bauer, 31-year-old Sarah Shourd and 27-year-old Josh Fattal were detained in late July after straying over ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/families-of-3-americans-detained-in-iran-submit-petition-seeking-their-release-197486/">Read : Families of 3 Americans detained in Iran submit petition seeking their release</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puff n&#8217; stuff: Jelly, chocolate-filled marshmallows make the snack scene</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — If you&#8217;re still using plain old vanilla marshmallows at your campfire or in your cocoa, you&#8217;re out of touch.

The next generation of marshmallow lovers is amping the flavor of their puffy confections, taking their s&#8217;mores to new heights with tricks like slicing and stuffing them. And the marshmallow industry is taking notice.
Long .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puff-n-stuff-jelly-chocolate-filled-marshmallows-make-the-snack-scene-185192/">Puff n&#8217; stuff: Jelly, chocolate-filled marshmallows make the snack scene</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporters hold vigils to mark two-month captivity of hikers in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Family and friends of three U.S. hikers held in Iran gathered for vigils around the country Wednesday, hoping for their quick release but buoyed by news that they&#8217;re coping with detention.

&#8220;We do believe the light that burns tonight will travel to where they are being held in Tehran and that they will .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supporters-hold-vigils-to-mark-two-month-captivity-of-hikers-in-iran-183371/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Supporters hold vigils to mark two-month captivity of hikers in Iran</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporters hold vigils to mark two-month captivity of hikers in Iran. Adds byline.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Supporters marked the two months since three U.S. hikers were arrested in Iran for illegal entry with vigils Wednesday calling for their release.

Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were detained after straying over the border during a hike in northern Iraq. All three are graduates of the University of California, Berkeley.
Vigils ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supporters-hold-vigils-to-mark-two-month-captivity-of-hikers-in-iran-adds-byline-183300/" title="Supporters hold vigils to mark two-month captivity of hikers in Iran. Adds byline.">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Supporters hold vigils nationwide to mark 2 months of captivity for US hikers detained in Iran</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Supporters of three American hikers detained in Iran are planning vigils around the country to draw attention to their plight.

The vigils Wednesday are being held two months after Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd were detained for illegal entry after straying over the border during a hike in northern Iraq. All .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/supporters-hold-vigils-nationwide-to-mark-2-months-of-captivity-for-us-hikers-detained-in-iran-182847/" title="Supporters hold vigils nationwide to mark 2 months of captivity for US hikers detained in Iran">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of California students, professors, workers protest budget cuts, tuition hikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Chea</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California students, professors and other employees rallied Thursday to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, enrollment cuts, course reductions and higher fees.

Rallies, teach-ins and class walkouts were held at all 10 system campuses, and a union representing technical and research workers held a one-day strike to ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-california-students-professors-workers-protest-budget-cuts-tuition-hikes-177966/" title="University of California students, professors, workers protest budget cuts, tuition hikes">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>University of California students, professors, workers rally to protest budget cuts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Students, professors and other employees at the University of California&#8217;s 10 campuses are rallying to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, course reductions and higher fees.

Rallies, teach-ins and class walkouts are expected during the systemwide protest Thursday, which is the first day of classes at eight of UC&#8217;s .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/university-of-california-students-professors-workers-rally-to-protest-budget-cuts-177801/">Original source &nbsp;: University of California students, professors, workers rally to protest budget cuts</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Bravado, mental illness or both? Garrido&#8217;s recent actions factored into arrest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/bravado-mental-illness-or-both-garridos-recent-actions-factored-into-arrest-160758/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Leff</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — In the days before his arrest, cracks showed in the elaborate facade authorities say Phillip Garrido built to conceal the girl he kidnapped, raped and imprisoned — and those cracks were of Garrido&#8217;s own making.

The registered sex offender and parolee hand-delivered to the FBI&#8217;s San Francisco office on Aug. 24 a screed ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bravado-mental-illness-or-both-garridos-recent-actions-factored-into-arrest-160758/">Bravado, mental illness or both? Garrido&#8217;s recent actions factored into arrest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect in Dugard kidnapping raised no red flags among customers, despite odd behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Wohlsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — To those who did business with him, Phillip Garrido was a quirky printing company owner who produced business cards, brochures and flyers for people in his town. His main source of help was a young soft-spoken woman he introduced as his daughter.

Former clients of Garrido are now horrified that the woman was  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/suspect-in-dugard-kidnapping-raised-no-red-flags-among-customers-despite-odd-behavior-156514/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Families call for return of 3 Americans detained in Iran while hiking 1 month ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Family members of three Americans who were detained in Iran a month ago called for their safe return Monday, saying the backpackers&#8217; unauthorized entry into the Middle Eastern country was a &#8220;regrettable mistake.&#8221;

Shane Bauer, 27, Josh Fattal, 27, and Sarah Shourd, 31, were taken into custody by Iranian authorities July 31 after .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/families-call-for-return-of-3-americans-detained-in-iran-while-hiking-1-month-ago-155707/">Source article &nbsp;: Families call for return of 3 Americans detained in Iran while hiking 1 month ago</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Police agencies in California review open cases as more details of kidnapping case come forth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Elias</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANTIOCH, Calif. — Police on Saturday searched the home and property of a California couple charged with kidnapping a little girl 18 years ago, looking for evidence linking them to other open cases in the area, including the unsolved murders of prostitutes.

Police also wrapped yellow crime scene tape around the property next door to the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-agencies-in-california-review-open-cases-as-more-details-of-kidnapping-case-come-forth-153781/">Original source &nbsp;: Police agencies in California review open cases as more details of kidnapping case come forth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UC Berkeley officers&#8217; suspicions led to arrest of suspect in kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terence Chea</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Two quick-thinking police employees at the University of California, Berkeley described Friday how they set in motion Jaycee Lee Dugard&#8217;s release after nearly two decades of captivity when they encountered her alleged captor on campus.

Phillip Garrido, who was distributing bizarre religious material with two girls in tow, seemed incoherent and mentally unstable, .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/uc-berkeley-officers-suspicions-led-to-arrest-of-suspect-in-kidnapping-of-jaycee-lee-dugard-153165/">UC Berkeley officers&#8217; suspicions led to arrest of suspect in kidnapping of Jaycee Lee Dugard</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Questions haunt neighbors, police who came in contact with accused California kidnapper</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Collins</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ANTIOCH, Calif. — His neighbors knew he was a registered sex offender. Kids on his block called him &#8220;Creepy Phil&#8221; and kept their distance. Parole agents and local law enforcement regularly visited his home and found nothing unusual, even after a neighbor complained children were living in a complex of tents in his backyard.

For 18 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/questions-haunt-neighbors-police-who-came-in-contact-with-accused-california-kidnapper-153054/">Original article on  : Questions haunt neighbors, police who came in contact with accused California kidnapper</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Woman kidnapped as child resurfaces after 18 years in Calif</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Samantha Young</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Joyous, miraculous news that a little girl kidnapped nearly two decades ago was found alive gave way Thursday to the horrifying details of how police say she has lived all those years: kept in captivity by a convicted rapist in his backyard and forced to bear two of his children.

Jaycee Lee Dugard, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/woman-kidnapped-as-11-year-old-surfaces-after-disturbing-18-years-in-captivity-in-california-151945/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Woman kidnapped as child resurfaces after 18 years in Calif</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protesters call for firing of UC Berkeley law professor who wrote interrogation memos for Bush</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Anti-war activists protested Monday at the University of California, Berkeley to call for the firing of a law professor who co-wrote legal memos that critics say were used to justify the torture of suspected terrorists.

Campus police arrested at least four people who refused to leave the university&#8217;s law school building.
The demonstrators said ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protesters-call-for-firing-of-uc-berkeley-law-professor-who-wrote-interrogation-memos-for-bush-142156/">Original article on  : Protesters call for firing of UC Berkeley law professor who wrote interrogation memos for Bush</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dynavax says Deborah Smeltzer will leave CFO post in 2009, after 4 year with company</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Biotechnology company Dynavax Technologies Corp. said Friday Chief Financial Officer Deborah Smeltzer plans to retire by the end of the year.

The company did not say why Smeltzer, 55, is retiring. She has been with the company as CFO since January 2005. Before joining Dynavax, she was general manager of Applied Biosystems&#8217; genetic ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dynavax-says-deborah-smeltzer-will-leave-cfo-post-in-2009-after-4-year-with-company-133965/">Dynavax says Deborah Smeltzer will leave CFO post in 2009, after 4 year with company</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In digital age, Pittsburgh shooter&#8217;s online rants were like cybertrees in a huge cyberforest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 06:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jocelyn Noveck</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — In hindsight, it seems so obvious. We look back at the creepy online ramblings of a tortured soul like George Sodini and realize we should have known all along of the horrors to come.

That is, if anyone actually read Sodini&#8217;s Web page before he sprayed bullets into a suburban Pittsburgh fitness class, .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-digital-age-pittsburgh-shooters-online-rants-were-like-cybertrees-in-a-huge-cyberforest-132028/">In digital age, Pittsburgh shooter&#8217;s online rants were like cybertrees in a huge cyberforest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iran arrests 3 Americans for illegally crossing border, lawmaker says spy charges considered</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nasser Karimi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has arrested three Americans for illegally entering the country from neighboring Iraq and a prominent Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday that authorities were investigating whether to charge them with spying.

A U.S. official rejected the allegation, and a security official in Iraq said the three were merely backpackers who got lost while hiking ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iran-arrests-3-americans-for-illegally-crossing-border-lawmaker-says-spy-charges-considered-130884/">Iran arrests 3 Americans for illegally crossing border, lawmaker says spy charges considered</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomats pressing Iranians for status of 3 Americans thought to have crossed border from Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Family members of the three Americans being held in Iran after they apparently illegally crossed the border from Iraq said they are concerned for the safety of the group.

Friends and family say freelance journalist Shane Bauer, his girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, and a third companion, Joshua Fattal, were adventuresome travelers who accidentally stumbled .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/diplomats-pressing-iranians-for-status-of-3-americans-thought-to-have-crossed-border-from-iraq-129822/">Diplomats pressing Iranians for status of 3 Americans thought to have crossed border from Iraq</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Friend: Americans missing in Iran were hiking in wrong place; family asks for safe return</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Freelance journalist Shane Bauer planned to cover the elections in northern Iraq&#8217;s self-ruled Kurdish region. His girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, was going with him on a backpacking trip. Another friend stayed put, under the weather with a cold.

Now, Bauer, Shourd and a third companion, Joshua Fattal, are believed to be held by Iranian ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/friend-americans-missing-in-iran-were-hiking-in-wrong-place-family-asks-for-safe-return-129609/">Friend: Americans missing in Iran were hiking in wrong place; family asks for safe return</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Friend: American missing in Iran were hiking in wrong place; family asks for safe return</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — Freelance journalist Shane Bauer planned to cover the elections in northern Iraq&#8217;s self-ruled Kurdish region. His girlfriend, Sarah Shourd, was going with him on a backpacking trip. Another friend stayed put, under the weather with a cold.

Now, Bauer, Shourd and a third companion, Joshua Fattal, are believed to be held by Iranian .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/friend-american-missing-in-iran-were-hiking-in-wrong-place-family-asks-for-safe-return-129497/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Friend: American missing in Iran were hiking in wrong place; family asks for safe return</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio budget strives to put solar power in financial reach of more residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Majors</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio&#8217;s latest budget seeks to put solar power in the financial reach of Ohio residents by addressing the cost of installation, the biggest barrier to the renewable energy technology&#8217;s large-scale deployment.

Now the onus falls on cities and townships across the state to carry the vision forward.
The budget approved earlier this month enables .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ohio-budget-strives-to-put-solar-power-in-financial-reach-of-more-residents-125487/" title="Ohio budget strives to put solar power in financial reach of more residents">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter, Internet play a key role in China&#8217;s latest bout of ethnic unrest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexa Olesen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — The brawl between Han Chinese and Uighurs in southern China was scarcely covered by state media, but accounts and photos spread quickly via the Internet and became a spark that helped ignite deadly riots thousands of miles away in the Uighur homeland.

Even in tightly controlled China, relatively unfettered commentaries and images circulating on ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/twitter-internet-play-a-key-role-in-chinas-latest-bout-of-ethnic-unrest-102081/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Twitter, Internet play a key role in China&#8217;s latest bout of ethnic unrest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Small businesses brace for impact as broke California sends out IOUs instead of cash</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/small-businesses-brace-for-impact-as-broke-california-sends-out-ious-instead-of-cash-98316/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Locke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Business consultant Katrina Kennedy has taken her young son out of preschool and put a family vacation on hold. Dairyman Mike O&#8217;Kelly is wondering whether he is going to have to let employees go.

The problem? They rely on contracts with state agencies for much of their business and, cash-strapped California may start ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/small-businesses-brace-for-impact-as-broke-california-sends-out-ious-instead-of-cash-98316/" title="Small businesses brace for impact as broke California sends out IOUs instead of cash">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New edition of road trip guide out with trip ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — If you&#8217;re thinking about a road trip and you need more than a map to help you plan, Avalon Travel Books is out with a new edition of &#8220;Road Trip USA&#8221; ($29.95).

Chapters break the options for border-to-border and coast-to-coast cross-country drives into 11 routes:
—Pacific Coast, 1,500 miles on a mostly two-lane route ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-edition-of-road-trip-guide-out-with-trip-ideas-82043/">New edition of road trip guide out with trip ideas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China cracks down on Twitter, other social media ahead of Tiananmen anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Chinese authorities shut down blogs, Internet forums and social media sites such as Twitter in an apparent attempt to stem online political discussion ahead of Thursday&#8217;s 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on 1989&#8217;s Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

As in past years, dissidents were rounded up and shipped out of Beijing and foreign media ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-cracks-down-on-twitter-other-social-media-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary-70391/">Read more : China cracks down on Twitter, other social media ahead of Tiananmen anniversary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China crackdown ahead of Tiananmen anniversary rounds up dissidents, blocks Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Ahead of the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square this week, Chinese authorities have rounded up dissidents and shipped them out of town. Now, they&#8217;ve even shut down Twitter.

Along with their usual methods of muzzling dissent, the authorities extended their efforts Tuesday to silence social networking sites that might foster ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-crackdown-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary-rounds-up-dissidents-blocks-twitter-69992/">China crackdown ahead of Tiananmen anniversary rounds up dissidents, blocks Twitter</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hackers steal personal information from UC Berkeley health services database; 160,000 notified</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hackers-steal-personal-information-from-uc-berkeley-health-services-database-160000-notified-56910/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 09:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Dearen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO — University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others.

The university said data include Social Security numbers, birth dates, health insurance information and some medical records dating back to 1999. Personal medical records — such ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hackers-steal-personal-information-from-uc-berkeley-health-services-database-160000-notified-56910/">Hackers steal personal information from UC Berkeley health services database; 160,000 notified</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Book advises &#8216;Travel Therapy&#8217; for whatever ails you</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — Whether you are recovering from an illness, getting over a lost love, exhausted from everyday stress, celebrating a milestone or reinventing yourself, a new book called &#8220;Travel Therapy: Where Do You Need To Go?&#8221; has suggestions on destinations and activities that match your frame of mind.

The new $20 paperback from Berkeley-based Seal .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/book-advises-travel-therapy-for-whatever-ails-you-41094/">Book advises &#8216;Travel Therapy&#8217; for whatever ails you</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study: More undergrads take out pricey private student loans to pay for college</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERKELEY, Calif. — A study finds the number of college students taking out private student loans has risen sharply in recent years.

The report released Tuesday by the Berkeley, Calif.-based Project on Student Debt found that the percentage of all undergraduates who took private loans rose from 5 percent in 2003-04 to 14 percent in 2007-08.
At ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-more-undergrads-take-out-pricey-private-student-loans-to-pay-for-college-32593/">Study: More undergrads take out pricey private student loans to pay for college</a>.]]></description>
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