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Oracle hires former HP CEO Mark Hurd

Exactly a month after his departure from Hewlett-Packard, Hurd named co-president. He will help the company's expansion into commercial computer systems, CEO Larry Ellison says.

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Chevron may be seeking exemption from state environmental laws for its refinery rebuilding project

Halted by two court rulings, oil giant Chevron's Sacramento lobbying prompts environmentalists to fear a political gambit that could lead to increased pollution over the Bay Area.

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Giants beat Diamondbacks in 11th inning on Schierholtz's triple

Backup outfielder atones for being picked off first with a 2-run triple

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College football grades


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San Jose Earthquakes bring in Premier League veteran Richard Wright for tryout

The Earthquakes may have interest in adding the goaltender in the wake of starter Joe Cannon's injury, but the team would have to clear salary cap space for a signing to happen.

A's offense lifts Brett Anderson to win over Mariners

In a pregame move, Mazzaro is optioned to minors

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Candidate for governor Jerry Brown unveils first TV commercial

Kicking off a long-awaited TV ad campaign on Labor Day, the Brown campaign previewed a 30-second spot depicting the former governor as a frugal yet visionary leader who helped create 1.9 million jobs when he was governor in the late ’70s and early ’80s.

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FDA considers approving genetically modified salmon for human consumption

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve the first genetically modified animal for human consumption, a decision that is stirring controversy and could mark a turning point in the way American food is produced.

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Oracle hires former HP CEO Mark Hurd

Exactly a month after his departure from Hewlett-Packard, Hurd named co-president. He will help the company's expansion into commercial computer systems, CEO Larry Ellison says.

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Readers: SmartMeters interfere with baby monitors, other household gadgets

PG&E customers are complaining that SmartMeters interfere
with electronic devices, but the utility's keeping quiet on the issue.

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Novato kids get bumped from overbooked schools

Like overbooked airline passengers, 30 to 40 kids in Novato are getting bumped from their overenrolled schools two weeks after the first day of class - transfers that parents say are more about money and union contracts than childrens needs. Third-grader...

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Oakland keeps Abbots Bromley Horn Dance alive

Holding antlers aloft in the midday sun, about 120 dancers and a larger semicircle of onlookers gathered in Oaklands Joaquin Miller Park on Monday for an odd hunting ritual that entered historical record in medieval England - and still finds followers today...

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Revelers keep Abbots Bromley Horn Dance alive

Oh, deer! Thats likely to be the reaction from hikers and picnickers in the Oakland hills Monday when they stumble across a herd of more than 100 humans trotting through the redwoods in deer antlers. No, the horned hordes have not become unhinged. They will...

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Economy blamed for drop in births

If its true that sex is one of the best forms of free entertainment in a recession, the folks taking it to heart must be using protection - the nations birthrate has dropped to what may be the lowest level ever. Many Bay Area hospitals reported fewer births...

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Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program

A combative President Barack Obama rolled out a long-term jobs program Monday that would exceed $50 billion to rebuild roads, railways and runways, and coupled it with a blunt campaign-season assault on Republicans for causing Americans hard economic times...

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US wont say if blowout preventer on way to shore

The Justice Department wont say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BPs undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore. Spokeswoman Hannah August declined comment Monday. The 50-foot, 300-ton device, which was...