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Bye-bye boom, Mayor looks to curb car stereo noise

By Matthew Artz Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002
Berkeley may lower the boom on car stereo systems that some residents say have gotten out of hand. -more-

Bonds unanimous pick for fifth MVP award

By Ronald Blum The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
NEW YORK — Barry Bonds became baseball’s first five-time Most Valuable Player, winning the NL award unanimously Monday. -more-

The costs of affordable housing

Edwin Allen Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002
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UC’s admissions policy wins support

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002
Despite critics’ fears, the University of California’s “comprehensive review” admissions policy has not lowered academic standards or skirted a ban on the consideration of race in admissions, according to a new study. -more-

Beane stays in Oakland

By Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
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Still no to heights

Carl A. Adams Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002
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BART ponders next step after defeat

By David Scharfenberg Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002
A week after voters narrowly defeated a $1.05 billion bond to seismically retrofit BART facilities, the transit agency is searching for new sources of funding. -more-

Oakland pummels Denver

By Dave Goldberg The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
DENVER — The Oakland Raiders turned Monday Night Football’s anniversary celebration into a record-setting show for their old folks. -more-

Not music to the ears

Greg Schlappich Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002
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Residents bored by election

By Kurtis Alexander Daily Planet Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002
Berkeley voters last Tuesday were in keeping with the statewide trend of avoiding election polls in record numbers. -more-

International law and the U.S.

Wendy Markel Berkeley
Tuesday November 12, 2002
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Iraqi parliament condemns U.N. resolution on weapons inspectors

By Sameer N. Yacoub The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi lawmakers denounced a tough, new U.N. resolution on weapons inspections Monday as dishonest, provocative and worthy of rejection — despite the risk of war. But parliament said it ultimately will trust whatever President Saddam Hussein decides. -more-

East Bay park district accepts livestock grazing proposals

Tuesday November 12, 2002
The East Bay Regional Park District is seeking written proposals for livestock grazing on 2,860 acres at Black Diamond Regional Preserve in Antioch. -more-

Girl, 15, becomes Oakland’s 97th

Tuesday November 12, 2002
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Oakland girl found

The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
OAKLAND — A 12-year-old girl missing since last week was found unharmed Monday morning in Oakland, police said. -more-

Cuba and U.S. group collaborate on preserving uncovered manuscripts

By Alexandra Olson The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
HAVANA — A rejected epilogue for Ernest Hemingway’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” a 1941 letter from Ingrid Bergman and more than 20 letters from the 19-year-old Italian contessa he was in love with are among thousands of the author’s documents Cuba is making available to outside scholars. -more-

Suspect arrested in 13 sex attacks

Tuesday November 12, 2002
LONG BEACH — A man believed to be the serial rapist who terrorized women in California and Washington state for more than eight years was arrested three days after police stopped him on an unrelated drug charge and performed DNA tests. -more-

L.A. restaurateur pays $35,000 for rare, 2.2-pound Italian mushroom

Staff
Tuesday November 12, 2002
LOS ANGELES — It was no trifle truffle. -more-

Solar flares on sun intrigue scientists

Tuesday November 12, 2002
SUNSPOT, N.M. — Scientists say they have made the unprecedented discovery of solar flares erupting almost simultaneously on opposite sides of the sun. -more-

Cargo congestion finally eases at West Coast ports

Tuesday November 12, 2002
LOS ANGELES — The turnaround time for container ships at the West Coast’s largest ports has returned to normal but fewer container ships are showing up, scared away by a shutdown that resulted in a month of congestion and delays. -more-

California reaches settlement, saves $1.4 billion in energy deal

By Jim Wasserman The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
SACRAMENTO — California has reached its first settlement with an energy producer it accused of overcharging the state last year, trimming $1.4 billion from a $4.3 billion long-term contract with an Oklahoma energy producer and reaping about $400 million more in refunds. -more-

Rural Alaskans near epicenter describe giant temblor’s power

By Doug O’Harra The Associated Press
Tuesday November 12, 2002
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Haze clearing over Colorado’s parks

Tuesday November 12, 2002
DENVER — The haze over Colorado’s national parks dissipated throughout the 1990s thanks to cooperation among Western states and cleaner power plants and fuels, a federal study shows. -more-

Lawsuit over beached shipwreck expected to go the jury this week

Tuesday November 12, 2002
ORTLAND, Ore. — What’s left of the wreck of the New Carissa could finally be removed from the Oregon coast if the state wins a lawsuit expected to go to jury this week. -more-

Matthew Artz/Daily Planet Staff Ronald Rugato is urging city officials to crack down on drivers who blast their car stereos. On Tuesday, City Council will consider a measure to give police more power in targeting such motorists.
Matthew Artz/Daily Planet Staff Ronald Rugato is urging city officials to crack down on drivers who blast their car stereos. On Tuesday, City Council will consider a measure to give police more power in targeting such motorists.

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Team Berkeley makes waves in Sydney

By Kathryn Klages Special to the Daily Planet
Tuesday November 12, 2002
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