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         <title><![CDATA[Tuesday storm will bring showers, powder peaks with snow]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Don't be surprised to see snow near the peak of Mount Diablo and along the East Bay hills Tuesday morning. A cold front is expected to pass through, bringing about a third of an inch of rain to lower elevations and two to three inches of snow above 2,500 feet, according to the National Weather]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Roman Gokhman&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:46:44 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toyota recalls 437,000 Prius, hybrids globally]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[TOKYO &mdash; Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid cars worldwide to fix brake problems &mdash; the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems at the world's largest automaker.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:59:26 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Berkeley OKs medical pot clinic move into former candy company]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Berkeley's City Council gave a longtime medical marijuana dispensary the green light to move its operations to the former Scharffen Berger chocolate building, over objections of a developer and a private school who threatened to sue the city over the move.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Doug Oakley&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 21:21:58 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Toyota recalling Prius in Japan for brakes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Automaker will soon disclose details of its global plans for a fix. ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:46:16 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Menlo Park, Atherton will try to reopen high-speed rail lawsuit]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[n Plaintiffs argue 
that documents showing true ridership numbers may have been manipulated]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Mike Rosenberg&lt;br&gt;San Mateo County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:40:49 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Burglars making numerous bathroom stops on UC Berkeley campus]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Burglars have been bringing tools into bathrooms at buildings across the campus and removing brass flushing hardware from the toilets, effectively dismantling more than three dozen commodes to date, campus police Chief Mitch Celaya said.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Sean Maher&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:25:54 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trial begins in twisted murder plot spanning Alameda, Contra Costa counties]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In a twisted tale that spans two counties, includes two homicides and involves a cast of characters ranging from a pair of drug dealers to a pizza delivery man who religiously monitors a police scanner, an Alameda County prosecutor began to try to convince a jury that Hezekiah Edwards, 26, and Stefon Johnson, 28, are guilty of a double-murder and should be sent to prison for the rest of their lives.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Paul T. Rosynsky&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:25:06 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[S.F. nightclub where Richmond man was fatally shot to close for 30 days]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A San Francisco nightclub that was the scene of a fatal shooting early Sunday has agreed to temporarily close its doors, according to the mayor's office.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Bay City News Service</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:17:08 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thirdhand smoke forms indoor carcinogens, Lawrence Berkeley lab scientists report]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Carcinogens form when 'thirdhand smoke' combines with common pollutant, researchers say]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Suzanne Bohan &lt;br&gt; Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 20:16:41 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Berkeley branch libraries to hold workshops on redesign progress]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[BERKELEY &mdash; The Berkeley Public Library is holding two more meetings where architectural design teams will present updates on the conceptual and schematic design phases of the branch library improvement projects.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Kristin Bender&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:53:09 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Contra Costa County Office of Education considers solar energy projects]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Officials estimate they could save $8.3 million in energy costs over 20 years]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Theresa Harrington&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:38:37 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Burglars making numerous bathroom stops on UC Berkeley campus]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Burglars have been bringing tools into bathrooms at buildings across the campus and removing brass flushing hardware from the toilets, effectively dismantling more than three dozen commodes to date, campus police Chief Mitch Celaya said.
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         <dc:creator>By Sean Maher&lt;br&gt;Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:27:03 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[History of discrimination cited against Mercury Insurance]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Department of Insurance released 275-page document that shows members of military were among many groups who had difficulty getting coverage.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Steven Harmon&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:25:32 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Woman found dead on side of Pittsburg road had been moved from shed]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[PITTSBURG &mdash; A woman found dead on the side of a city street of an apparent drug overdose last week was first found in a Bay Point garage where she had been staying and later moved to the road to be found, police said.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Paul Burgarino&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:01:29 PST]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alameda police investigate suspicious death of elderly woman]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Woman, 87, was found on the floor of her garage on Driftwood Lane]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Peter Hegarty&lt;br&gt;Staff Writer</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:57:27 PST]]></pubDate>
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