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         <title><![CDATA[Candid Cam: Al Davis speaks of childhood, how he was a 'tough S.O.B.' in Brooklyn]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[TWO DAYS before Al Davis' 80th birthday, the embattled but iconic Raiders patriarch appeared on Comcast SportsNet and reminisced about his childhood days in Brooklyn.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Cam Inman &lt;br&gt; Staff columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 3 Jul 2009 07:26:40 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Our Neighbors: Stockton Avenue Art Stroll coming up]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A S WE INTRODUCE the new Friday edition of this column, here are some quick-read items for your holiday weekend reading pleasure. The next Stockton Avenue Art Stroll in El Cerrito is 7 to 9 p.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>BAY AREA NEWS GROUP</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:31:00 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thomas Sowell: Discussion about medical care are a trip down the rabbit hole]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[MOST POLITICAL AND media discussions of medical care have an air of unreality reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. There is an abundance of catch-phrases but remarkably few coherent arguments.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Syndicated columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2009 17:22:46 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pat Craig: June was a bad month for celebrities]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[With something like 10 celebrity deaths, from Michael Jackson to Billy Mays, June was a tough month]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Pat Craig&lt;br&gt;CONTRA COSTA TIMES</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2009 16:33:56 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Our Neighbors: Downtown streetscape improvement dedication set]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The next Music on the Main concert from the Richmond Main Street Initiative will be a double-duty affair, also serving as the official dedication of streetscape improvements to the city's historic downtown.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Chris Treadway&lt;br&gt;West County Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:58:34 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tony Hicks: Here are some foolproof tips for a safe barbecue season.]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Rule 1: Grilling should normally be done outside the house. ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Tony Hicks&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 2 Jul 2009 14:00:39 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Inman: T.O. can relate to Gloved One, and other notes]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[LADIES AND gentlemen, start your short-attention spans: Sports' all-time "Jackson 5:" Reggie, Bo, Phil, Keith and Shoeless Joe. True story: Terrell Owens won a Michael Jackson look-alike contest at age 10, attracted more attention by strutting home through downtown Alexander City (Ala.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Cam Inman&lt;br&gt;Staff columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 Jul 2009 22:40:54 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ruben Navarrette Jr: Was court's decision in New Haven case judicial activism? You bet]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[AS ONE WHO is critical of racial preferences, I'm surprised to find myself disappointed in the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, a case involving a group of mostly white firefighters in New Haven, Conn.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Syndicated columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:52:58 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gary Bogue: Hot Dogs: Don't leave your dog in a car when it's hot outside]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[They called them "Hot Dogs." A retired animal control officer explains what happened when he responded to a dog locked in a hot car. ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Gary Bogue&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 Jul 2009 16:52:11 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Voros: GM's failure to innovate with Toyota]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The marriage of General Motors and Toyota in Fremont, affectionately known as NUMMI, ended Monday after some 25 years of what appears to have been a lopsided affair, where the love of profitable innovation was a one-way street.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>Drew Voros, Business editor</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 1 Jul 2009 07:33:23 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Poole: D-Train derailed but still battling to make it back]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[OAKLANDBASEBALL WAS concerned about steroids, concerned about losing America's youth, concerned about perceptions that it was indifferent to issues of diversity in a country growing more diverse by the minute.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Monte Poole&lt;br&gt;Staff columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:57:42 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Red light sensors and exit lane cheaters]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Queen: The Queen would once again like to acknowledge the amazing response to her question about the origin of the phrase, "The vessel with the pestle.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>BAY AREA NEWS GROUP</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:34:50 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Gary Bogue: Cats: What is it with cats and the morning paper?]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[When she sits down to read the paper, her cat sits on her lap so she can't read. Gary says it's the lap he's interested in, not the paper.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Gary Bogue&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:57:12 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tom Purcell: Fourth of July at Eddie Gabor's house, a symbol of America]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[WHEN I drove by Eddie Gabor's old house, I was transported back 20 years &mdash; back to the wonderful Fourth of July outings my family once enjoyed there.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Tom Purcell&lt;br&gt;Syndicated columnis</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:54:16 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Inman: A decade later, women's soccer triumph resonates]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A decade later, the triumph by the 1999 U.S. Women's Soccer team resonates throughout our land]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Cam Inman&lt;br&gt;Staff columnist</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:04:25 PDT]]></pubDate>
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