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Zimbabwe’s Neighboring Nations Turn Against Mugabe
From Free Internet Press June 19, 2008 Zimbabwe’s neighboring nations turned against Robert Mugabe Thursday as pre-election violence against opposition supporters intensified and spread to new areas of the country. Pro-government militias were reported to…
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Herrera Sues ExxonMobil
for Refusal to Clean Up Decades of Pollution
at Fisherman’s WharfFrom the Office of City Attorney Dennis Herrera June 19, 2008 Oil Conglomerate’s Defiance Causes Continuing Release of Hazardous Materials Into Soil, Groundwater and Bay, According to City’s Complaint City Attorney Dennis Herrera today filed…
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Berkeley Oak Grove Supporter Joins Tree Sit Protest
By Josh Wolf June 19, 2008 As the battle between tree sitters in the Oak Grove near the Berkeley stadium, and arborists hired by the university to cut traverse lines and remove platforms continued for…
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San Francisco D3 Candidates Jockey for Position
Ten of the eleven candidates for San Francisco District 3 Supervisor held a debate yesterday at the Holiday Inn. Photos by Luke Thomas By Gino Rembetes June 17, 2008 Harold Brown thinks building heights should…
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Supes May Seek New Approach to Closing Mirant Plant
Supervisor Sophie Maxwell is backing a plan to move San Francisco towards public power generation by replacing the aging and polluting Mirant power plant with four City-owned natural gas-burning power plants. Photo by Luke Thomas…
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Well-known Same-Sex Couple
First to Wed in San Francisco, AgainOfficiated by Mayor Gavin Newsom, Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon became the first same-sex couple to wed in San Francisco yesterday following the state Supreme Court’s decision last month to legalize same-sex marriage. Photos by…
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Gore Endorses Obama
Former Vice President Al Gore File photo by Luke Thomas From the Barack Obama Campaign June 16, 2008 “A few hours from now I will step on stage in Detroit, Michigan to announce my support…
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