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Suburban Residents Enraged By 'Thinly Veiled' Critique Of Their Parenting In New Book

Posted 01.03.2012

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PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Oh no, she didn't! Local mother Siah Fried, 40, compiled her anecdotal essays of kids, school, scouts and sports -- in short,...

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Man Jailed After Driving 35 Miles With Wife Clinging To Hood

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: San Joaquin County Jail, Minivan, Pleasanton, Hypothermia, Christopher Michael Carroll, Manteca, Los Angeles News

MANTECA, Calif. — The woman desperately gripped a windshield wiper blade, her body splayed across the hood of the minivan as it raced down a Norther...

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Yes, There Are Tea Partiers in the Bay Area

Phil Bronstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Phil Bronstein

A lot of San Franciscans seem horrified at the Tea Party phenomenon. I'm interested in the people behind the provocation of conservative thinking right here in the heartland of Nancy Pelosi, so I invited two Tea Partiers to San Francisco for a friendly chat.

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Will Zoe Loefgrin Vote $108 Billion For European Banks While California Goes Bankrupt?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jane Hamsher

How will Loefgin justify giving $108 billion in loan guarantees to European banks while her own state goes bankrupt? How will anybody?

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