Deep-fried peanut butter cups and twisty potatoes on a stick
Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton doesn't fail when it comes to new types of fried treats.

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Fourth of July events

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'Cash for clunkers'

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Special Report: Oakland Homicides

WHERE ARE THE MEN?
Women share their tears, grief but men are hard to crack. Also check out our interactive homicide map.

Heating up, cooling down

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	ABBA's Andersson shoots down London reunion talk TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks Madonna to pay tribute to Jackson in concert

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	New Zealand airline issues nude safety video Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker

Palin resigning as Alaska governor

(AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)

WASILLA, Alaska—Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.

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Booze on the block: liquor stores a drain on West Oakland community

In West Oakland, store owners and neighbors are at odds over whether the businesses are creating problems in the neighborhood or simply meeting demand for alcohol, tobacco and food.

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Federal judge fast-tracks lawsuit seeking to overturn same-sex marriage ban

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	Depot fire chief resigns after less than seven months Richmond fire displaces 10 Bay Fair BART reopens after report of gunman

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	Candid Cam: Al Davis speaks of childhood, how he was a 'tough S.O.B.' in Brooklyn


	A's reliever goes to bat for armed forces Lots of excuses as Giants fall

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	PC Web filters head to China


	Older job seekers struggle against age barrier 467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent

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	Weekend Top 10: Last chance to see 'Monty Python's Spamalot'


	King Tut exhibit is packing them in again Review: Vic Stewart's steaks a claim in Brentwood

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