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class="sfg_pol001" id="news_poll_id">  <h3>THE QUESTION</h3> <p class="question">Should the Olympic torch run in S.F. be canceled?</p> <div class="answer">Yes, too much potential for a melee</div> <div class="result_block"> <div class="graphic" style="width:19px; background:#CC3300"> </div> <div class="percentage">19%</div> </div><div class="clear"></div> <div class="answer">No, ceremony can't bow to protests</div> <div class="result_block"> <div class="graphic" style="width:81px; background:#0000CC"> </div> <div class="percentage">81%</div> </div> <div class="total">Total Votes: 103</div>  <div class="clearfix"> <form name="form_news_poll_id" class="polls_form" action="javascript:makeremote_voter('/polls/2008/04/08/torch', 'news_poll_id');" method="post"> <input type="submit" value="VOTE" class="voteButton"/> <a class="disclaimer" href="javascript:makeDisclaimer()">Disclaimer</a> </form> </div> <div class="clearfix"> <p class="more-polls"><a 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<a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/29/HOPOVBK0B.DTL" border="0"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/03/29_t/ho_urbangarden08_106_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <div class="desc"> <p>Green- thumbed guerrillas cultivate empty lots.</p> </div> </div><div class="item clearfix"> <h4><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/31/BAIMVHBG9.DTL">Stanford Economics</a></h4> <a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/31/BAIMVHBG9.DTL" border="0"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/03/31_t/ba_poor_stanford_140_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <div class="desc"> <p>Low-income students enter a new financial universe.</p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div>   <div class="sfg_chr001"> <h2>TODAY'S CHRONICLE</h2> <a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/"><img class="chronicle" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/front/00_t.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p>View Section:</p> <form name="chr001form" class="chronicle clearfix" action="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artlist.cgi" method="get"> <select class="chronicle" name="key" onchange="if (this.selectedIndex > 0) document.chr001form.submit();"> <option value="MN" selected="selected">-- select --</option> <option value="ED">Commentary</option> <option value="BA">Bay Area</option> <option value="SP">Sports</option> <option value="MN">News</option> <option value="BU">Business</option> <option value="DD">Datebook</option> </select> <input name="d" type="hidden" value="/c/a/2008/04/08"/> <img class="submit" name="Go" alt="Go" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/gobutton_31x17.gif"/> </form> </div>   </div> </div> <div class="column2 ">      <div class="sfg_hed001 hed_module"><div class="w410"> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAD4101QFL.DTL">Olympic Torch Arrives In San Francisco</a></h2> <a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAD4101QFL.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/04/08_t/mn_planned_run_t.gif" alt="Olympic Torch Arrives In San Francisco"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> The Olympic flame arrived from Paris early this morning under cover of darkness and security typically reserved for head-of-state visits, with no protesters evident at SFO. </p> <p class="breaking">Chronicle Breaking News 9:48 AM</p> <ul class="multimedia"> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAD4101QFL.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_comment.gif" alt=""/> Comment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAD4101QFL.DTL&o=0"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_photo.gif" alt="Photos"/> Photos</a></li> </ul> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MNON101EA2.DTL">S.F. treats torch run as a hot potato</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN6L101A0U.DTL">Pro-Tibet protesters climb Golden Gate Bridge cables</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAGJ101E0E.DTL">Nevius: Put out torch before someone gets burned</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/w000544D22.DTL">Petraeus Recommends Troop Pause</a></h2> <a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/w000544D22.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/04/09_t/mn_iraq107_t.gif" alt="Petraeus Recommends Troop Pause"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> The U.S. general commanding the Iraq war called for an open-ended suspension of U.S. troop withdrawals this summer. </p> <ul class="multimedia"> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/w000544D22.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_comment.gif" alt=""/> Comment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/w000544D22.DTL&o=0"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_photo.gif" alt="Photos"/> Photos</a></li> </ul> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN4T1018EG.DTL">Next president's options limited In Iraq</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAI2101TKR.DTL">Stray Bullet Hits Oakland Girl In Head</a></h2> <div> <p> She's in serious condition after she was struck in the head in her apartment by a stray bullet fired during a drive-by shooting. </p> <p class="breaking">Chronicle Breaking News 11:06 AM</p> <ul class="multimedia"> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAI2101TKR.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_comment.gif" alt=""/> Comment</a></li> </ul> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/07/BA3P10179H.DTL">Reiser says his son only dreamt of body in bag</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/BAN0VUG2I.DTL">Roofer guilty of beating girlfriend to death</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/">Crime page</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/a000802D92.DTL">Abuse Probed At Polygamist Compound</a></h2> <a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/a000802D92.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/04/07_t/mn_polygamist_retreat_txtg102_t.gif" alt="Abuse Probed At Polygamist Compound"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> Since last week, authorities have interviewed members of the polygamist sect looking for evidence that that girls younger than 16 were forced into marriages with older men; two arrested. </p> <ul class="multimedia"> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/a000802D92.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_comment.gif" alt=""/> Comment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/national/a000802D92.DTL&o=0"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_photo.gif" alt="Photos"/> Photos</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN0N101ASH.DTL">D.A. Vows To Probe Federal Crime Grant</a></h2> <a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN0N101ASH.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/04/08_t/ba_kamala027_ckh_t.gif" alt="D.A. Vows To Probe Federal Crime Grant"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> S.F. District Attorney Kamala Harris said that she is trying "to get to the bottom" of how her office obtained millions for prosecution of border crimes. </p> <ul class="multimedia"> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article/comments/view?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN0N101ASH.DTL"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_comment.gif" alt=""/> Comment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN0N101ASH.DTL&o=0"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_photo.gif" alt="Photos"/> Photos</a></li> </ul> </div> </div></div></div> <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div>    <div class="sfg_hed003"> <h3><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20080408185447im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/contentmodules/hed003/more_headlines.gif" alt="More Headlines"/></h3> <ul class="subitems"> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/08/financial/f072045D41.DTL">Pending Home Sales Hit Low in February</a> <span>10:22 AM</span></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN6D1005GM.DTL">Scientists Warn of Nuclear War's Dire Effects</a> <span> 4:00 AM</span></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/08/MN0E101L3L.DTL">Tough Task For Clinton's New Strategist</a> <span> 4:00 AM</span></li> <li><a href="/web/20080408185447/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/07/national/w082655D67.DTL">GOP Sen. 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