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href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2008/10/06/fleet_week__san_francisco.DTL&o">Pics: Past Fleet Weeks</a></h4></li> </ul> </div> </div> <!-- top001/news/index.html generated by news_topics on Wed Oct 15 11:26:42 2008 --> <!-- end: templates/types/widgets/pages/top001/top001.tmpl --> <!-- /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div> <!-- end /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <!-- types/widgets/pages/pol001/pol001.tmpl --> <!-- pol001/news/index.html generated by news_poll on Fri Oct 17 06:57:02 2008 --> <!--np_url= , np_entry= /polls/2008/10/17/sculpture--> <div class="sfg_poll clearfix"> <div class="corner2"><div class="corner3"><div class="corner4 clearfix"> <h2><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/polls/moduleheading_question.gif" alt="The Question"/></h2> <div id="/polls/2008/10/17/sculpture"> <!-- pol001.tmpl: before qlist include --> <!-- polls/common/qlist.tmpl: /polls/2008/10/17/sculpture form --> <p class="question">Berkeley's protest sculpture:</p> <form action="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/polls/user/vote" method="GET" name="/polls/2008/10/17/sculpture" onsubmit="return voteRequest(this);"> <div class="choices clearfix"><table> <tr><td><input type="radio" name="answer" value="1"/></td><td>Fitting tribute to city's history</td></tr> <tr><td><input type="radio" name="answer" value="2"/></td><td>Nutty traffic-stopping eyesore</td></tr> <tr><td><input type="radio" name="answer" value="3"/></td><td>How long before they protest that, too?</td></tr> </table></div> <input class="submit" type="submit" value="Vote" id="/polls/2008/10/17/sculpture/vote"/> </form><!-- /cgi-bin/polls/user/vote --> <!-- end of /polls/2008/10/17/sculpture polls/common/qlist.tmpl --> <div class="refresh"><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/polls/result.shtml?/polls/2008/10/17/sculpture" 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When this determination cannot be made, we may not process your vote.</p> <p>No actions are taken by SF Gate as a result of the polls.</p> <p><a href="#" name="/polls/2008/10/17/sculpture/disclaimer" onclick="return hideDiv(this);">Close</a></p> </div><!-- /polls/2008/10/17/sculpture/disclaimer --> </div><!-- /.footer --> <!-- pol001.tmpl: after qlist include --> </div> <div class="hr"><hr/></div> <p class="related"><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/17/MN2V13HP1T.DTL">Read Related Story</a></p> </div></div></div></div><!--/.sfg_poll --> <!-- end types/widgets/pages/pol001/pol001.tmpl --> <!-- /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div> <!-- end /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <!-- edi005.tmpl --> <!-- edi005/news/index.html generated by special_reports on Thu Oct 9 10:36:52 2008 --> <div class="sfg_edi005 clearfix"> <h2>SPECIAL REPORTS</h2><div class="item clearfix"> <h4><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/bayeconomy/">Rocky Economy</a></h4> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/bayeconomy/" border="0"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/02_t/bu-unionstreet05_0499238050_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <div class="desc"> <p>How the national crisis impacts the Bay Area.</p> </div> </div><div class="item clearfix"> <h4><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/28/MNQI12V9LV.DTL">The Mean Street</a></h4> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/09/28/MNQI12V9LV.DTL" border="0"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/09/25_t/mn-oakland28_blo_0499191454_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <div class="desc"> <p>Killings common, answers rare in Oakland area.</p> </div> </div><div class="item clearfix"> <h4><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/05/MNNP138DLP.DTL">The Need To Secede</a></h4> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/05/MNNP138DLP.DTL" border="0"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/03_t/mn-jefferson05_p_0499237931_t.gif" alt=""/></a> <div class="desc"> <p>Residents want to create their own state.</p> </div> </div> </div> <!-- /edi005.tmpl --> <!-- /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div> <!-- end /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <!-- chr001_todays_paper_standard.tmpl --> <!-- chr001/index.html generated by todays_paper_standard on Fri Oct 17 02:33:10 2008 --> <div class="sfg_chr001"> <h2>TODAY'S CHRONICLE</h2> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/chronicle/"><img class="chronicle" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/front/00_t.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p>View Section:</p> <form name="chr001form" class="chronicle clearfix" action="/web/20081017163453/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="WI">Wine</option> <option value="MT">Cars</option> <option value="MN">News</option> <option value="DD">Datebook</option> <option value="IN">Insight</option> <option value="ED">Commentary</option> <option value="BA">Bay Area</option> <option value="SP">Sports</option> <option value="BU">Business</option> </select> <input name="d" type="hidden" value="/c/a/2008/10/17"/> <img class="submit" name="Go" alt="Go" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/gobutton_31x17.gif"/> </form> </div><!--/sfg_chr001--> <!-- end chr001/index.html --> <!-- end centerpiece.tmpl --> </div><!-- modulegroup --> </div><!--/.column1--> <div class="column2 "> <!-- lrt001.tmpl --> <!-- lrt001/news/index.html generated by news_alert on Fri Oct 10 10:14:27 2008 --> <!-- /lrt001/news/index.html generated by news_alert on Fri Oct 10 10:14:27 2008 --> <!-- begin: templates/types/widgets/pages/hed001/hed001.tmpl --> <!-- hed001/news/index.html generated by news_home_stew on Fri Oct 17 08:12:29 2008 --> <div class="sfg_hed001 hed_module"><div class="w410"> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MNQ013IOLO.DTL&type=politics">Bush's Shadow Still Falls On McCain</a></h2> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MNQ013IOLO.DTL&type=politics"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/16_t/ba-83062261jr004_0499236522_t.gif" alt="Bush's Shadow Still Falls On McCain"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> A day after the debate, John McCain seems to be suffering from an identity crisis of his own making -- with a little help from George W. Bush. <span class="byline">Carla Marinucci</span> </p> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BALP13H6V9.DTL&type=politics">Chronicle endorses Obama for president</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MNQ013J6JV.DTL&type=politics">Joe the plumber? More like Sam the tax cheat</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MNN413ISMM.DTL">Bush's environmental record hurts McCain</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/politics/">Politics Page</a> <span class="pipe">|</span> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=14&entry_id=31565&type=politics">Politics Blog</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- /sfg_hed001 group 1 --> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/17/BAOA13JHPH.DTL">Suspect Shot, Two Arrested In Robbery Try</a></h2> <div> <p> San Leandro police shot and wounded a suspect and arrested two others after an attempted robbery of an auto supply store Thursday night, authorities said. <span class="byline">Henry K. Lee</span> </p> <p class="breaking">Chronicle Breaking News 7:33 AM</p> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/17/BAOA13JID7.DTL">Man gets 50 years to life in decade-old rapes</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- /sfg_hed001 group 2 --> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BUDT139QFN.DTL">Even eBay Suffering In This Economy</a></h2> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BUDT139QFN.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/16_t/bu-crisis17_ebay_0499308637_t.gif" alt="Even eBay Suffering In This Economy"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> Sales aren't what they once were for Peter Vasilev, owner of a consignment store that specializes in auctioning items on eBay. <span class="byline">Verne Kopytoff</span> </p> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/bayeconomy/">Coping With The Crisis: The Bay Area Economy</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- /sfg_hed001 group 3 --> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MN8M13AC0N.DTL">This Is Your Brain ... On Justice</a></h2> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MN8M13AC0N.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/16_t/mn-neurolaw17_ph_0499296562_t.gif" alt="This Is Your Brain ... On Justice"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> Researchers have made huge advances in neuroscience, developing imaging techniques that show the brain's inner workings. The effect on the legal system could be revolutionary. <span class="byline">Reyhan Harmanci</span> </p> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/MN6T13G4RU.DTL">Key court cases involving neuroscience</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- /sfg_hed001 group 4 --> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BARF13IRPD.DTL">Angel Island Will Reopen Monday</a></h2> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BARF13IRPD.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/13_t/ba-angel_island_0499292108_t.gif" alt="Angel Island Will Reopen Monday"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> Angel Island will reopen to the public Monday, more than a week after a wind-driven wildfire blackened nearly half the popular state park, forcing workers and campers to flee. <span class="byline">Kevin Fagan</span> </p> <ul class="subitems"> <li class="first"><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BADA13JARF.DTL">Chip Johnson: Oakland's new firefighting ways</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- /sfg_hed001 group 5 --> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/17/MN2V13HP1T.DTL">Sculpture Depicts Berkeley's Biggest Protests</a></h2> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/17/MN2V13HP1T.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/16_t/mn-sculpture17_p_0499302063_t.gif" alt="Sculpture Depicts Berkeley's Biggest Protests"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> Berkeley is immortalizing its greatest protests -- from People's Park to the tree-sitters at Memorial Stadium -- in a towering sculpture on a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over busy I-80. <span class="byline">Carolyn Jones</span> </p> <ul class="multimedia"> <li><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2008/10/17/MN2V13HP1T.DTL&o=0"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/utils/mmicon_photo.gif" alt="Photos"/> Photos</a></li> </ul> </div> </div><!-- /sfg_hed001 group 6 --> <div class="item clearfix"> <h2><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/17/national/w002446D22.DTL">Bush Says Credt Thaw 'To Take Awhile'</a></h2> <a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/17/national/w002446D22.DTL"><img class="thumb" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2008/10/17_t/ba-bush_0499311872_t.gif" alt="Bush Says Credt Thaw 'To Take Awhile'"/></a> <div class="desc"> <p> The government's drastic economic rescue efforts will eventually pay off, President Bush insisted, offering calming words to anxious Americans but no suggestion of a quick solution. </p> </div> </div><!-- /sfg_hed001 group 7 --></div></div><!--/.sfg_hed001--> <!-- /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <div class="hr_dotted"><hr/></div> <!-- end /data/statics/utils/hr_dotted.html --> <!-- end: templates/types/widgets/pages/hed001/hed001.tmpl --> <!-- types/widgets/pages/hed003/hed003_ap_headlines.tmpl --> <!-- hed003/news/index.html generated by news_breaking_headlines on Fri Oct 17 06:27:12 2008 --> <div class="sfg_hed003"> <h3><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20081017163453im_/http://imgs.sfgate.com/graphics/contentmodules/hed003/more_headlines.gif" alt="More Headlines"/></h3> <ul class="subitems"> <li><a href="/web/20081017163453/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/10/17/state/n055520D44.DTL">Guilty plea by woman slumped in mayor's SUV</a> <span> 5:55 AM</span></li> <li><a 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