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Tuesday Feb 9, 2010

• East Palo Alto cop takes heat for Facebook remarks
• Thirdhand smoke forms indoor carcinogens, Lawrence Berkeley lab scientists report
• Tuesday storm will bring showers, powder peaks with snow
• Burglars making numerous bathroom stops on UC Berkeley campus
• Limiting dangers for young athletes

• Inman: New Orleans Saints didn't succumb to defeatism; the Warriors could learn from that  
• Kawakami: A daring onside kick turns around the Super Bowl for New Orleans Saints  
• New Orleans Saints upset Indianapolis Colts to win the Super Bowl  
• Who dat? Super Bowl champs  
• Jerry Rice tops 2010 class  

• East Palo Alto cop takes heat for Facebook remarks
• Tuesday storm will bring showers, powder peaks with snow
• Burglars making numerous bathroom stops on UC Berkeley campus
• Trial begins in twisted murder plot spanning Alameda, Contra Costa counties
• S.F. nightclub where Richmond man was fatally shot to close for 30 days

• Bay Area local scoreboard for Feb. 8
• High school basketball polls
• San Mateo County high school notebook: Burlingame High boys basketball team faces two big showdowns after its win streak is ended by Menlo-Atherton
• Bay Area local scoreboard for Feb. 8
• Contra Costa County high school notebook: Wait til next year? Not Monte Vista girls basketball

• Musical Matchmaking: Pandora vs. music critic
• Theater review: Dan Hoyle uncovers red-state rage in powerful 'Real Americans'
• 'Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains'  
• People: Charlie Sheen and wife hug at arraignment on his domestic violence charges.  
• Loudon Wainwright pays tribute to Charlie Poole  

• Share your technology regrets with us
• Carolyn Hax: Don t remake grandma
• Ask Amy: Nasty In-laws Create a Painful Legacy
• Carolyn Hax: Don t remake grandma
• Word of mouth: Ke$ha, cool Web sites  

• So many apps, so little time  
• Super security chip unlocked
• Recovery requires small biz hiring
• EA lowers forecast as slump continues
• Bay Biz Buzz: France's Areva buys Silicon Valley solar startup

• Kathleen Parker: Repeal decision should be based only on military effectiveness
• Editorial: Once again, Congress misses an opportunity
• Leonard Pitts Jr.: America's paradox: Black men fighting for ideals that exclude them
• Editorial: It's time U.S. armed forces allow gays to serve openly
• Editorial: President Obama's budget deficit, spending, tax increases threaten recovery

• Drunken Super Bowl bet leads to deadly shooting in Antioch
• Father of Vallejo beating suspect shot dead
• Raiders hire Clancy Pendergast to coach defensive backs; Cleveland Browns release troubled receiver Donte Stallworth
• Burglars making numerous bathroom stops on UC Berkeley campus
• Trial begins in twisted murder plot spanning Alameda, Contra Costa counties