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Morning News


Feb.1   San Ramon   Chevron Beats Profit Expectations
  The profit rose 29.2% in the fourth quarter, as surging prices for crude oil offset weak results from its refining business


  West Oakland   2-Alarm Fire Burns Apartment Building Map  The fire was reported at 6:05 a.m. and controlled at 6:26 a.m.

  Yahoo   Microsoft makes unsolicited $44.6b bid
  Microsoft has made an aggressive bid to buy struggling behemoth, in hopes that the combined forces would create a formidable competitor Google
 The offer leaves the decision in the hands of Yahoo's board. In making the unsolicited public acquisition offer, MS is hoping to force Yahoo's investors to support the deal as they bemoan a slumping share price. The surprise offer of $31 per share seizes on Yahoo's weakness while Microsoft tries to muscle up in a high-stakes battle with Google likely to define the technology for years to come. Yahoo said it will 'carefully and promptly' study the bid

Evening News


  San Jose Downtown     Hillary Clinton addressed 4,200 supporters
  She focused her event with a plea for strong turnout on Tuesday


  SF Zoo   Zoo experts denounce poor conditions
  The experts invited by animal activists to visit the Zoo found outdated exhibits and stressed out animals


  North Oakland   Kennedy Touts Obama Map
  Sen. Edward M. Kennedy cast Barack Obama as political heir to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.


  SJSU   Blood drives halted over gay donor ban
  The university has suspended all campus blood drives because of a long-standing government policy that bars gay men from donating blood


  San Francisco   Leno wants to make Milk's birthday holiday  A California lawmaker is to introduce a bill that would make pioneering gay politician Harvey Milk's birthday an official state holiday

  Coliseum   Warriors Rout Bobcats 127-96  Ellis scored 21 points, Jackson had 19 in the Golden State victory over Charlotte
World , February 1, 2008 Timeline