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Security upgrades yet to reach SFO

January 27, 2010 4

On Christmas day 2009, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a 23-year-old Nigerian man claiming ties to al-Qaida, attempted to set off an incendiary device he smuggled aboard a Detroit-bound flight from Amsterdam.

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Foster youth housing needs federal bailout

January 27, 2010 The Guardsman 8

Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed 2010-2011 budget includes a list of services that will be eliminated unless the state receives a $6.9 billion bailout from the federal government. According to the governor’s Web site, this includes $36 million for funding the Transitional Housing Placement Plus Program, a state program for emancipated foster youth that provides them with transitional housing after they turn 18.

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The ugly truth about eating animals

January 27, 2010 The Guardsman 4

“Eating Animals” is Jonathan Safran Foer’s exploration of what people are eating in regards to meat. Soon to be a new father, the author’s curiosity about omnivore versus vegetarian lifestyles became an urgent need for understanding.

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Eyewitness recounts Haiti disaster

January 27, 2010 The Guardsman 4

Civil rights attorney and Haitian democracy activist Walter Riley spoke at Revolution Books in Berkeley Jan. 22 about his experience in Haiti during and after the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince.

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City attorney draws protesters

January 26, 2010 The Guardsman 4

The deadline for implementing San Francisco’s amended sanctuary city policy is rapidly approaching, and immigrant rights groups, the city attorney’s office and U.S. attorney are embroiled in a legal back and forth.

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Local 2 demands benefits

January 26, 2010 The Guardsman 4

Unite Here Local 2, the union which represents hotel and restaurant workers in San Francisco and San Mateo counties, has been picketing city hotels.