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Berkeley's Concern

City Council candidates' positions on the town's battered downtown will be key to who wins and loses this election.

Photos: Fleet Week

The Navy's Blue Angels prepare for their weekend performances as part of Fleet Week. On tap this weekend are the Parade of Ships, air shows and ship tours.

•  San Francisco's Fleet Week: A Pictorial History

Ideologically Jumbled

"Body of Lies" has a great director, major stars and a compelling subject, but it's still not a nail-biter. Mick LaSalle.

• More movies in New Flicks
• Mick LaSalle's film podcasts

Welcome To Martz's World

Davis is blocking more and getting the ball less under the new system. With only five catches this season, the tight end is frustrated, but he's trying to stay patient.

Attack On Big Mac

The Venezuelan government orders all McDonald's restaurants in the country closed for 48 hours for what it calls irregularities in the fast-food chain's financial books.

Finland's Peacemaker

Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to end conflicts in such dispirate lands as Namibia, Bosnia, Indonesia and Iraq.

Love And Exile

Living in exile from Burma, Anil Verma spotted his future wife, Sanjoo in a Bangkok shopping mall. Says Anil, "Something came from the bottom of my heart and told me that she was the woman for me."

Fantasy Island

With an abundance of reefs, rocks and even an offshore crater, Maui's turquoise waters are prime for spotting moray eels, green sea turtles, and eagle rays. Our favorite snorkel sites.