The State Of Political Comedy
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Will political comedy survive in a post-George W. Bush world? The Chronicle's Reyhan Harmanci and Peter Hartlaub spoke with local comics, including Tom Sawyer, owner and booker of Cobb's Comedy Club, about the new president's punch-line potential. Plus: A little White House trivia | Movie and TV presidents | Bay Area inauguration events

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The Mediterranean fare at Gitane maximizes the restaurant's exotic, sensual theme.


  An Artistic Force
Company C Ballet offers dance works not danced by other California companies.


  Back In Black
The S.F. Film Noir Festival gives you the chance to see not just mainstream noir but obscurities.

Rice The Actor
Ex-49er Jerry Rice is giving acting a shot.

  Saigon Story
In "Owl and the Sparrow," writer-director Stephane Gauger aims to show Saigon in a new light.

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  Pop Quiz
The Raveonettes' Sharin Foo talks about how the band's last album has nearly ruined his life.

Rising Anew
Azteca, a big band spawned in 1972 by members of Santana, is back.


The Reader In Chief
Barack Obama will not be the first literary president.

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