The relentless tide of foreclosures impelled gangbuster sales at bargain prices in the Bay Area in January, according to a real estate report released today. Carolyn Said

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• Pender: Who are these 'responsible' homeowners?
• Nearly 5 million getting unemployment benefits
• Poll: Public fears about economy growing

President Obama says he's assured Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper that his administration wants to "grow" trade with Canada, and not contract it.

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• Iraqi says he threw shoes at Bush to restore pride

Experts say the unusually human relationship that widow Sandra Herold had with her chimpanzee, Travis, including dining and bathing together, would have been confusing for any animal and may have played a role his savage attack on Herold's friend.

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Governor and Democratic lawmakers secure a breakthrough GOP vote early today to save the state from what they warned was impending financial ruin. Wyatt Buchanan

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• Highlights of plan to close Calif. budget deficit

CITY INSIDER: Rumors began circulating around the Internet and City Hall after a gossip blog said friends of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, 34, had revealed she was pregnant.

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