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"Sons of Tucson," Fox's latest attempt to create a nonanimated sitcom, just isn't that funny. Tim Goodman reviews.
The A's beat the Giants in Scottsdale, and Susan Slusser plays the starting rotation guessing game.
At Points South, a Yucatan diner in Novato, you can dig into a chili cheese dog with fries or cochinita pibil - fragrant, achiote-marinated pulled pork slow-roasted in banana leaves.
JPMorgan Chase's chairman tells Stanford conference attendees that financial institutions are villified for saying "no" to customers.



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American detained in Yemen persuaded guard to unshackle him and killed him in escape attempt, authorities say.
The meerschaum-shaped flowers of Aristolochia californica are one of those harbingers of spring, and it's a treat to have them in the backyard. More in Garden.

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Situated on the edge of Woodside, the 654-acre country estate known as Filoli is a must-see for its magnificent gardens and Georgian manor.

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