Gift guide: Tech gadgets for every budget
Even a sour economy doesn't mean you have to scratch technology gifts off your shopping list. You can still get a lot of neat gadgets for less than $100. And if you can afford to splurge, your money can go further these days.

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	Feds hire firm for toxic paint clean-up in Suisun Bay Five-year contract could be worth as much as $3.5 million to Concord company. San Francisco police ask for public's help in solving Golden Gate Park slaying Oakland group hails Supreme Court action in medical pot case Driver uninjured, car totaled after train collision in Richmond 2.5 quake strikes near the Geysers in Sonoma County

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No excuse for Raiders' fake field goal call

The Raiders could never recover from one of the most harebrained plays ever conceived, a fake field goal by Sebastian Janikowski on a fourth-and-10 play.

Slideshow: Raiders lose to Chiefs

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Raiders Report: Week 13

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	Gaels prevail over Friars Credit 49ers for being not too 'numb' to grab an ugly win Peterson: Raiders' Cable may be mad, but he's not a genius 49ers' defense stymies Bills in 10-3 win

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Bargain hunters head to the Internet in search of good deals

Ready. Set. Click: Today marks the official start of the online shopping season, known as "Cyber Monday."


	Cities feeling the squeeze from loss of auto dealerships 26-year low for U.S. manufacturing Attracted by the glamour and glitter, some Silicon Valley Indian techies are investing in Bollywood Reaction strong to 'mess column"

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Think it's easy being a 'Nutcracker' Mouse King? Think again

'Nutcracker' just part of holiday art season's glitter. See our picks in dance, classical, pop, art and theater.

Map: 2008 holiday lights around the Bay Area


	Attracted by the glamour and glitter, some Silicon Valley Indian techies are investing in Bollywood Celeb pix: Daniel Radcliffe sells his pants Hicks: New Academy of Sciences is cool; my patience isn t Around the Remote: Chuck Barney's TV Picks for Nov. 30-Dec. 6

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Christmas Coupons 2.0

We all remember that go-to gift from our own childhoods: the carefully crayoned booklet of coupons promising to take care of chores.


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	Daniel Weintraub: Every level of government likely to feel the pain CALIFORNIA'S FINANCIAL FREE fall is likely to get much worse before it gets better, spreading from the statehouse to every other level of government, including schools, cities, counties and the special districts that fight fires, maintain parks and levees and run libraries. Editorial: Plugging in the cars Historic Cohen Bray House revealed Leonard Pitts Jr: Stressed parents cry out for help George F. Will: Nation should eb cautious about a new New Deal


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