Crooks’ privacy trumps right to know in California 
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — California prosecutors, in light of a recent state attorney general’s opinion, may no longer release routine information about the arrest records or parole status of criminal defendants to avoid violating their privacy rights.
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Attorneys to assist agent in leak case 
William Taylor, former chief of the major-crimes unit at the Colorado U.S. attorney’s office, was hired Monday to represent a federal agent accused of unlawfully helping Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez’s campaign.
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Judge derails bid to make Brown ineligible for AG 
SACRAMENTO A judge ruled Tuesday that votes for Jerry Brown for attorney general should be counted, delivering a blow to a long-shot bid by Republican officials to have the Democratic Oakland
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Hacker claims to have cracked iPod restrictions 
SAN JOSE, California (AP) — A hacker known for cracking the copy-protection technology in DVDs claims to have unlocked the playback restrictions of Apple Computer Inc.’s iPod and iTunes music products and plans to license his code to others.
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Meth ring dismantled in northern Colorado 
A large methamphetamine distribution ring that supplied northern Colorado has been put out of business with the arrest of the suspected kingpins, authorities announced today.
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Merits of Action 
Johnson said Chang did not discuss the merits of the action, which was filed last week on behalf of plaintiffs Thomas G. Del Beccaro, Contra Costa County Republican Party chairman; Adam C. Abrahms, head of the Los Angeles chapter of the California Republican Lawyers Association; and others.
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