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CA: California agencies' pay cuts hit departments unevenly
The state paid civil service and California State University workers about 4 percent less in 2008 than in 2009, but the cuts were applied unevenly and about one-quarter of state workers' pay actually increased, according to a Bee analysis of new data from the state controller's office.

CA: Unemployment tops 20% in eight California counties
For many California areas, unemployment rates moved persistently higher in January, indicating that the national economic recovery hasn't yet translated into jobs for the Golden State.

CA: Opponents not rushing to spend against 'top two' primary s...
Critics of Proposition 14 are eager to assail the ballot measure that would change California's primary system as a "backroom deal" that would derail the democratic process. But with less than three months until voters decide whether to abolish party primaries, there is no major campaign to fight the measure, which the Legislature placed on the ballot as part of last year's budget package.

CA: Poizner takes a calculated risk in delaying fight with Whi...
Poizner's advisors contend that Whitman's popularity is ephemeral, a reflection of her willingness to spend far beyond what any other candidate has in a governor's race to get her message on the air far earlier than anyone else. They say that will change when they cast Poizner as the conservative in the race and Whitman as a liberal.

CA: Prop. 14 fight comes down to words
The fate of an open primary proposal on the June ballot may well hinge on the outcome of a bitter court fight this week over a dozen or so words.


DUI related news

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Hit-run case is an outrage
Arizona Republic, AZ -... Al-Tarrah was charged with extreme DUI and leaving the scene of a fatal accident ... Her lawyer, David Cantor, was told to obtain her passports so she couldn't slip ...

Doctor indicted in wife's cyanide poisoning death
Gainesville Sun, FL -... Essa's lawyer, Larry Zukerman, said he has had no contact with his client since his disappearance and that he is presumed ... Essa was convicted of a DUI in 2002. ...

Tuesday's Sports Briefs
Tampa Tribune, FL -... charged with DUI with property damage after failing a field sobriety test. Tests showed he had legal prescription drugs in his system, and his lawyer showed he ...

Charges against Orioles' Williams dropped
TSN.ca, Canada -... charged with DUI with property damage after failing a field sobriety test. Tests showed he had legal prescription drugs in his system, and his lawyer showed he ...

Butler supervisor misses hearing on DUI charges
The Evening Sun, PA -... Bower had no previous DUI convictions, his lawyer said. But it was the second time since June that Bower faced alcohol-related charges. ...


CNN Law
Court upholds limits on Navy sonar training
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Slain wife accuses husband from the grave
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Prosecutors drop parent-killing case
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Priest accused of lying in mob investigation
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Inmate shot dead after brazen escape
Shots were fired Wednesday morning at Maryland's Laurel Regional Hospital, not far from the nation's capital, law enforcement sources told CNN.