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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Prosecutors filed criminal charges Wednesday against Hewlett-Packard‘s former chairwoman and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal that has shaken the Silicon Valley tech giant long revered for its ethics and professionalism. California Attorney General Bill Lockyer accused two ousted HP insiders — chairwoman Patricia …

SACRAMENTO – Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is leading state Treasurer Phil Angelides in the race for California governor, boosted by support from the heavily Democratic San Francisco Bay area, according to a poll released Wednesday. Schwarzenegger had the support of 48 percent of likely voters polled, while 30 percent said they …

WASHINGTON – Administrative costs for a handful of reconstruction projects in Iraq ate up 11 percent to 55 percent of the total costs and were not monitored well by officials there, according to a U.S. government audit. The audit, done by the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, looked at …