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Democrat's camp admits to download, leak of tape

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The campaign of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Democratic rival admitted Tuesday that it downloaded - and leaked to the media - a recording of a private meeting in which the governor described a Hispanic legislator as having a "very hot" personality.

Cathy Calfo, campaign manager for Democrat Phil Angelides, said the file was available publicly on the governor's Web site, and contended the campaign had done nothing wrong.

"No one hacked," Calfo said. "They accessed information that was available to the public."

However, Schwarzenegger's legal affairs secretary, Andrea Lynn Hoch, said that wasn't true. She said the sound file was stored in a password-protected area. She said she forwarded the Internet Protocol address used to download the file to the California Highway Patrol, which is investigating.

Study: Green tea helps fight stroke, but not cancer

CHICAGO - Can drinking green tea really protect against two big killers, strokes and cancer? A large study in Japan suggests yes and no: It might lower your stroke risk but won't save you from cancer.

The study's authors say their findings might explain why the Japanese are less likely than Americans to die of heart disease and stroke. Even so, the answers aren't clear. Many of the studies have had conflicting results.

This year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said an analysis found no credible scientific evidence to support claims that green tea can cut cardiovascular disease risks.

The National Cancer Institute says human studies on tea and cancer prevention have had contradictory results.

Elsewhere...

KARR TRANSFERRED: John Mark Karr, formerly a suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey slaying, left the Boulder County jail Tuesday in the custody of California officials, authorities said. Karr faces child pornography charges in Sonoma County, Calif., where he is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Karr was arrested Aug. 16 in Thailand after he made phone calls and wrote e-mails in which he claimed to have killed the 6-year-old beauty queen.

COIN DEALER SENTENCED: A rare-coin dealer at the center of a scandal that rocked Ohio's Republican Party was sentenced to more than two years in prison Tuesday for illegally funneling about $45,000 to President Bush's re-election campaign. Tom Noe, 52, had pleaded guilty to three charges, including exceeding federal campaign contribution limits, and was sentenced to two years and three months in prison. Bush's campaign was unaware of the suspected contribution scheme.

CANCER VACCINE BILL: Michigan girls entering the sixth grade next year would have to be vaccinated against cervical cancer under legislation backed Tuesday by a group of female lawmakers. The legislation is the first of its kind in the United States, said Republican state Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom. The vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in June. It prevents infections from some strains of the human papilloma virus, which can cause cervical cancer.

[Last modified September 13, 2006, 06:41:24]