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Although it was unclear why, spokespeople for both sides Tuesday confirmed that a lawsuit brought by California’s lieutenant governor in a state Superior Court in Los Angeles quietly late last month dropped McGraw-Hill and two of its industry publications from the legal action that alleges widespread wholesale natural gas market manipulation. The court dismissed without prejudice the suit against the publishing company at the request of attorneys for Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante, who filed suit last year as a private citizen.