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Governator Endorses McCain

Schwarzenegger calls candidate 'a great American hero'

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 31, 2008 12:24 PM CST

(Newser) – Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed John McCain for the GOP nomination today at a Los Angeles solar energy company, calling his fellow Westerner a hero and a great American. Standing beside the candidate and new Mac backer Rudy Giuliani, Arnie stressed their shared concern over climate change,... Read full story »

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