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Arnold Schwarzenegger stories: 156 news summaries

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Campaigns Call in Big Guns for Final Fireworks Shows

Obama gets Clintons, Gore; McCain counters with Schwarzenegger, Giuliani

Oct 31, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the final days of the presidential campaign, the candidates are ramping up their schedules and bringing in their parties’ big names to motivate voters, the New York Times reports. John McCain, in addition to sending running mate Sarah Palin on a grueling two-day sprint across the country, has enlisted... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Rudy Giuliani • Al Gore • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Clinton • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

ANALYSIS

'Bullet' Mixes Rove-Style Bile, Gambling for Stretch Run

Steve Schmidt, brought aboard in July, has made daring part of McCain campaign

Oct 6, 08 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - While pundits might disagree about results, there’s no doubt John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin and his move to suspend his campaign over the bailout are huge gambles that can be traced to strategist Steve Schmidt, the Los Angeles Times reports. Nicknamed “Bullet” by strategist Karl Rove,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Dick Cheney • John Kerry • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Paris Hilton • campaign manager • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • campaign tactics • Steve Schmidt

California, Out of Cash,
Begs for $7B From Treasury

Cash-starved Calif,  credit markets, may need bailout of its own

Oct 3, 08 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - California is almost out of cash, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger warned the Treasury Department yesterday, and may need an emergency loan of up to $7 billion from the federal government, the Los Angeles Times reports. California is the largest of several states locked out of the bond market by the credit... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Henry Paulson • Treasury Department • credit market • credit crisis • bond market • bailout • financial crisis

 Calif. Adopts
 Stiff Anti-Sprawl Law

New law ties compact growth to $5B in transportation funding

Oct 1, 08 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The country's most aggressive anti-sprawl bill was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, the Sacramento Bee reports. The "first in the nation" bill mandates regional targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and uses $5 billion in transportation funding as an incentive to stimulate denser residential development. “This... More »

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California • greenhouse gases • Arnold Schwarzenegger • suburban sprawl • housing projects • California Air Resources Board

 Gov. Vetoes Ban 
 on 'Lap Dog 
 Driving' 

Calif. motorists can still tool around with Fido at the wheel

Sep 29, 08 2:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Californians can keep driving with pets on their laps since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have banned such behavior, reports the Sacramento Bee. The "Paris Hilton Bill," as it was named by conservatives, was one of 95 measures that the Terminator terminated over... More »

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pets • California • motorists • Arnold Schwarzenegger • veto • animal

 All Hail Paul, 
 'Ultimate Cool Guy' 

From Clooney to the Clintons, nation pays tribute to actor icon

Sep 28, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - E! Online published a list of high-profile tributes in remembrance of Paul Newman's death Friday. Here are some highlights:
  • "He set the bar too high for the rest of us. Not just actors, but all of us." —George Clooney
  • "Paul Newman was the ultimate cool
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Clinton • obituary • celebrity • Robert Redford • George Clooney • Paul Newman

OPINION

 Top 50-Something Studs 

The WowOWow ladies list their picks

Sep 27, 08 8:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Older men can be sexier than callow youths, such as Leonardo and Brad—or so the ladies of WowOWow report, in their list of the top 50 sexiest men over 50. The elite:
  • Rocker Bruce Springsteen
  • Author James Patterson
  • TV host Charlie Rose
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Richard Branson • Sidney Poitier • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Richard Gere • Michael Bloomberg • Barry Diller • Charlie Rose • David Bowie

California Bns Txtng
While Driving

Reading, sending texts will cost motorists $20

Sep 25, 08 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - California has become the latest state to outlaw text messaging while driving, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Motorists will be fined a minimum of $20 the first time they are caught reading or writing an electronic message behind the wheel, and $50 for any subsequent offenses. More »

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California • cell phones • Arnold Schwarzenegger • driving • text message • texting • drivers • driver distraction

 Schwarzenegger Signs 
 Calif. Budget, Finally 

$103B plan delayed a record 85 days by political wrangling

Sep 23, 08 2:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger signed California’s budget into law today, ending a record 85-day delay, the Sacramento Bee reports. The state has been waiting for the governor’s signature on the $103.4 billion plan to restart payments to nursing homes, community colleges and other service providers. California is expanding the... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • budget • governor • budget deficit

Weary Calif. Lawmakers Finally OK Budget

But Governator calls it 'nothing to celebrate'

Sep 19, 08 8:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - California lawmakers finally approved a state budget today that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called "nothing to celebrate," the Sacramento Bee reports. Eighty-one days late, the $104.3 billion plan boosts social services and education but cuts back on schools and health care, the Los Angeles Times reports. It also... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • budget

 Deal Ends Budget Impasse 

Schwarzenegger, lawmakers dodge veto showdown

Sep 19, 08 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the California state legislature have ended a nasty budget showdown with a compromise expected to be approved today, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The agreement eliminates extra withholding from workers' paychecks, and bridges a $17 billion budget gap largely  by adding penalties on corporations that underpay... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • budget • veto • veto override • budget deficit • budget reform

 Governator Vows Veto Volley
 in Budget Battle

Showdown ahead with state lawmakers over funding sleight-of-hand

Sep 17, 08 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is heading for a dramatic and potentially humiliating showdown with the state legislature over the budget, reports the San Jose Mercury News. Schwarzenegger plans to veto the budget which largely relies on accounting sleight-of-hand to close a $15.2 billion shortfall. Legislators say they have... More »

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California • California legislature • Arnold Schwarzenegger • budget • veto • veto override • budget deficit • rainy day fund • California Research Bureau • Don Perata

 Calif. Budget Deal 
 Pays '08 Debt 
 With '09 Taxes 

Plan would borrow against next year's taxes to pay state debts

Sep 15, 08 9:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - California lawmakers have finally come to an agreement on the new state budget, ending a stalemate in which Republicans refused to add new taxes and Democrats fought against cutting funding for education and health care. The compromise sees the state using next year's money to pay off its current debts,... More »

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California • taxes • Arnold Schwarzenegger • minimum wage • fiscal imbalance • budget deficit

Palin Is Feisty, Good-Looking: Schwarzenegger

Governator's Q&A with German mag ruffles Calif. feathers, too

Sep 10, 08 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger has given an interview to a German magazine so candid that some in Sacramento are wondering if the Q&A with the California governor was mistranslated, the Los Angeles Times reports. Schwarzenegger told Der Spiegel he was surprised by John McCain's choice of the "feisty" and "... More »

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Arnold Schwarzenegger • governor • Sarah Palin • interview • Republican National Convention

Calif. Guards Vow to Recall Governator

Salary cut to minimum wage sparked rage of powerful union

Sep 8, 08 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - A union of angry California peace officers vowed today to recall Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Sacramento Bee reports. The guards have struggled with the Governator over pay and prison policies, and lost patience this summer when he cut salaries to minimum wage. “It's gone beyond professional,” union... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • recall • labor unions • governor • budget shortfall • correctional officer

 Arnold May Skip 
 GOP Convention 

Governor says passing Calif. budget takes priority

Aug 27, 08 3:53 PM CDT
(AP) - When the Republican convention opens Monday night, its prime-time lineup could be missing one of its biggest draws: Arnold Schwarzenegger. The governor is vowing to remain in California if lawmakers can’t strike a budget deal, now 2 months overdue. And agreement seems unlikely, potentially costing Schwarzenegger a national platform... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • GOP • independent voters • Pete Wilson • Republican National Convention

Rove Legacy Tails McCain's New Top Dog

Schmidt takes the reins

Aug 1, 08 3:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Schmidt is the new captain of the McCain campaign ship, which an ex-operative compares to the "Pirates of the Caribbean." Known as a taskmasker and carrying the seemingly oxymoronic reputation of a moderate Karl Rove protégé, Steve Schmidt isn't showing his hand just yet. The New ... More »

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John McCain • Karl Rove • Arnold Schwarzenegger • social conservatives • centrism • negative campaigning • Steve Schmidt

 Governator Signs
 Calif. Trans Fat Ban

Nation's first state-wide restrictions hits restaurants in 2010, baked goods in '11

Jul 25, 08 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - California became the first state to ban trans fats from restaurant and bakery cooking today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the bill passed last week by the legislature, saying it would help Californians’ health. Some restaurateurs, such as Wolfgang Puck—who had already phased the oils... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • restaurant • ban • trans fats • state legislature • trans fat • Wolfgang Puck

 Sans Budget,
 Arnold to Slash
 Calif. Workers' Pay 

Gov threatens cut to minimum wage until state passes budget

Jul 24, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arnold Schwarzenegger is threatening to ease California's cash-flow crisis by slashing the pay of 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A draft executive order obtained by the Chronicle also ends overtime pay for all but emergency employees... More »

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California • California legislature • Arnold Schwarzenegger • minimum wage • budget • wages

 Calif. Pol Aims to Burst Balloons 

Blames orbs on blackouts; opponents vehemently rally to helium-filled cause

Jul 15, 08 8:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A California lawmaker is pushing to ban helium-filled foil balloons, blaming the globe-shaped menaces for flying into power lines and causing more than 800 blackouts in the state last year. The bill easily passed the state's senate, but it’s facing an uproar from balloon artists and balloon lovers alike... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • helium • power outage • blackout • balloon

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