Arnold Schwarzenegger

Maria Shriver's Gift to Women

Paige Donner | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Long Beach Convention Center, Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women, Wisdom, Special Olympics, We Invest, We Empower, Strength, Save the Children, Non-Profit, Bono, Madeline Albright, Maria Shriver, California Volunteers, The Women's Conference, Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Women, Peace Corps., Non-Partisan, Safeway Inc., Cnn, Courage, Minerva Awards, Larry King, Condoleezza Rice, Jennifer Lopez, Lean Cuisine, We Care, Night at the Village, Warren Buffett, Sgt. Shriver, Living News
Paige Donner

"Be Who You Are" was the theme Maria Shriver designated for this year's California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women.

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Schwarzenegger: Palin Not Ready To Be President (Yet)

San Francisco Gate | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Schwarzenegger Palin, Sarah Palin Ready, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Palin Ready, Sarah Palin, Arnold Schwarzenegger Sarah Palin, Schwarzenegger Palin Not Ready, Politics News

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ... tells CNN's Campbell Brown tonight that while he thinks Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was a ''great choice,'' a po...

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Schwarzenegger Signs California Journalism Teacher Protection Act

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 10.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Senate Bill 1370, Meet the Press, First Amendment, Press Freedom, Teachers, Journalism, Media News
Esther Wojcicki

More states need to pass laws like California's protecting student rights to free speech and making the workplace safer for teachers.

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Homeland Security

Kate Clinton | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Ohio Swing State, California Martial Law, Vice Presidential Debate, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Homeland Security, Financial Crisis, Credit Crisis, California Prop 8, Joe Biden, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mormons Polygamy, Gay Marriage, Sarah Palin, Yes on Prop 8 Mormons, Home News
Kate Clinton

Though I have not looked, I bet you twenty dollars my 401K looks like the Y2K. Actually, make that five dollars. I have been treating my 01K as I tr...

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Waiting For "Whitey"

William Bradley | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: David Brooks, Republican Party, Rick Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Stephen Frey, Michelle Obama, Hugh Hewitt, Steve Schmidt, John McCain, Politics News
William Bradley

I've recently spent a lot of time talking with top Republicans, virtually all of whom think Obama has it won. One or two said, wistfully, "What about the Whitey tape, maybe that would change it?" Of course, there is no Whitey tape.

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Obama Finally Fastest In TV Ad Wars

William Bradley | Posted 10.06.2008 | Media

Read More: Negative Advertising, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sarah Palin Vp Pick, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Charles Keating, Bill Ayers, TV Advertising, Steve Schmidt, John McCain, Media News
William Bradley

It's all negative all the time now in the TV ad wars. For once, Obama has stolen a march on McCain in the campaign hit parade. And his attack strategy seems to be much more on the axis of decision for this election.

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12 Reasons Why McCain Can Still Win

William Bradley | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Russia, John McCain, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Russia-Georgia War, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Georgia, Mike Murphy, TV Advertising, Steve Schmidt, Osama Bin Laden, Nuclear War, Presidential Debate, Vice Presidential Debate, Keith Olbermann, Msnbc, Politics News
William Bradley

So, you think it looks really good for Barack Obama. Well, maybe so. Yet, Obama can still lose this. Though I'm not planning to head over to Vegas to shoot craps (John McCain's favorite) on that deal.

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The Guy In My Refrigerator: Paul Newman

William Bradley | Posted 09.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Paul Newman, Nixon Enemies List, Entertainment, The Hustler, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Movies, Cool Hand Luke, Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, Steve McQueen, Joanne Woodward, Faye Dunaway, Tom Cruise, Entertainment News
William Bradley

Newman was one of the biggest stars in the history of movies, equally adept at playing the hero and the anti-hero.

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Behind Team McCain's Sudden Gambit

William Bradley | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, George W. Bush, Financial Crisis, TV Advertising, Steve Schmidt, John McCain, Adam Mendelsohn, Politics News
William Bradley

This is an attempted reboot in a losing scenario. McCain has been all over the lot on the financial crisis. He is a staunch deregulationist, at a moment in history in which it is clear that that approach has failed.

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Distract and Detract: Team McCain Follows Form In Crisis

William Bradley | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media

Read More: Rick Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Presidential Campaign, Oil, Gold, Financial Crisis, Media, TV Advertising, Steve Schmidt, Global Markets, John McCain, John McCain Lies, John McCain Attack Ads, Attack Ads, Media News
William Bradley

In a political crisis, Team McCain moves to change the subject and stay away from what may be unfriendly issues and instead switches back to a negative focus on Obama's personality and image.

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Far Right's Hypocrisy Spotlighted In California Budget Fiasco

William Bradley | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, John McCain, Right Wing, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, California, Politics News
William Bradley

This anti-government faction after months of insisting on closing the state's chronic budget deficit with cuts alone -- succeeded in blocking honest tax increases proposed by Democrats and Governor Schwarzenegger.

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Schwarzenegger On Palin: "Feisty," "A Good-Looking Woman"

LA Times | Michael Rothfeld | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Der Spiegel, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, California's Austrian-born governor, sat down with a German news magazine to offer a freewheeling assessment of the Americ...

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Schwarzenegger Recall Threatened By Powerful Union

AP | DON THOMPSON | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California, California Recall, Prison Guard Union, Politics News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The union representing California's prison guards said Monday it was starting a recall attempt against Gov. Arnold Schwarze...

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Team Obama's One Missing Ingredient: Killer Instinct

William Bradley | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, National Football League, San Francisco 49ers, Gary Hart, George W. Bush, Steve Schmidt, Barack Obama, Bill Walsh, Super Bowl, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, Ronnie Lott, Politics News
William Bradley

I'm reminded of the strategies of the legendary coach of the 49ers, Bill Walsh -- analyze your opponent. Find a vulnerability. And attack that vulnerability. Ruthlessly and repeatedly.

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Obama Counter-Programs The RNC, And Hurricanes Sarah And Gustav

William Bradley | Posted 09.03.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, George W. Bush, Conflict Theory, TV Advertising, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Boyd Cycle, Presidential Campaign, Patterns of Conflict, David Axelrod, Fox News, Steve Schmidt, Bill O'Reilly, Republican Convention, David Plouffe, Gary Hart, Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peggy Noonan, Mike Murphy, Media News
William Bradley

What a bizarre week for Obama to mount a counter-programming effort. He has the RNC and Hurricanes Gustav and Sarah. It's going pretty well for him -- not that he has all that much to do with it.

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GOP Cancels Convention Opening Night

AP | DAVID ESPO | Posted 08.31.2008 | Home

Read More: George Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican Convention, John McCain, Hurricane Gustav, Home News

ST. PAUL, Minn. — John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, casting himself as above politics as Hurrican...

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GOP Superstars Cancel Convention Appearances

LA Times | P.J. Huffstutter | Posted 08.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bobby Jindal, Republican Convention, Rick Perry, Politics News

ST. PAUL, MINN. -- As city workers hung American flags and added patriotic-elephant decorations along downtown streets Saturday, tens of thousands of ...

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$50 Billion for the Detroit Three: Yea or Nay?

Steve Parker | Posted 08.28.2008 | Business

Read More: White House, American Motors, Jaguar, Tesla Motors, Tata Motors, Chrysler, Buick, Andrew Card, Dodge Viper, Cars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Humvees, General Motors, Nascar, Nissan, Carl Levin, Hummer, Saabs, Kurt Busch, Range Rover, Bob Nardelli, Toyota, Gm, Carlos Ghosn, Santa Monica Airport, Detroit Three, Ford, Chevrolet, AM General, Volvo, Barack Obama, Cerberus, Pontiac, Cadillac, h3, H1, H2, Avanti, Cancun, Mishawaka, Studebaker, Gmc, Shreveport, Business News
Steve Parker

Should Chrysler, or two of the car-makers or even all three go bust, then, this time, the American people will pay the price, both literally and figuratively.

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Distract And Detract: McCain Counter-Programs The DNC, And Himself

William Bradley | Posted 08.26.2008 | Media

Read More: Hillary Clinton, John McCain, TV Advertising, Steve Schmidt, Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama, News Media, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Democratic Convention, Media News
William Bradley

Free from the no doubt horrifying responsibility to run positive TV ads during the Olympics, the campaign is back to its all-attack ways.

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California Might Legislate To Discourage Urban Sprawl

Los Angeles Times | Margot Roosevelt | Posted 08.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Traffic, Reducing Carbon Emissions, California Legislature, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Darrell Steinberg, California, Urban Sprawl, Green News

Will Californians drive less to reduce global warming? Maybe not on our own -- but state officials are ready to nudge us. The Legislature is on the v...

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Memo to Obama: Hire the Terminator!

Steven Denlinger | Posted 08.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, John McCain, Russian Federation, Ben Stiller, Monica Lewinsky, Pakistan, Rambo, Jesse Jackson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, The Terminator, Cojones, Sly Stallone, Gates of Hell, Fox News, Vladimir Putin, Bill O'Reilly, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, Bubba, Politics News
Steven Denlinger

Democratic leaders are not-so-privately wondering if Obama has the cojones to beat John McCain in the election. They fear he's just a kitty cat, and ...

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How the 44th President of the United States, and the 38th Governor of California, Saved America

James Pinkerton | Posted 08.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Peter Schweizer, T. Boone Pickens, John McCain, Newt Gingrich, Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Politics News
James Pinkerton

As the 44th President said, many times, no leader can function by himself. And in particular, 44 made one brilliant appointment: Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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McCain's Olympic Attack Ad and Other TV ADD War Oddities

William Bradley | Posted 08.11.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Tv Ads, Steve Schmidt, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Presidential Campaign, Barack Obama, Olympics, Mccain on Attack, Mccain's Olympic Ads, Media News
William Bradley

The last week of TV ad wars were really the ADD wars, with both McCain and Obama launching and swapping out TV ads so quickly they couldn't possibly have had any impact in actual paid airings.

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An Unlikely Pair

Mike Farrell | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lawyers, Death Penalty, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Judges, Criminal Justice System, Death Penalty Debate, Death Penalty California, Politics News
Mike Farrell

This Piece Was Co-written by Donald A. McCartin We are an unlikely pair -- not "The Odd Couple," but close. Forty-five years ago, one was a successfu...

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Schwarzenegger Sinks to New Low

Paul Hogarth | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gridlock, California State Budget, California Politics, Politics News
Paul Hogarth

Arnold's executive order laying off 10,000 state employees -- and slashing another 200,000 paychecks --is insulting because the budget crisis we're in is largely his fault.

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