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Schwarzenegger, Arnold (1947–)

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Aug 2005Number of Pepsi products plainly visible in a May TV ad for Arnold Schwarzenegger : 5
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Harper's research

Mar 2004Number of disabled Californians whose home aid Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to eliminate : 65,000
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California State Department of Social Services (Sacramento)

Dec 2003 Date on which Arnold Schwarzenegger met with Enron CEO Kenneth Lay to discuss California’s energy policy: 5/17/01
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The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Jan 2000Rank of “crush[ing] your enemies . . . and hear[ing] the lamentations of the women” among Conan the Barbarian's greatest joys: 1
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Conan the Barbarian, Universal Pictures (Universal City, Calif.)

February 3, 2008 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger endorsed Republican candidate John McCain, while Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, the niece of John F. Kennedy, endorsed Barack Obama.
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McCain Wins Schwarzenegger Nod

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Maria Shriver endorses Obama

August 1, 2006In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tony Blair should be named United Nations secretary-general when he steps down as prime minister. “It's a big job that he has right now,” Schwarzenegger said, “and I think whatever job he wants he will get, because he has such a great success rate at home and he has done such a remarkable job, I think.”
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CNN

June 2, 2006 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered 1,000 National Guard soldiers to the Mexican border.
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The Los Angeles Times

November 10, 2005 California voters rejected four initiatives proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. “If I was to make another Terminator movie,” said Schwarzenegger, “I would tell Terminator to travel back in time to tell Arnold not to have another special election.” Schwarzenegger then visited China, where he was greeted by hundreds of flag-waving children.
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ABC News

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BBC News

September 8, 2005California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he would veto a bill legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Democracy Now!

July 16, 2005 California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to quit his job editing muscle magazines, which paid at least $1 million a year. “I pledged to put the people of California front and center,” he said after receiving a great deal of press criticism.
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SF Gate

May 27, 2005A road crew in San Jose, California, dug a fresh 10-by-15-foot pothole so that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger could be photographed filling it.
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San Francisco Chronicle

April 15, 2005Fewer than half of all Californians approved of the job Arnold Schwarzenegger was doing as governor.
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Guardian

February 26, 2005Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he had no regrets about his past steroid use.
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Sports Illustrated

August 13, 2004and a man who was sued by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for selling "Arnie" bobblehead dolls announced that he will now sell "Arnie" urinal cakes and a "Girlie Man" bobblehead doll with the governor wearing a pink dress.
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Agence France-Presse

July 19, 2004Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California called his Democratic opponents "girlie men."
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New York Times

May 18, 2004Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California filed suit against a toy company that makes a bobblehead doll in his image; the company also makes dolls of other political figures, as well as celebrities such as Jesus Christ and Anna Nicole Smith.
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New York Times

April 8, 2004Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California said that he would prefer state legislators to work part-time. "I like them when they're scrambling and they really have to work hard."
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New York Times

March 6, 2004Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who was named as the new executive editor of Muscle and Fitness and Flex magazines, said it was fine with him if voters want to change the law to permit gay marriage.
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New York Times

February 23, 2004Governor Schwarzenegger said that he would support a constitutional amendment to permit immigrants to become president. "Look at the contribution that people like Henry Kissinger have made, Madeleine Albright."
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BBC

February 22, 2004Attorney General Bill Lockyer dismissed Governor Schwarzenegger's demand as "a statement designed for consumption at the Republican convention" and said that it was "preposterous," the kind of exaggerated rhetoric that inspires hate crimes.
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San Francisco Chronicle

February 21, 2004Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the California attorney general to put a stop to it, and declared that the city was becoming a "risk to civil order."
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San Francisco Chronicle

January 28, 2004A judge ruled that Arnold Schwarzenegger broke campaign-finance laws during the recent election.
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New York Times

December 19, 2003Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal crisis in California and invoked emergency powers to deal with it.
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Associated Press

December 11, 2003Moody's Investors Service downgraded California's credit rating after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger cut the registration fee for automobiles without having a plan to pay for the change.
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Associated Press

November 26, 2003Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California proposed cutbacks in therapy for the mentally disabled and in AIDS and poverty programs.
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New York Times

November 18, 2003It was reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger wore a Prada suit to his inauguration as governor of California; his wife, Maria Shriver, wore a cream skirt and shell by Valentino.
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New York Times

November 17, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor of California.
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New York Times

October 30, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger paid a visit to Washington, D.C., where he posed for pictures with lawmakers and signed autographs for congressional pages.
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New York Times

October 20, 2003Attorney General Bill Lockyer of California admitted that he voted for Arnold Schwarzenegger. "I am just doing what is right," he said. "It's a new me."
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New York Times

October 9, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California and told his son that being governor will be a lot like making a movie.
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New York Times

October 6, 2003 David Kay, the head of the CIA team searching for traces of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, issued his status report; Kay admitted that no unconventional weapons had been found but did point to a single vial of botulinum toxin, which an Iraqi scientist had stored in his refrigerator since 1993, as evidence of evil intent. President Bush cited the vial and said that the report justified the invasion.
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Washington Post, International Herald Tribune

October 5, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger apologized after 15 women came forward and accused him of sexually abusing them.
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Slate

October 4, 2003 Schwarzenegger was also trying to explain comments he made years ago about his admiration for Adolf Hitler: "I admired Hitler for instance because he came from being a little man with almost no formal education, up to power. And I admire him for being such a good public speaker and for his way of getting to the people and so on."
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New York Times

August 13, 2003Sylvester Stallone's mother said that her dogs, which she believes to be psychic, have predicted a victory for Arnold Schwarzenegger in the California recall election, and an apocalyptic Christian preacher named Jack Van Impe claimed that he had been contacted by Condoleezza Rice, who he said asked him for an outline of what the end of the world will be like.
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MSNBC.com

August 5, 2003 Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and announced his candidacy for governor in the California recall election; other candidates include the former child-actor Gary Coleman, the pornographer Larry Flynt, a porn star named Mary Carey, and Arianna Huffington, a newspaper columnist. “This is America,” said Carey. “I am just as dignified as Arnold Schwarzenegger, and I can speak English.”
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CNN.com

March 20, 2001 California's Republican Party was trying to convince Arnold Schwarzenegger to run for governor.

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