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Arnold Schwarzenegger was involved in a car crash on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles that saw his enormous SUV slam into another car leaving the other driver badly hurt. The former governor, 74, was driving a Yukon SUV about half a mile from his home in Brentwood, when it smashed into a red Prius at 5pm. The airbags deployed as a result of the collision. The SUV then started to roll onto a white Porsche Cayenne that was directly behind Schwarzenegger's. Law enforcement say they believe the accident was the fault of the actor who was attempting to make a...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Bank of America, Verizon, Chipotle and other companies have pulled advertising from a Sacramento radio station after talk show hosts referred to transgender people as "freaks" with mental disorders. During a May 28 show, one of the three hosts on KRXQ's "Rob, Arnie & Dawn" show said he would hit his son with his shoe if he put on high heels. Another said he would tell a boy he was "a little idiot" if he asked to wear a dress. Officials with Bank of America Corp. and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. said Friday their companies pulled...

A funny thing happened on the way to the airport. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was on his way out of town, after a quick trip to Ottawa to meet Prime Minister Stephen Harper, when he decided to stop his five-car motorcade for a moment. He got out and walked into the Westin Hotel to get a cigar. It was a Cuban, the kind that can't be found on the shelves of American cigar stores because of a long-standing embargo -- and the kind that Americans aren't legally allowed to smoke, even while away from home. ... An aide who was...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he has struggled to turn himself from a joke-cracking bodybuilder and actor into a politician able to muster support for what he calls the big issues. --snip-- In the interview Schwarzenegger described himself as a "big-issue guy." --snip-- But knowing California cannot solve these problems alone, he has joined forces with four nearby states to fight global warming and discussed with Bush using the state as a catalyst for resolving America's health care problems, he said. Last year Schwarzenegger, accusing Washington of lacking leadership on the environment, paired with British Prime Minister Tony...

CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will go to New York on Monday to discuss his landmark law on global warming with fellow Republicans as pressure builds on US President George W. Bush to take a tougher stance on greenhouse gases. Mr Schwarzenegger will meet separately with Gov. George Pataki and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg "to discuss the implementation of California's landmark market-based greenhouse gas emissions reduction system," his office said overnight. Last month, Mr Schwarzenegger signed the Democratic-sponsored Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which mandates caps on emissions to reduce greenhouse gases 25 percent by 2020. The governor,...

TWO years after lending star power to George W Bush's re-election campaign, Arnold Schwarzenegger has distanced himself from the US president ahead of upcoming polls, analysts say. The Hollywood actor turned Republican politician is a strong favourite to win November's race in Democrat dominated California, where Mr Bush's approval ratings have slumped to record lows. But as Mr Schwarzenegger enjoys a commanding lead over his Democrat rival Phil Angelides in recent polls, analysts say the incumbent is wary of being associated with Mr Bush. Mr Schwarzenegger did not meet Mr Bush during his trip of California today. A spokesman for...

In his bid for re-election as governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger has a comfortable lead over Democratic challenger and state Treasurer Phil Angelides among the state's "high propensity" voters, according to a report released on Tuesday. These voters also back two of four general obligation bond measures that lawmakers put on the November 7 ballot that seek billions of dollars in debt issuance for public works. The celebrity governor, a Republican, has the support of 53.6 percent of high-propensity voters, compared with 31.4 percent backing Angelides. Another 11.4 percent of these voters favor other candidates and 3.6 percent are undecided,...

With the "hearts and minds" of 6.5 million schoolchildren on the line, a pro-family group has called a news conference today to protest a series of bills approved by the Legislature that would turn the California public school system into "sexual indoctrination centers." The event is being held by the Campaign for Children and Families, which has been active in lobbying against the changes in state law, at the state Capitol in Sacramento. "The simple message for (Gov. Arnold) Schwarzenegger will be: Veto these bad bills or turn off family-values voters," the group said in its announcement Monday. "(The bills)...

It seems Arnold Schwarzenegger can’t get enough of the liberals. From expanded health-care programs at grade school levels to lowering health-care costs and reducing the number of uninsured Californians, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is wooing liberal voters. He has also heaped praise on Al Gore's global warming movie, which should serve the Republican governor well in this otherwise eco-centric, deep blue state. Facing state Treasurer Phil Angelides, his ultra-liberal opponent in the November election, Schwarzenegger is casting his net in a leftward direction. The Los Angeles Times reports that Schwarzenegger aides say the governor is seeking to respond to critics who...

THE assembly for the Mexican state of Baja California has declared movie star California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger "persona non grata" over his stance towards Mexican immigrants working in the US. "The Terminator has forgotten that he too arrived in the United States as an immigrant and he now backs racist policies against immigrant workers," deputy Arturo Pena Valle said after the vote, referring to Mr Schwarzenegger's most famous screen role. The regional assembly also denounced proposals in the US Congress to construct a fortified wall on the US-Mexico border to stem the flow of illegal immigrants. Mr Schwarzenegger has opposed...

Democrats hoping to retake control of the US government glimpsed the beginnings of a possible comeback overnight, after major defeats for Republicans in election contests across the United States. California's action-hero-turned-Republican-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger suffered a stinging repudiation at the polls on Tuesday, failing to win approval for any of four referendum measures he proposed. With national balloting looming next year and a presidential election in 2008, Tuesday's setbacks are viewed as a bad omen for President George W. Bush's floundering party, and consequently are a hopeful sign for opposition Democrats eager to reclaim the White House and US Congress. "With...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's "year of reform" initiatives are proving a tough sell to California voters despite a multimillion dollar advertising blitz, according to a poll released Thursday. None of his measures on the Nov. 8 ballot has majority support, and two are opposed by wide margins. The bombardment of radio and television ads from Schwarzenegger (search) and his opponents have generated voter interest in the election, the Public Policy Institute of California poll found. So far, that interest has failed to translate into support for the governor's agenda. "There's still a long way to go, but the...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking heat on the Internet for endorsing San Diego's "gay pride" celebration slated for later this month, with critics pointing out two of the men helping to stage the event are convicted pedophiles. In his letter of greeting to all who will gather July 29 for the homosexual-themed parade and festival, Schwarzenegger writes, "I am pleased to extend warm greetings to all who have gathered for this year's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Celebrations. "California is proud to host events that celebrate diversity and support active civic participation. I applaud your efforts to foster...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has alienated a lot of different interest groups with his ambitious plans to overhaul state government, but a host of experts agree with him on one big point. By taking on teachers, unions, pensions, legislative redistricting and Democrats all at once, he's transformed what would have been an off-election year in California into a fierce political battlefield with potentially profound national implications. "It's huge on the national radar screen," said Kevin Spillane, a Republican political consultant in Sacramento. "There's no doubt the special election will be the biggest political story this year." Democrats and organized labor accuse...

SOMETHING VERY ODD is happening up Sacramento way, and it concerns our own Governator, the Arnold himself. Arnold was finally forced by campaign laws to fess up to how much money he has been raising recently. Now, we have all been vaguely aware of the pile of sawbucks that our anointed leader has raised. But the hard, cold reality of it burst onto the scene this week. Are you sitting down for this? You really should be, so I will wait. OK, here we go. Last year the big Moneynator raised $33 million. Sadly, he is now destitute, that impressive...

CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN' Arnold governing like a 'girlie man'? GOP convention speaker signing bills benefiting homosexuals, drag queens -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: September 28, 2004 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Though California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the star speakers at the Republican National Convention, a look at the bills he has signed of late reveals a chief executive much more in line with the party of John Kerry. Schwarzenegger, who holds a 61 percent approval rating in the Golden State, was known to be on the left socially, but those views have come to the surface recently as he signed...

From Drudge FLASH: FOXNEWS primetime convention coverage Tuesday night avg 4,113,000 viewers from 8p-11:15p, CNN's coverage awas 1,165,000; MSNBC's 1,268,000... FOXNEWS peak came during Laura Bush's speech with 5,216,000 viewers... [5,124,000 during Schwarzenegger]... From TV Tracker.com As for coverage of The Republican Convention at 10 p.m., take a look: -Overnights: NBC: 4.3/ 6, ABC and CBS: 3.4/ 5 each -Viewers: CBS: 5.80 million, NBC: 5.50, ABC: 4.12 -Adults 18-49: NBC: 2.4/ 6, CBS: 2.2/ 6, ABC: 1.4/ 4 Source: Nielsen Media Research data

This morning President Bush flew to Philadelphia to speak to People for People at the Greater Exodus Baptist Church about the HIV/AIDS pandemic. He was enthusiastically introduced by Pastor Herb Lusk.This afternoon back in the East Room at the White House, the President awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to outstanding Americans, and got a few golf tips as well. Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island on the Daily Dose!

LOS ANGELES -- The famously fit Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, on vacation in Hawaii, helped a struggling swimmer on a boogie board make it safely to the beach, his office said Friday. Schwarzenegger, who has been on a 10-day getaway with his family on Maui, was swimming toward his wife, Maria Shriver, on Wednesday when he noticed a man ''in distress in the water'' clutching a boogie board about 100 yards offshore, said Margita Thompson, the governor's spokeswoman in Sacramento.

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