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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves the stage after unveiling his $143.4 billion 2007-2008 budget in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10 2007 (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Dec. 31 - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was released from a Santa Monica hospital Saturday, four days after he underwent surgery to repair a fractured leg suffered while skiing. Schwarzenegger, 59, expects to walk with crutches when he is sworn in Friday to begin his second term as California's governor. In a statement released by his office Saturday night, Schwarzenegger said the injury hadn't dampened his optimism for the coming year. The governor left the hospital about 5 p.m. and traveled to his home in the Brentwood neighborhood, Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Julie Soderlund said. "It was fantastic to return home today as...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger returned to the state Monday for surgery after breaking his leg in an Idaho skiing accident over the weekend, a spokeswoman said. Schwarzenegger will undergo non-emergency surgery Tuesday morning to repair his fractured right femur, which he broke while skiing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Saturday, spokeswoman Sabrina Demayo Lockhart said. The procedure will use cables and screws to secure the governor's upper right thigh bone, said Dr. Kevin Ehrhart, the orthopedic surgeon performing the surgery at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. The governor, who has already been admitted...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg on Saturday while skiing with his family in Sun Valley, Idaho, the governor's office said. The 59-year-old former movie star broke the femur bone in his right leg and was taken to a local hospital for X-rays and later discharged, Adam Mendelsohn, the governor's deputy chief of staff for communications, said in a statement. "When the governor returns to Los Angeles from his scheduled Christmas trip, he will have surgery to repair his femur. No one else was involved in the skiing accident," Mendelsohn's statement said. Schwarzenegger spokeswoman Julie Soderlund said she did not...

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger broke his leg while skiing with his family Saturday morning, a spokesman said. Schwarzenegger was taken to a local hospital for X-rays and was soon discharged with a fracture to his right femur, said Adam Mendelsohn, the governor's Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications. Schwarzenegger would have surgery to repair his femur when he returns to Los Angeles from his scheduled Christmas trip, Mendelsohn said. The governor remained at his Sun Valley home Saturday night and still planned to spend the holiday there.