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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to seek support — starting today — by holding several public rallies for a controversial plan to close budget gaps and shore up the state's finances. His appeal for broader backing comes as state Treasurer Phil Angelides, a Democrat expected to run for governor in 2006, is scheduled to launch today an advertising campaign against the $15-billion borrowing plan. This week, Schwarzenegger, who proposed cutting $4 billion from the state budget over the next four years, has stepped up his drive for a bond issue of up to $15 billion, as well as a spending cap...

Veteran Democrat Panetta speaks about state problems Former White House chief of staff says bold leadership is necessary By Jake Henshaw Desert Sun Sacramento Bureau November 6th, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SACRAMENTO -- Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger should be bold enough to propose tax increases instead of more borrowing and to push changes in term limits, veteran Democratic public official Leon Panetta said Wednesday. ...[snip] "If they don’t take advantage of the momentum that comes out of the recall election to try to do the right thing … then I think all they are doing is asking for trouble in the future," Panetta...

The compromise over Davis' bid to make dozens of last-minute appointments — a common practice by outgoing governors — was welcomed by Democrats who feared being criticized for undercutting the incoming governor. The 17 appointments that Schwarzenegger has agreed to preserve are to seats on the Agricultural Labor Relations Board, state water boards and the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. "I think it's a win-win situation for everybody," said Sen. Gloria Romero (D-Los Angeles). "It was worked out in a bipartisan fashion." In another conciliatory gesture toward Schwarzenegger, Burton and Assembly Speaker Herb Wesson (D-Culver City) have put their members on...

SACRAMENTO — Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger got a grim briefing on California's budget Thursday, and emerged appearing sobered and calling the state's financial condition "disastrous." On his second day of meetings with state officials, the incoming governor met with state Treasurer Phil Angelides for a 35-minute morning tutorial. He said afterward that he was worried about the precarious status of billions of dollars worth of bonds used to balance this year's budget. Angelides warned that the bonds are vulnerable to a legal challenge The governor-elect, whose usual ebullience was dampened after the meeting, said, "The problem was created over the last...

<p>October 30, 2003 -- A woman who accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping her is now threatening to sue MSNBC and possibly host Joe Scarborough.</p> <p>Lawyers for Rhonda Miller, a Hollywood stunt double who appeared in at least two of Schwarzenegger's films, have sent MSNBC a legal letter.</p>