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SACRAMENTO (AP) - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has almost achieved his goal of raising $50 million for the Nov. 8 special election, according to campaign records released Thursday. But a coalition of unions opposed to the governor's ballot measures has raised and spent more than twice Schwarzenegger's total. The governor's campaign committees have raised close to $45 million so far this year, according to campaign statements and Marty Wilson, the governor's fund-raising manager. Schwarzenegger raised nearly $16 million between his announcement late last month that he would seek re-election next year and last Saturday, the end of the period covered by...