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<p>She is nearly always at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's side, a dark-haired wire of energy who, like the governor, arrived in Sacramento by way of Hollywood.</p> <p>Officially, Bonnie Reiss is a senior adviser. In truth, the former entertainment lawyer, accountant and producer is one of the governor's most trusted aides and one of his wife's closest friends.</p>

Republican Fletcher Elected Ky. Governor NewsMax.com Wires Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Throughout his campaign for governor, GOP Rep. Ernie Fletcher vowed to "clean up the mess in Frankfort." Now he gets the chance to follow through on that promise. Fletcher easily defeated state Attorney General Ben Chandler on Tuesday, ending the Democrats' 32-year hold on the Kentucky governor's office. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Fletcher had 593,508 votes, or 55 percent, and Chandler had 484,938 or 45 percent. He will replace term-limited Gov. Paul Patton, who was dogged by scandals including an extramarital affair and an...

Gov. Mitt Romney vowed yesterday to bridge an immediate $485 million deficit by slashing deeply into local aid, health care for the poor, human services, public workers' health insurance and state recreation facilities - but without any new broad-based tax hikes. Speaking live on TV from the Corner Office, Romney pledged ``the most far-reaching restructuring of government in decades'' next year - but said there's no time for anything but cuts in the remaining five months of this fiscal year. Some of Romney's cuts are symbolic - like axing the notoriously patronage-laden Metropolitan District Commission and its controversial chief David...

Maryland executions expected to resume Incoming governor likely to lift moratorium imposed by predecessor 01/15/2003 Associated Press ROCKVILLE, Md. - Maryland's death penalty moratorium will almost certainly be lifted after Republican Gov.-elect Robert Ehrlich takes office Wednesday, opening the way for the execution of the state's 12 death-row inmates. Mr. Ehrlich's administration and that of outgoing Democratic Gov. Parris Glendening, who imposed the moratorium in May, disagree on exactly when and how the moratorium officially ends, but Mr. Ehrlich has made it clear that he will end it. Death warrants could be signed within a few weeks for at...