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His protestations to the contrary notwithstanding, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger still wants to become president of the United States, according to Laurence Leamer, author of "Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger.""That's his dream," Leamer told the Fox News Channel's Bill O'Reilly Tuesday night. "He thinks the Constitution should be changed [to make it possible for a foreign-born citizen to become president]." The Schwarzenegger biographer said Arnold's speech last summer to the GOP convention was the first step in his presidential campaign. "He intended that speech to be so dramatically positive that America would say: 'We need this man to lead...

Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger has no desire for her Governator husband to go to the White House. Appearing on Oprah Winfrey's syndicated TV show, Shriver said even if the Constitution was amended to allow the Austrian-born Schwarzenegger to run, she would still oppose a presidential bid. Asked pointedly about the matter, Shriver said, "No. I want him back home actually." Schwarzenegger spends several days a week in Sacramento on business, while Shriver and their four kids live in Brentwood. Shriver said here kids are the main obstacle for political ambition. "I was raised to believe that public service was a noble...