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When Jerry Brown was serving his first stint as governor 30 years ago – but perhaps not his last – he gained a well-deserved reputation for changing positions as easily as most folks change their socks. The most striking manifestation of Brownian motion was when he denounced Proposition 13, the landmark property tax measure, as "a ripoff" before the 1978 election and then declared himself to be a "born-again tax cutter" afterward and slashed state taxes. Brown shrugged off criticism of his political pirouettes, once saying, "Nothing in life is so rigid that there aren't developments. That's true in politics....

Warren Buffett Joins Schwarzenegger's Team Wed August 13, 2003 03:35 PM ET By Adam Tanner SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arnold Schwarzenegger added financial heavyweight Warren Buffett to his team on Wednesday as California officials set about finalizing the longest-ever list of candidates in the state's recall election. "I have known Arnold for years and know he'll be a great governor," Buffett, one of America's best-known and most respected investors, said in a statement. "It is critical to the rest of the nation that California's economic crisis be solved, and I think Arnold will get that job done." Democrat Gray Davis,...

<p>I love those who blast what's going on in California now as a circus. Seeing Gary Coleman (search), the comic Gallagher, a stripper, Arriana Huffington and Arnold Schwarzenegger on the same ballot is jolting, but you know what's more jolting? The mess that created this mess. That's the real circus.</p>