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National Public Radio - All Things Considered Doug Heller (FTCR): For Arnold Schwarzenegger, a special interest is anybody who doesn't support him…
Mar 15, 2005The San Diego Union-Tribune Jerry Flanagan, an advocate with FTCR, said his organization believes Schwarzenegger is using the solar initiative to provide…
Mar 13, 2005PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY WANTS TO SEIZE INITIATIVESan Jose Mercury News Jerry Flanagan, a frequent Schwarzenegger critic, who backs one of the consumer-oriented initiatives,…
Mar 12, 2005Actor Warren Beatty to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: Raise taxesAssociated Press Beatty said he wants to root for a fellow actor in the…
Mar 12, 2005California's Largest Property/Casualty Insurer Withdraws Request Rather than Defend It in a Public Hearing
Mar 11, 2005Fund raising during trip raises concernsThe San Francisco Chronicle "What big money does is buy access for a small set of people…
Mar 9, 2005The Charleston Gazette The Insurance Commission can't have it both ways, said Lawrence Markey Jr., staff attorney for California-based Foundation for Taxpayer…
Mar 9, 2005The San Francisco Chronicle Watchdog groups said the outsourcing suggests that Arnold's Citizens to Save California is neither run by ordinary citizens…
Mar 8, 2005The New York Times The speaker of the California Assembly, Fabian Núñez, Democrat of Los Angeles, said Mr. Schwarzenegger's pursuit of political…
Mar 7, 2005Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario, CA) "Citizens to Save California is comprised of neither citizens, nor are they going to save California,"…
Mar 7, 2005The San Francisco Chronicle Schwarzenegger may be accustomed to big-budget Hollywood productions, but taxpayers should not have to pick up the tab…
Mar 6, 2005Prop. 103 Prevents The Doctors Company's 5% Rate Increase California's 2nd largest medical malpractice insurer withdrew a proposed $7 million rate hike…
Mar 5, 2005The San Francisco Chronicle Of the 12 other donors listed, six also gave money to the governor last year, according to Jamie…
Mar 4, 2005SCHWARZENEGGER TO HIT UP BUSINESSES BUT SAYS IT WON'T AFFECT HIS POSITIONSSan Jose Mercury News "The governor's office is for sale," said…
Mar 4, 2005Proposed pension revamp is a targetThe San Diego Union Tribune Amid the din of dueling supporters and protesters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger visited…
Mar 3, 2005
Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania) "If someone tells you their product is made in the USA and you're a person that matters to, then…
Mar 2, 2005Associated Press The Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights said Marty Wilson should be fired for irreconcilable conflicts of interest because companies…
Mar 2, 2005