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Rove’s Bot

Rove’s Bot

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">In an interview with NBC's Campbell Brown, Arnold defended his East Coast fundraising blitzkrieg with the preprogrammed lines:<br/> <br/> "This guy that's sitting here is rich enough that I...</font>
The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

<p class="source">The San Francisco Chronicle</p> <p>Schwarzenegger may be accustomed to big-budget Hollywood productions, but taxpayers should not have to pick up the tab for an extra election just so the governor can skirt campaign-finance laws and wage a no-limits ballot fight financed largely by industr</p>
The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

<!-- excerpt --><p>Schwarzenegger may be accustomed to big-budget Hollywood productions, but taxpayers should not have to pick up the tab for an extra election just so the governor can skirt campaign-finance laws and wage a no-limits ballot fight financed largely by industr</p>
Pushers Pumpin’ Up Arnold

Pushers Pumpin’ Up Arnold

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Arnold told George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week" that he does not regret taking steroids as a bodybuilder. But he wouldn't do it again. <br/> <br/> Maybe one of the reasons the...</font>
Manufacturers say ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ tag helps marketing

Manufacturers say ‘Made in the U.S.A.’ tag helps marketing

<p class="source">Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania)</p> <p>"If someone tells you their product is made in the USA and you're a person that matters to, then you may even be willing to pay a little extra," said Lawrence Markey with FTCR. "People don't want their money going overseas, and they are entitled to the tr</p>
RSVP to Arnold’s Invites

RSVP to Arnold’s Invites

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">If you want to help pay for Arnold's special election campaign this November - in addition to the $70 million in involuntary taxpayer costs you'll pick up for this unscheduled ballot - here's...</font>
The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

The governor’s mega-bucks bid for a special election

<!-- excerpt --><p>If enough California voters sign one of the petitions for the three ballot initiatives that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began circulating last week, taxpayers could face what amounts to a poll tax of $70 million for the cost of the extra election the governor is planning this fall. The price of this election is too big and the justification is too little.</p>
Gov, Please Stop the Fundraising

Gov, Please Stop the Fundraising

<font face="verdana,sans-serif" size="2">Air Arnold flew over last night's post-Oscar Vanity Fair party and the other post-Oscar Hollywood parties with the lighted message, "Governor: Please Stop the Fundraising - The...</font>