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John McCain's presidential campaign has no shortage of sophisticated political consultants. There's Steve Schmidt, who masterminded Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback in California; veteran strategist Charlie Black, whose counsel has found an ear in every Republican White House since Reagan; Mark McKinnon, the political advertising genius who made John Kerry's wind surfing famous; Mark Salter, McCain's co-author, speechwriter and id; and Rick Davis, a successful lobbyist and Washington sage. They've all been with the campaign since it began, and they all survived its implosion last summer; the only thing that really took...
...There's room at this climate-change crossroads for liberals and conservatives alike. Many of the top American leaders on global warming at the state and local level are Republicans. Most prominent among them is California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. California has passed the most aggressive environmental laws in the U.S., setting a goal of reducing the state's greenhouse-gas emissions - which currently amount to about 1.6% of the annual global total - to 1990 levels by 2020. California is part of a coalition of six western U.S. states and two Canadian provinces with plans to set up a regional...
...Washington yet, where the Bush Administration has dragged its feet on climate change and the Democratic-controlled Congress has often been paralyzed. But state governments are leading the way, especially in the West, where governors on both sides of the political divide - like Schweitzer, a Democrat, and Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger - have taken command on global warming, in the absence of Washington. Both governors are part of a coalition of five Western states aiming to create a regional carbon cap-and-trade system - exactly the kind of program that should be in place nationwide. "I believe this is the greatest imperative...
...everyone gets the joke. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, waiting to address the Tory party conference by video link last fall, watched in bewilderment as Johnson warmed up the crowd with a speech littered with characteristic digressions. "He's fumbling all over the place," hissed the Governator, unaware that his microphone was switched on. Wags in Westminster have since dubbed Johnson "the Fumbulator." He responds with mock humility: "A man not famed for his eloquence found fault with my delivery and general mastery of public speaking. And these are things I obviously have to overcome...
TIME'S Kristin Kloberdanz sat down with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California to discuss his plans to sue the federal government and the Environmental Protection Agency over denying the right of California and 16 other states to set their own fuel emission standards. The governor then discussed why green is the smart color for business and politics. Excerpts from the interview...