Word: arnolds
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...most famous line--"Hasta la vista, baby"--notwithstanding, Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be speaking a different language from most of California's 2.5 million registered Hispanic voters. Between the 2003 recall that put him in office, when Schwarzenegger drew 31% of the Latino vote, and his announcement last week that he will run for re-election in 2006, the Governor's support among Hispanics has fallen to just 17% of Latino residents, according to a recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California...
...took 20 months of wheedling and browbeating to get the California legislature to pass a pioneering bill authorizing gay marriage. But Arnold Schwarzenegger took less than 24 hours to decide to veto it. The reason? Pure politics, say both critics and supporters of the non-girlie-man Governor. "He didn't even let the bill get to his desk before announcing the veto," says Mark Leno, the openly gay state assemblyman who was the main backer. "He is pandering to the far right." Indeed, with the Governor's popularity rating down to 36% and Democrats alienated by his attacks...
...scrambling to determine exactly which of the state's 6,000 registered offenders would have to move, and mapping out pedophile-free zones in places like Polk County, which has more than 1,400 registered day-care centers and 90 schools. What's more, Des Moines police sergeant Barry Arnold, who is overseeing the law in the state capital, estimates that the whereabouts of some 15% to 18% of the city's convicted offenders is unknown because they never reregistered after moving. That problem isn't unique to Des Moines. An estimated 100,000 of the more than...
Although California's G.O.P. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called those declarations "a terrific idea," such bipartisan--or even intraparty--consensus is eluding leaders in Congress as they head for a fierce debate over the issue this fall. As border-state Democrats start to shift to the right, bucking many members of their own party, the G.O.P. is split between those who want tougher security first and those who seek comprehensive reform. That split is spelled out in two competing Senate proposals: one sponsored by Texas' John Cornyn and fellow Republican Jon Kyl of Arizona would require illegals to leave the country...
...while he credits his positive poll numbers in part to "buyer's remorse" for electing Schwarzenegger, he adds that his smile reflects a feeling of redemption rather than revenge. Now a rainmaker at a Los Angeles law firm, Davis, 62, says, "I don't take any comfort in Arnold's difficulties. I've seen that movie." Still, some political pals are pushing for a sequel. But Davis hasn't signed on. "I'm not running for Governor," he insists. "If I did, my wife would divorce me." --By Sonja Steptoe