Calif. gov. opponent: Guard out of Iraq
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The Democratic candidate for governor of California said Sunday that if elected he would call immediately on President Bush to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed Thursday to send the California National Guard to the Mexican border, ending a 17-day standoff with the Bush administration.
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California Gov. Arnold  Schwarzenegger, under fire from American Indians for telling  voters that tribes were "ripping off" the state with their  casinos, refused on Friday to back down from the charge.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, under fire from American Indians for telling voters that tribes were "ripping off" the state with their casinos, refused on Friday to back down.
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD  LOS ANGELES - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Democratic rival Thursday defended his campaign's decision to download a recording of a private meeting in which the governor chattered about "very hot" mixed-race personalities.
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SACRAMENTO, California  - In a state where   Democrats far outnumber Republicans and President George W.   Bush has never been popular, an experienced Democrat should be   in a strong position to unseat Republican Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger campaigned on Wednesday against a ballot measure that would roll back the state's landmark "Three Strikes" sentencing law, embarking on what his aides concede could be one of his toughest election fights.
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Before California&#039;s Republican governor tried to get tough on illegal immigrants in the 1990s, the state had supported GOP candidates in all but two presidential elections since World War II.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday criticized security contractors in Iraq as Baghdad piled more pressure on the State Department to pull the Blackwater firm out of Iraq after deadly shootings last month.
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A German reporter who interviewed California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says the governor did not say the Republican Party should "move a little further left" as his newspaper reported.
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California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has achieved lofty personal goals throughout his career, is shying away from the daunting task of getting President Bush elected by Californians. Instead, he is narrowly focusing on a handful of local issues.
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California has emerged as a key  battleground state on the issue of pension overhaul, with Gov.  Arnold Schwarzenegger pushing private accounts for state  employees and lower government contributions to public pension  plans that provide defined benefits.
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California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger's Democratic opponents call him a chameleon,   changing colors as he seeks re-election in a difficult year for   Republicans nationwide.
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A few candidates for governor are venturing beyond domestic issues like schools and taxes to take stances on the war in Iraq and terrorism, with a California Democrat vowing he'll try to withdraw his state's Guard troops from Iraq and an Arizona Republican blasting a Sept. 11 memorial for being unpatriotic.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in 2008.
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A judge Tuesday threw out Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to transfer thousands of inmates to other states to relieve prison overcrowding. Schwarzenegger said he would immediately appeal, saying dangerous convicts might otherwise have to be released early.
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A sergeant in the California Army National Guard who sued the military over the forced extension of his service may not have to ship out to war after all, the National Guard said on Wednesday.