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...Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the various plaintiffs sued their respective county clerks and several state officials, including Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, after they had been denied marriage licenses in different California counties after Proposition 8 passed in November...
...turned out to be the year of the antihero. It is the year in which Joe Lieberman gets my nod--cynical though it is--as 'American of the Year.' A Democrat of convenience, Lieberman has succeeded in doing what Benedict Arnold couldn't. In a masterful act of treachery, he retains a position of trust among the very people he betrayed...
...Hollywood star best known for playing the Terminator and Conan the Barbarian, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California six years ago to slay the deficit dragon that has been terrorizing the state for most of the past decade. But in his final budget proposal, on Jan. 8, Schwarzenegger, a Republican, struggled to address a $19.9 billion budget gap over the next 18 months, unveiling plans that include what he calls "draconian cuts" to social services. The man who used to be hailed as the Governator didn't reference any of his action movies to describe his battles with...
...Arnold's choice is clear: to protect the state's vaunted higher-education system. In the same week that Schwarzenegger revealed his budget proposal, which calls for deep cuts to health care, social services and public transit, he also proposed a constitutional amendment (yes, another amendment) that would guarantee that the state would spend no less than 10% of its general fund on public universities and no more than 7% on state prisons. In his State of the State address, he declared that the state's future economic well-being is dependent on education. "Thirty years...
...most acclaimed public-university system. Students and faculty, enraged at dramatic tuition increases and crowded classes, are near revolt, and the governor knows anger toward the UC regents and University of California President Mark G. Yudof could easily shift to Sacramento. Yudof dashed off a press release after Arnold's speech, declaring, "I am extremely pleased that the governor understands how vital it is to return the University of California and the California state university system to solid financial footing." But state senate Democratic leader Darrell Steinberg's assessment of Schwarzenegger's dedication to higher ed was less than glowing...