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UPDATE 1-Calif. governor against tax hikes to close budget gap
Nov 18th, 2009 - Reuters
* California governor to meet lawmakers on budget gap * Budget gap to be $14.4 billion next year: L.A. Times * Raising taxes would cut into growth: governor(Adds details...
Jerry Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease
Nov 11th, 2009 - AOL News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Jerry Brown hasn't formally announced for his old job, but the signs show he once again has his eye on the California governor's chair. The current...
Brown again? Some Calif. Dems express unease
Nov 10th, 2009 - MSNBC
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Attorney General Jerry Brown has relied on a stealth fundraising campaign and his near-universal name recognition to wipe out the field seven months ahead of California's Democratic primary for governor.SF Mayor Newsom ends run for Calif. governor
Nov 1st, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Associated Press Writer= SAN FRANCISCO (AP) â?" San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who propelled the debate over gay marriage but struggled to find a popular message outside the San Francisco Bay area...Newsom Ends Bid for California Governor
Oct 31st, 2009 - ABC News
Maybe he was foreshadowing things to come. Maybe he truly hadn't decided whether he wanted to continue to run. Or maybe he's a good actor.
If San Francisco Mayor Gavin...
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29:02California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Speaks at CSULB
With the new semester beginning, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today greeted students at California State University, Long Beach. The state's current budget invests more than $19 billion into higher education, freezes fees at ...
0:53Congratulations from Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
A special message from California Governor Arnold Scharzenegger congratulating the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for 100 years of fun.
1:39Nixon (Anthony Hopkins)- California Governor Race 1962
Anthony Hopkins plays Richard Nixon in this famous Oliver Stone picture. This scene is based upon Nixon's failed pursuit of the governorship in California.
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California Governor from WikiPedia:
The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
The position was created in 1849, before California became a state.
The current governor is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Republican, who was elected on October 7, 2003 to complete recalled Democratic Governor Gray Davis' term, and reelected on November 7, 2006, defeating California State Treasurer Phil Angelides of the Democratic Party. His current term will expire on January 3, 2011.
- The Executive Budget - The governor has the final responsibility for preparing and submitting to the legislature an annual budget containing most of anticipated state income and expenditures. The final budget requires a two-thirds approval of the legislature.
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