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Governor Schwarzenegger introduces his family, several dignitaries, and gets a thumbs-up from Speaker Hertzberg. But the special guest is Sara Granda, the young disabled woman who overcame her disabilities to graduate from law school and pass the bar. She receives
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Speaker Bass asks everyone to take their seats. She welcomes first lady and her family. The first lady is looking lovely in a purple suit. Bass introduces the elected officers. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is announced. He takes a purposeful stroll
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Just received a copy of the Governor’s speech… someone actually asked the Governor’s press office assistant if he was going to start on time.
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I arrived at the Capitol early enough to beat the rush for seating in the Assembly chambers, but did not quite make it past the police guards… however, I am comfortably sitting in the media overflow room watching with interest,
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Watch this space at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 6 when Cal Watchdog reporter Katy Grimes live-blogs Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s annual State of the State address. Given that these speeches tend to run during prime time, it’s pretty clear Arnold
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At first, I thought this was a joke, but sadly, it is all too real. For those who thought Joseph Conrad’s 1897 novel The Nigger of the Narcissus too harshly racist, there is now The N-Word of the Narcissus, all
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Last week U.S. Rep. George Radanovich, R, Mariposa, announced he would not run for re-election in November. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger immediately sent out a brief but laudatory press release thanking Radanovich for his public service. “Congressman Radanovich has built a
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