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Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 million
VIENNA (Reuters) - Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least $200 million, the bodybuilding star turned actor and politician told a newspaper in his native Austria, insisting 'it was more than worth it." Counting expenses and lost income from acting in Hollywood films, "in all it is probably more than $200 million," he told Krone when asked how much his two terms in Sacramento had cost. "But I'm not sorry. It was more than worth it," he said. "What was much worse was the...

Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 million
Vienna | Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:06pm EST Vienna (Reuters) - Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least $200 million, the bodybuilding star turned actor and politician told a newspaper in his native Austria, insisting 'it was more than worth it." Counting expenses and lost income from acting in Hollywood films, "in all it is probably more than $200 million," he told Krone when asked how much his two terms in Sacramento had cost. "But I'm not sorry. It was more than worth it...

Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 million
Counting expenses and lost income from acting in Hollywood films, "in all it is probably more than $200 million," he told Krone when asked how much his two terms in Sacramento had cost. "But I'm not sorry. It was more than worth it," he said. "What was much worse was the damage my time as Governor did to the family. There is a lot there that needs to be repaired," he said, recalling the many Sunday evenings when his wife, Maria, and Children broke out in tears at his heavy work schedule. "We ha...

Schwarzenegger: Being a governor cost about $200M in lost film pay, expenses
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who just left office due to term limits, told a newspaper in his native Austria that his seven years as the "Governator" had cost him a pretty penny. Adding up his expenses and lost revenue from taking a Hollywood hiatus, Schwarzenegger estimates he lost "probably more than $200 million." But, he insisted, "it was more than worth it." California, meanwhile, is running a $25.4 billion Budget Deficit. "What was much worse [than the lost income] was t...

Schwarzenegger: Being Governor Cost Me $200 Million And Damage To My Family
Reuters: Vienna (Reuters) -- Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least $200 million, the bodybuilding star turned actor and politician told a newspaper in his native Austria, insisting 'it was more than worth it." Read the whole story: Reuters Get HuffPost Los Angeles On Twitter! Know something we don't? E-mail us at [email protected] ...

Schwarzenegger claims being Governor cost him $200 million
It might have come with a sweet California mansion, but being Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger $200 million, he claimed earlier this week. The former governator told a newspaper in his native Austria that his time in office, including expenses and lost revenue from movies and Endorsements, resulted in a hefty pay decrease, Reuters reported. But Schwarzenegger said he didn't regret taking the oath of office. "It was more than worth it," he told the paper. The loss of money wasn't even the wo...

Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 million
- Jennifer of Cubachi In an interview with an Austrian newspaper, Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger said that his tenure as Governor has cost him $200 million when lack of earnings from Hollywood films were taken into account. How much did his governorship cost California? ...

Schwarzenegger was inconsistent on clemency
Reporting from Sacramento — The reduced Prison sentence that Arnold Schwarzenegger recently extended to a political ally's son stands in stark contrast to the former Governor's denial of Clemency for dozens of inmates involved in similar Crimes. In one year alone, Schwarzenegger cast aside decisions by the state's Parole board to free 29 such inmates who had served long Prison sentences. They, like former state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez's son Esteban, participated in crimes tha...

Serving as Governor Cost Schwarzenegger $200 Million
Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least $200 million, he told an Austrian newspaper, Reuters reports. Said Schwarzenegger: "But I'm not sorry. It was more than worth it. What was much worse was the damage my time as Governor did to the family. There is a lot there that needs to be repaired." ...

State has plan to save child care subsidies
Assembly Speaker John Pérez will announce today that state officials have found a way to save child care Subsidies for 55,000 low-income families - a program that then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tried to eliminate last year. The Subsidies are available to parents who were formerly on cash assistance but now have jobs or are in school. Supporters had argued that eliminating the Subsidies was shortsighted and could ultimately cost Taxpayers more than keeping it, because many parents would quit ...

The $200 Million Governorship
Via the Reuters: Schwarzenegger says governorship cost him $200 millionVIENNA (Reuters) - Serving as California Governor cost Arnold Schwarzenegger at least...

Giant of football
Nat Lofthouse OBE, who has died aged 85, was one of the post-war giants of football. He made more than 450 appearances for Bolton Wanderers, and earned 33 caps for England. He was a one-man club to his boots. A local Bolton lad, he was signed as a 14-year-old schoolboy by then-manager Charles Foweraker. He played football during wartime while working as a "Bevin Boy" Coal Miner, and became professional in 1946. But on the day he put pen to the paper, on 4 September 1939, he watched in ...

Survey says yes; legislature says no
A recent survey of 1,097 Virginians found that more than eight out of 10 would favor a law that requires all Firearms purchasers at gun shows to go through Background Checks. In the same survey, conducted in mid-December by Christopher Newport University, seven out of 10 said they believe Virginia's Governor should be allowed to serve two consecutive terms. Yet few with knowledge of the state's political process believe the public's strong preferences on these issues will prevail in the 2011 Gen...

Spider-Man: Your Friendly Neighborhood Sissy?
There are many who bemoan Hollywood’s tendency to cannibalize itself with endless sequels, prequels, and reboots. I am not one of them. Film is a child of theater. Part of the pleasure in attending a new production of a play you have seen before is considering the take of a fresh group of artists on the same old material. We wouldn’t fault a theater troupe for yet another production of Romeo & Juliet. So why fault filmmakers for remaking an old film? Quality is certainly affect...

Clearing the Browser Tabs Overly Geeky Sunday Edition
I’ve been holding a bunch of links that are geekier than the usual political stuff about which I write. I don’t want to hold on to them much longer, lest they expire, so I’m going to dump a bunch of them here for your enjoyment. To be perfectly honest, I never quite know what to do with the geek-related articles I come across. I know that most folks visit The Shack for my political stuff, but there is far more to me than just politics and I really would like to write more about...

California student arrest may have averted disaster
Los Angeles (Reuters) - Police at a Los Angeles university campus may have prevented a tragedy when they detained a deranged Student later found to have a shotgun and bomb-making ingredients in his dorm room, the school's Police Chief said on Saturday. California State University, Northridge, Police Chief Anne Glavin spoke to Reuters a day after a judge increased bail to $1 million for the Student arrested in the case, David Everson, 22. Bail had previously been set at $150,000. "Between having...

Community colleges seek ways to deal with unstable students
He wears stained and dirty clothing and his grades are sliding. His mid-term essay contains disturbing passages and his behavior in class is causing increasing concern. The Student is showing clear signs of psychological distress, and the question for instructors and staff at Santa Monica College is how to approach him. Should they try to talk to him, refer him to counseling or call Campus Police? This Student exists only in the virtual world, part of an online training program that is helping ...

Oakland, L.A. schools to add health centers
Two of the state's largest School Districts are undergoing a major expansion of health centers on school campuses after promised help from Sacramento never came. To build new facilities, Oakland and Los Angeles are tapping voter-approved bond money, fees from Medi-Cal and Health Insurance reimbursements, and philanthropic dollars. Health advocates hope the efforts spur similar initiatives around the state. California lags behind many other states in the number and scope of school-based healt...

Bomb kills 9 wedding guests in Afghanistan
By Zekaria Nasiri PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan | Sun Jan 16, 2011 8:04am EST PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A Roadside Bomb destroyed a car carrying nine people to a Wedding in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing everyone inside including one child, the provincial Governor said. The previous day, six civilians were killed by a Roadside Bomb in southern Helmand Province and another six died after an airstrike by foreign forces in mountainous eastern Kunar, local officials said. Three c...

Algerian dies in self-immolation, echoing Tunisia
ALGIERS | Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:42am EST ALGIERS (Reuters) - A man has died after setting himself on fire at a government building in Algeria, state radio reported on Sunday, echoing the self-immolation that triggered the Protests that toppled the leader of neighboring Tunisia. Mohsen Bouterfif doused himself in Gasoline and set himself on fire on Thursday after a meeting with the mayor of the small city of Boukhadra who was unable to provide him a job and a house, the daily El Khabar newspaper ...

Algerian dies in self-immolation, echoing Tunisia
Source: Reuters ALGIERS (Reuters) - A man has died after setting himself on fire at a government building in Algeria, state radio reported on Sunday, echoing the self-immolation that triggered the Protests that toppled the leader of neighbouring Tunisia. Mohsen Bouterfif doused himself in Gasoline and set himself on fire on Thursday after a meeting with the mayor of the small city of Boukhadra who was unable to provide him a job and a house, the daily El Khabar newspaper said. He died on Saturda...

The 21st Century Segregationists
As the nation commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,  I personally can’t help but think and ponder what would have happened if Dr. King had not been assassinated in 1968 but instead lived to see today.  The sarcastic side of my nature immediately takes me to an episode of the Boondocks, however the more serious side of my nature forces me to believe that Dr. King’s fight today would include doing battle with the opponents of Indiana’s school re...

6 Afghan civilians killed in bomb blast in south
The Afghan government says a minivan full of civilians struck a Roadside Bomb in the restive south, killing six people in the vehicle. The Helmand provincial Governor's office said in a statement issued Sunday that the blast also wounded the three others riding in the Toyota Townace. The dead included women and Children. The blast, which took place Saturday afternoon, occurred in Sangin district, where international forces have been taking heavy casualties while battling a strong Insurgency. Mic...

'I don't intend to fade away,' Patty Judge says
Democrat Patty Judge has worked at the Iowa Capitol or one of the nearby buildings for 18 years. "It's going to be real strange not to come every day," said Judge, whose job as Lieutenant Governor ended Friday. "But I'm not going to go away. I might go as far as West Des Moines, but I don't intend to fade away." Judge lives in a townhouse in West Des Moines, not far from Chet and Mari Culver's home. The Culvers are kitty-corner from one of Judge's Children, and two of her Grandchildren, ages 7...

6 civilians killed by blast in south Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A minivan full of civilians struck a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan, triggering a blast that killed six of the people in the vehicle, a local official said Sunday. The Explosion Saturday afternoon in southern Helmand Province also wounded three others riding in the Toyota Townace, the provincial Governor’s office said in a statement, which added that the dead included women and Children. The blast occurred in Sangin district, where international force...