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            <title><![CDATA[How Obama Lost Arnold]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview, Gov. Schwarzenegger tells Joe Mathews why he turned on the president's health-care plan-and how Obama can win him back.
Is the love affair between California's Republican governor and the Democratic president over?
For the...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Palin-Schwarzenegger Smackdown]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Republicans have been stymied about what to do about Sarah Palin-until Arnold Schwarzenegger took a swing at her. Joe Mathews on how the Governator's strategy could pave the way to GOP victory. 
For the Republican Party, Sarah Palin has been a...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The GOP's Big Green Gamble]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ In California, ground zero for support of government's role in saving the planet, Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina are betting on a climate change backlash in 2010. 
Could a political backlash against climate change legislation develop in, of all...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why Newsom Dropped Out]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  Gavin Newsom bailed on the California statehouse race for one reason: He knew he couldn't beat the once and future governor, Jerry Brown.
Don't mess with Moonbeam.
The most striking thing about San Francisco Gavin Newsom's decision to withdraw from...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Polanski Tax]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  California's prison population is overflowing with old guys who no longer threaten society-like you know who. Joe Mathews on why prosecuting Polanski is the height of fiscal irresponsibility.
Want to understand why California is such a political and...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:06:32 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Don't Do It, Ladies]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The California GOP is pinning its hopes for revival on ex-CEOs Carly Fiorina and Meg Whitman. Joe Mathews on why the odds are stacked against them. 
To: Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina From: Joe Mathews Re: CEO Candidates Running for High Office in...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arnold's Debt to Eunice]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[  Eunice Kennedy Shriver might be known for her famous relatives-and founding the Special Olympics-but it was her political savvy that got Arnold Schwarzenegger into the California governor's office.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver is likely to be most...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:32:51 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arnold's Next Role]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Schwarzenegger biographer Joe Mathews says after the governor leaves office next year, he'll be a shoo-in for an Obama appointment, another campaign-or even to replace Larry King.
Is Arnold Schwarzenegger's career in electoral politics coming to an...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[California's Reefer Madness]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Golden State is flat broke, but all anybody there wants to talk about is legalizing and taxing marijuana. Joe Mathews on how vital reforms are going up in smoke.
California, broke and dysfunctional, desperately needs a white-hot public debate over...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Palin's Brilliant 2012 Play]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Sarah Palin's resignation shows she understands what governors like Bobby Jindal don't, says The Daily Beast's Joe Mathews-our politics have changed, and you have to quit to win the next race.
LOS ANGELES-The worst thing about Sarah Palin's decision...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mate the Press]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ Married L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's relationship with a TV anchor and former Miss USA should be a scandal. Instead, argues Joe Mathews, it offers a rare opportunity to engage a lethargic city in civic issues.
It is a tragedy when a perfectly...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:56:43 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Should Gays Ditch California?]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[By upholding its ban on same-sex marriage, California proved its dysfunctional stereotype. Joe Mathews says gay Californians should jump ship for pinker pastures-and the red states he chooses might surprise you. 
Now you can add same-sex marriage to...]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arnold's Hollywood Problem]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ The governator spent his early years in California sounding like the Terminator and warning of financial Armageddon. Now, the state's crisis is real-and nobody believes him. 
Arnold Schwarzenegger has built his career on what might be called the...]]></description>
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            <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 May 2009 05:46:35 -0400]]></pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Arnold Considered Party Switch]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ How bad did things get between Der Governator and his fellow Republicans? Schwarzenegger's biographer, Joe Mathews, reports that he recently considered dropping out of the party altogether. It's the latest blast in a long-running war.
A few months...]]></description>
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