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'''Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger''' (born [[July 30]], [[1947]]) is an [[Austria]]n-born [[United States|American]] [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]], [[actor]], and [[politician]] currently serving as the 38th [[Governor of California]]. AlsoNicknamed known as '''The Austrian Oak''' and '''The Governator''', Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a star of [[Hollywood]] [[action film]]s such as ''[[The Terminator]]'' and ''[[Total Recall]]''.

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Schwarzenegger was born in [[Thal]], [[Austria]] (four miles from [[Graz]]) to a ''Gendarmerie-Kommandant'' policeman, [[Gustav Schwarzenegger]] ([[1907]]-[[1972]]) and Aurelia Jadrny ([[1922]]-[[1998]]). He moved to the USU.S. in [[1968]] and became a US citizen in [[1983]]. Meanwhile, he earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from the [[University of Wisconsin, Superior]] where he graduated with a major in [[international marketing]] of fitness and [[business administration]] in [[1979]]. The [[football (soccer)|football]] [[stadium]] in Graz was renamed ''Arnold Schwarzenegger Stadium'' in [[1997]].

In [[1971]] Schwarzenegger's brother Meinhard was killed in an automobile accident.

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In his first few hours in office Schwarzenegger fulfilled his campaign promise to repeal a 200% increase in vehicle license fees undertaken by Gov. Davis's administration. On his first full day in office, Schwarzenegger proposed a three point plan to fix the budget woes. First, Schwarzenegger proposed floating $15 billion in [[bond|bonds]]. Second, he urged voters to pass a [[constitutional amendment]] to limit state spending. Third, he sought an overhaul of [[workers' compensation]]. Schwarzenegger also called the state legislature into a special session and said that spending cuts would also be necessary. He initiated the cuts by agreeing to serve as governor with no salary, a savings of $175,000. To fulfill the first two points, he urged California voters to pass [[California Proposition 57 (2004)|Proposition 57]] and [[California Proposition 58 (2004)|Proposition 58]] in the [[March 2]], [[2004]] election, which would sell $15 billion in bonds and mandate balanced budgets, respectively.

However, he also reneged on his campaign pledges to not take money from special interests and to answer accusations that he groped or sexually harassed women. He also faced a lawsuit from Rhonda Miller, a stuntwoman who said she had been manhandled on the set of "''Terminator 2''." Miller sued for libel, based on an email that the actor's campaign had sent to reporters, attempting to discredit Miller by falsely insinuating that she had a rap sheet for theft, forgery, drugs and prostitution.[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/millercomp1.html]

AsIn the governor ofFebruary California2004, he did not givedeclined [[amnestyanmesty]] to convicted murderer [[Kevin Cooper]] who had asked him for clemency in his [[Deathdeath penalty]] sentence. Nevertheless, Cooper's planned execution was stayed by the [[9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals]] pending a revisiting of evidence.

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