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Arnold's bad rap.


Most of the reporting about Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent ballot measures focused on the politics of winning or losing and the relative power of the governor and the lobbies opposing it. I didn't did·n't  

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 Times that made a serious attempt to examine the merits of the proposals. One of the measures would have granted teachers tenure only after five years' service instead of two.

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, seemed as easily dismissable as much of the press implied they were.
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Title Annotation:Tilting at Windmills; Arnold Schwarzenegger's political services
Author:Peters, Charles
Publication:Washington Monthly
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 2006
Words:116
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