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The unlikeliest girlie man: Arnold Schwarzenegger gives Californians what they want.

National Review

| August 28, 2006 | Weinkopf, Chris | COPYRIGHT 2006 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

WITH four months left in his campaign for reelection, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger found himself at odds with the state's Democratic legislature over the minimum wage--and who could raise it faster.

Although Schwarzenegger had vetoed minimum-wage hikes twice before, his thinking on the subject had evolved. Following the devastating defeat of his government-reform ballot initiatives in the 2005 special election, Schwarzenegger had adopted a make-no-enemies approach to politics. This time, there was no chance he was going to stand in the way of a popular policy, regardless of his professed free-market principles.

But the legislature was ...

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