Read more Arnold Schwarzenegger stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1510/arnold-schwarzenegger.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74090/boomers-enjoy-new-whatever-tude-on-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAging baby boomers are not only boosting the ranks of older pot smokers, they're enjoying a kind of neo Age of Aquarius of relaxed attitudes toward one of their favorite habits. The number of marijuana smokers in the 50-59 age group has doubled over the past decade, according to statistics....http://www.newser.com/story/74090/boomers-enjoy-new-whatever-tude-on-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 1:47:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72985/sf-mayor-drops-out-of-calif-governors-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCiting his responsibilities as San Francisco mayor and as a new father, Democrat Gavin Newsom withdrew today from the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as California governor. Despite the heavyweight endorsement of Bill Clinton, Newsom has had trouble raising money; his departure leaves state attorney general, and former governor, Jerry...http://www.newser.com/story/72985/sf-mayor-drops-out-of-calif-governors-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 18:20:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72724/calif-holds-hearings-on-legalizing-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe push to legalize—and, especially appealing at the moment, tax—marijuana is picking up momentum in California, with legislators holding hearings today on what would be the first such law in the nation. Organizers are currently collecting signatures to put three separate pot legalization initiatives on the ballot next...http://www.newser.com/story/72724/calif-holds-hearings-on-legalizing-pot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 3:21:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72696/arnold-hides-vulgar-message-to-legislators-in-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough all political vetoes send some message, a recent one by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears to carry two—with the less-obvious one quite the kiss-off to the Democrat-controlled legislature. In the message accompanying Schwarzenegger’s veto of a financing measure, the San Francisco Bay Guardian found that, in reading down...http://www.newser.com/story/72696/arnold-hides-vulgar-message-to-legislators-in-veto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 21:38:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72592/maria-shriver-skirts-another-driving-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTMZ appears to have caught California's first lady flouting state traffic laws for the second time this month. A video on the site shows Maria Shriver—who recently apologized for repeatedly using her cell phone will driving—parking her decidedly non-emergency vehicle in a red zone. She left it there...http://www.newser.com/story/72592/maria-shriver-skirts-another-driving-law.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 12:22:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71769/sorry-shriver-goes-hands-free.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTMZ got an “I’m sorry” out of Maria Shriver a day after exposing her law-breaking habit of using her cell phone while driving. Hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger—who happened to sign the particular law that bans it—promised “swift action.” What does that mean? “I will be donating my favorite old...http://www.newser.com/story/71769/sorry-shriver-goes-hands-free.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 8:46:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71648/anthropologist-modern-male-is-worst-man-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is such a girly man by Neanderthal standards that some caveman's wife could have kicked his ass in arm wrestling, an Australian anthropologist argues in his new book. In fact, Peter McAllister calls modern males the "worst" men in history, at least when it comes to...http://www.newser.com/story/71648/anthropologist-modern-male-is-worst-man-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 5:00:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71616/governator-swift-action-for-wifes-serial-car-phone-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia’s ban on using cell phones (other than hands-free) while behind the wheel is loosely enforced at best, but Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is promising “swift action” after TMZ brought wife Maria Shriver’s serial violations to his attention today. Schwarzenegger made the promise via Twitter to TMZ boss Harvey Levin—only...http://www.newser.com/story/71616/governator-swift-action-for-wifes-serial-car-phone-use.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 18:44:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71510/calif-will-honor-harvey-milk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagReversing his position on a bill he vetoed a year ago, Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed off on bill making May 22 an annual day of recognition in honor of gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk. The San Francisco supervisor, who was assassinated in 1978, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom...http://www.newser.com/story/71510/calif-will-honor-harvey-milk.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 12 Oct 2009 17:53:32 CDT