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Article: Celebrity Governor: star power helped Arnold Schwarzenegger become Governor of California. But is that enough to lead the nation's most populous state?(NEWS SPECIAL)
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- Junior Scholastic
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- January 23, 2006
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For several days last month, people everywhere waited to hear from Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California. Stanley Tookie Williams was then a prisoner on California's death row and scheduled for execution. The former gang leader, who had been convicted of four murders, said that he had reformed and was helping young people turn away from violence. Would Schwarzenegger grant Williams's request for clemency? The answer, which came on December 12, was no. Within hours, Williams was executed.
Rarely does a Governor's decision mean life or death. But the office is one of the most powerful in the United States. How did a movie star gain such awesome ...