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In an interview on 60 minutes over the week end, director James Cameron revealed that he had to persuade the boss at the studio behind the first Terminator movie, not to cast O.J. Simpson in the role.
As it turned out, the guy who played the Terminator went on to become just another politician, while the guy who was turned down for the role, went on to be a Terminator in real life.

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A plane carrying California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made an emergency landing Friday evening after the cockpit filled with smoke.
Words of the incident came from Schwarzenegger himself in the form of a tweet that read : "A little adventure just now when my plane made an emergency landing. All's OK, though."
I think the real adventure here was to learn that the governor is on Twitter.


For more, see CNN.com

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Faced with a fresh new budget shortfall of $15.4 billion for the next fiscal year starting in July 1, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced last week that he is considering selling some of the state most recognisable landmarks like the famous San Quentin state prison, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and some fairgrounds etc.
I find that two pieces are missing in Arnold's list: The Los Angeles Clippers and Jay Leno's chin.

For more, see WSJ.com

Labels: Arnold Schwarzenegger, budget shortage in California., California, California budget deficit, California Governor