CA GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER VISITS CAPITOL HILL
Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif., left, and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger head into the U.S. Capitol building for a meeting in Washington on Feb. 17, 2005. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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