SCHWARZENEGGER CELEBRATES PASSING OF PROPOSITIONS 57, 58
State Controller Steve Westly and California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrate at the victory party for state ballot Propositions 57 and 58 on March 2, 2004, in Santa Monica, California. Prop 57 includes a $15 billion dollar bond, the largest in California's history, to help bail the state out of it's current financial crisis, and 58 will restrict future deficit spending and borrowing. (UPI Photo/Ken James)
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