Whitman, 55, was one of those new HP directors, fresh off her defeat in the California governor race.

正是乘此东风，55岁的惠特曼成为惠普公司董事。 当时，她刚刚走出竞选加州州长失败的阴影。

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Mr Rumsfeld fought off stiff competition for the award from actor turned California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger among others.

拉姆斯·菲尔德在激烈的竞争中战胜了所有对手，其中还包括现任加州州长、著名演员阿诺德·施瓦辛格。

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When the governor answers, Pope apologizes for calling him but before he can finish, Tancredi cuts him off, "I suggest you turn on your TV, Warden," then hangs up the phone.

州长应答后，Pope首先致歉这么晚打电话给他，但州长打断了他的话，“我建议你打开电视看看新闻，狱长先生，”然后挂断了电话。

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Governor Jay Nixon has agreed to shut off the lights in the dome of the state capitol building.

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A close race is being held for governor in New Jersey where the Democratic incumbent, John Corzine,is trying to hold off Republican challenger Chris Christie and independent candidate Chris Daggett.

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The easiest job in political punditry is to laugh off Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.

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MS. CROWLEY: We are sort of way off topic here, Governor Romney.

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And there is the couple hundred thousand that would have gone to teaching teenagers about not having babies which the governor blew off.

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