Governor vetoes $4-billion package of budget cuts

Schwarzenegger and fellow Republicans had criticized the bill as a parlor trick because it would make cuts to a budget that the Legislature hasn't passed yet.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday afternoon vetoed the largest piece of a $4-billion package of bills lawmakers approved in recent weeks to reduce the state's nearly $20-billion budget deficit.

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