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  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger - About Maria, First Lady Biography
Maria Shriver is a mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend, who proudly serves as the First Lady of California.
Maria Shriver believes "It's All About WE" and in the transformative power of working together to achieve a positive legacy for California.
Shriver also continues to be a vocal advocate on behalf of families struggling with Alzheimer’s disease.
gov.ca.gov /about/maria   (568 words)

  
 Maria Shriver - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shriver received a B.A. degree in American Studies from Georgetown University in June 1977.
In August of 2003, Shriver took an unpaid leave of absence from NBC News when her husband became a candidate in the 2003 California recall.
On February 3, 2004, Shriver told NBC she wished to be "relieved of [her] duties at NBC News," citing the conflict of interest between her role as a journalist and her status as the First Lady of California and her increasing role as an advocate of her husband's administration.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maria_Shriver   (561 words)

  
 CNN.com - Maria Shriver defends husband Schwarzenegger - Oct. 3, 2003
Shriver refused to discuss the details of a Los Angeles Times story in which six women alleged that Schwarzenegger groped them over the course of three decades, saying her husband's statement on the matter spoke for itself.
Shriver, who took a leave of absence from her job as an NBC News correspondent to join Schwarzenegger's campaign for governor, also did not address the sexual misconduct allegations directly in her speech, although she alluded to them in one aside.
Shriver, a member of the Democratic Kennedy clan, extolled the virtues of her Republican husband, calling him an optimistic, compassionate self-made man with vision and determination who can turn things around in the Golden State.
edition.cnn.com /2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/03/shriver   (694 words)

  
 CNN.com - Maria Shriver quits NBC News - Feb. 4, 2004
Maria Shriver, on leave as a reporter for NBC since her husband began campaigning for the California governorship, is leaving the network's news division.
Shriver, a "Dateline NBC" reporter, said it became clear to her that as first lady of California, her journalistic integrity would constantly be scrutinized.
Shriver's decision allows NBC News to move ahead without having to deal with any questions surrounding the objectivity of reports in which Shriver was involved, said Aly Colon, ethics group leader at the Poynter Institute.
cnn.com /2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/04/tv.nbc.shriver.ap/index.html   (623 words)

  
 Maria Shriver's golden goodbye - The Denver Post
Shriver, who relinquished her role at "Dateline" in February 2004, three months after Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn into office, continued to receive paychecks from NBC into 2007, according to statements of economic interest the governor is required to file.
The payments to Shriver were part of an "exit agreement" she arranged with the network in April 2004 after executives became uncomfortable with her working as a journalist while she was the state's first lady, Zingale said.
The payments NBC made to Shriver are commonplace in television news, in which networks are contractually bound to honor the terms of their agreements with talent, even if they decide they can no longer use them on the air.
www.denverpost.com /ci_8595962?source=rss   (1062 words)

  
 Maria Shriver: ‘I’m a work in progress’ - TODAY: People - MSNBC.com
Shriver’s latest book, “Just Who Will You Be?,” discusses the difficulties of abandoning a 25-year career in television journalism to support husband Arnold Schwarzenegger in his rather sudden 2003 run for governor of California.
In the more serious parts of the interview, Shriver said she was prompted to pen the book, her sixth, when one of her sons described her as a “housewife” to a friend.
Shriver, of course, was no stranger to politics before her husband’s run for governor in California.
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 Author Interview: Maria Shriver   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Maria Shriver: So this is my effort to make a difference in all of our children's lives, because I believe that if we talk to our children about difference, about special needs children, about the importance of inclusion, they will understand the issue.
Maria Shriver: I think we're all truly altered since Sept. 11, and I believe this is a teaching moment for all of us.
Maria Shriver: I think it has been tough to be an American, to be a parent.
www.twbookmark.com /authors/98/1880/interview13710.html   (1551 words)

  
 Maria Shriver juggles old and new roles - The Boston Globe
LOS ANGELES -- On Nov. 28, Maria Shriver slipped back into her anchor chair at NBC's "Dateline." Less than two weeks later, she made a speech in which she derided legislators as children in need of a timeout, and then helped broker a California budget compromise.
Shriver is hardly the first broadcast journalist to juggle the ethics of journalism with the demands of public life.
Shriver, while clearly among many players involved, took part in a conference call with the governor and his advisers and attended meetings to hammer out a proposal.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2003/12/21/maria_shriver_juggles_old_and_new_roles   (943 words)

  
 Maria Shriver! Shanghai Sinking, Elvis Guns, The Last Maya King, Xena Found, Abominable Snowman & More!
Maria Shriver Schwarzenegger is not just a reporter for Dateline NBC - she's the daughter of Eunice and Sargeant Shriver.
Maria's mom Eunice Shriver is known for her good works in the area of mental health and created the Special Olympics in 1968.
Shriver, 47, a niece of President Kennedy, has been with NBC since 1986 as an anchor, correspondent and, most recently, as part of "Dateline NBC." She and Schwarzenegger have four children, ages 5 to 13.
richlabonte.net /exonews/xtra2/maria_shriver.htm   (8027 words)

  
 USA WEEKEND Magazine
Shriver and Schwarzenegger have contemplated uprooting their children (Katherine, 14, Christina, 12, Patrick, 10, and Christopher, 6) and making a similar move to the state capital.
Shriver says she is still learning about the volunteer position, which has an office inside the governor's, no official budget and no clear-cut guidelines.
Maria's brother Anthony says she wrote the book only after a joint decision by the family.
www.usaweekend.com /04_issues/040425/040425maria_shriver.html   (1425 words)

  
 Maria Shriver: Schwarzenegger Won't Be President   (Site not responding. Last check: )
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver, says America may someday amend the U.S. Constitution and elect a foreign-born president -- but it won't be her husband.
Shriver also said that despite their political differences -- she is a Democrat, he a Republican -- their marriage was strong and passionate.
A member of America's most famous political family, the Kennedys, Shriver said that in marrying Schwarzenegger she needed to defy expectations and was glad she did.
www.prisonplanet.com /articles/november2004/301104wontbepresident.htm   (433 words)

  
 Maria Shriver: The importance of family
Maria says her mother Eunice is the one who made her strong, but last year they switched roles when her mother was hospitalized for seven weeks.
Maria says, "As I sat by her bedside, it was really the first time that I came face-to-face with my life without my mother.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Maria's mother and founder of the Special Olympics, on what it means to be a winner.
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 Maria Shriver relationships
Maria wants to be adored and worshipped like the royalty she feels she is, and it is difficult for anyone to resist the warmth and attention Shriver lavishes on those she cares about.
Maria Shriver tends to go to extremes to be different or to preserve her freedom, and her nature is rather thoughtless, impatient and restless.
Maria Shriver is not especially sentimental and her love partner may feel that she is too casual and not serious or romantic enough.
famous-relationships.topsynergy.com /Maria_Shriver   (1467 words)

  
 CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Maria Shriver Discusses Her Bestselling Book - April 26, 2000
SHRIVER: Well, I think it was, you know, I don't know, people said to me it was funny, people said it resonated with them, and you know, I think people pick it up, and they heard it and different thing apply to different people.
SHRIVER: I've worked -- yes, he hired me to do "Sunday Today," when they started the weekend today, and he was the executive producer of that show, and we started that show, and he was the producer of it the whole time -- almost the whole time I was there.
Shriver was trying to do her job, and I hope she understood that I was trying to go down at a very difficult moment.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0004/26/lkl.00.html   (7702 words)

  
 Psychology Today: Santa Maria
Shriver opted to write a children's book because she wanted to foster dialogue between kids and adults.
Recently, Shriver and her husband traveled to far-off regions including South Africa and China, visiting orphanages, institutions, schools and government officials to spread the word that families with disabilities need to be acknowledged.
Maria is not the only Shriver sibling committed to the betterment of the disabled.
www.psychologytoday.com /rss/pto-20020802-000013.html   (1180 words)

  
 wcco.com - Maria Shriver Won't Take Stand On Husband's Agenda   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Shriver's remarks came at the opening session of the California Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women and Families, an annual conclave the Kennedy family member embraced as her signature event after her Republican husband was elected two years ago.
Shriver told the audience: "When I look in the mirror, I don't just see a first lady, I don't just see a Kennedy or a Schwarzenegger, I don't just see a mother, a daughter, a wife, a sister and a friend, and thank God, I don't see Warren Beatty."
Shriver praised Schwarzenegger as a "good and courageous man" whose only agenda was to improve California.
wcco.com /politics/politicsnational_story_300235155.html   (658 words)

  
 Shriver's golden goodbye - Los Angeles Times
Shriver, who relinquished her role at “Dateline” in February 2004, three months after Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn into office, continued to receive paychecks from NBC into 2007, according to statements of economic interest the governor is required to file in Sacramento.
Shriver contemplated returning to the news division as recently as late as March 2007, Zingale said.
Shriver was in television news for 25 years before her husband’s election forced her to halt her career.
www.latimes.com /entertainment/news/tv/la-et-shriver17mar17,1,7426566.story?track=rss   (1113 words)

  
 For the Love of Arnold - TIME
Her mother, Eunice Shriver, may be the sister of the late President John F. Kennedy, but Maria Shriver isn't your typical Kennedy — and not just because she has managed to link sex with humor rather than scandal.
Her father, Sargent Shriver, led the Peace Corps and was George McGovern's running mate in 1972, and it was during that campaign that Shriver decided to become a reporter.
Shriver and Schwarzenegger have four kids, and she can often be spotted tooling around the Pacific Palisades with them, driving them to playdates or riding bikes along the area's scenic bike paths.
www.time.com /time/nation/article/0,8599,474509,00.html   (730 words)

  
 ABC News: California's First Lady Dishes About the Governator
Despite her pedigree as a Kennedy cousin, Shriver avoided the political morass, choosing the career of a reporter until her husband went from actor to activist and ran for office.
Shriver said that even if she and Schwarzenegger disagreed, they were able to see both sides of an argument.
Maria is still Shriver, not Schwarzenegger, but her own sense of self has not made the role of first lady any easier.
abcnews.go.com /GMA/Politics/story?id=2704425&page=1   (461 words)

  
 Biofiles: Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver was born into politics, and seemingly cannot escape from the political life.
Shriver, an acclaimed journalist, resigned from NBC to assume her new duties as the First Lady of California.
Maria accompanied her father on the campaign, riding in the back of the campaign plane, chatting with the press corps.
www.historyguy.com /biofiles/shriver_maria.html   (516 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Maria Shriver: Arnie's secret weapon
While Ms Shriver's decision to stand by her man proved instrumental in ensuring that Mr Schwarzenegger was able to weather that particular storm, her potent influence did not end there, observers say.
Even the Shriver side of the family are no strangers to politics, as Maria's own father Sargent Shriver once ran for the office of vice president with George McGovern in 1972.
Mr Shapiro noted that in the past Ms Shriver had managed to strike a balance between being a member of the Kennedy family and dealing with political issues and that there was every reason to believe this would be the case here.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/3177274.stm   (812 words)

  
 Maria Shriver: A Who2 Profile
Maria Shriver is a veteran TV news reporter and a member of the prominent Kennedy family.
She married action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger on 26 April 1986; the match was considered somewhat ironic, as Schwarzenegger was a staunch Republican and the Kennedy clan firmly Democratic.
In February of 2004, Shriver announced she would step down from her full-time job with NBC News to focus on her role as First Lady of California, though she intended to continue working on occasional TV projects.
www.who2.com /mariashriver.html   (210 words)

  
 Saint John's Health Center - The Maria Shriver Nursery
This fall, to honor Maria for her devotion to children and family, Governor Schwarzenegger surprised his wife with a special birthday present: a gift to The Campaign for Saint John's to name the new nursery after his wife, Maria Shriver.
The Maria Shriver Nursery has the capacity to care for 24 babies at one time including critically ill newborns.
As a tribute to Maria in recognition of her family's extraordinary generosity, the new Legacy of Children Wall is designed to incorporate her words of inspiration to young parents.
www.stjohns.org /about/new/maria_shriver.htm   (273 words)

  
 nbc4.tv - Vote - Maria Shriver Ends Her Silence On Husband's Campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Shriver, the prominent Democrat who many believed would keep Schwarzenegger from becoming the GOP's candidate in the gubernatorial recall, emerged Friday as her husband's defender.
Shriver had wanted to be in television news since her high school days, riding in the back of the plane with the press corps covering her father, Sargent Shriver, as he ran for vice president on George McGovern's ticket, the Times reported.
In recent years, Shriver has cut back on her workload and cross-country commuting, doing 10-15 stories a year, as opposed to the usual 20-30.
www.nbc4.tv /politics/2463270/detail.html   (1027 words)

  
 Catching Up With Maria Shriver - Sacramento Magazine - May 2004 - Sacramento, California
Shriver’s verbs as California’s first lady have yet to be fully enunciated, but given her drive, political savvy, pedigreed background, professional connections and inherited sense of noblesse oblige, she’s bound to embrace the state’s causes with the muscle of Schwarzenegger at his bodybuilding best.
Shriver is the daughter of Eunice Kennedy Shriver—sister of the late President John F. Kennedy and founder of Special Olympics—and Sargent Shriver, Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern’s running mate in 1972, and chief organizer and first director of the Peace Corps.
Shriver was the U.S. ambassador to France from 1968 to 1970, served as Democrat George McGovern’s running mate in the 1972 presidential election, and himself ran in the 1976 presidential primaries.
www.sacmag.com /media/Sacramento-Magazine/May-2004/Catching-Up-With-Maria-Shriver   (3552 words)

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