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Arnold's Debt to Eunice

Eunice Kennedy Shriver might be known for her famous relatives—and founding the Special Olympics—but it was her political savvy that got Arnold Schwarzenegger into the California governor’s office.

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver is likely to be most remembered for her blood relations, especially her politician brothers John F. Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, and Teddy Kennedy.

In California, she has a lesser-known but crucial role: as the state's most important mother-in-law.

As her work for the governor of California makes clear, her relatives...

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