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Terminator to attend Tory conference (Nigel Morris, 09 April 2007, Independent)

Arnold Schwarzenegger is to exchange Sunset Boulevard for the Golden Mile as a guest of honour at this year's Conservative Party conference in Blackpool.

The Austrian-born actor, best known as the Terminator before becoming the Republican governor of California four years ago, will also deliver a keynote address to the Tory faithful.

He was invited in recognition of his environmental track record in California, which has become the first US state to impose a cap on carbon dioxide emissions.