Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mayors Michael Bloomberg and Antonio Villaraigosa (pictured with USC Annenberg’s Dean Geoffrey Cowan) convened at Creative Artists Agency’s swank new Beverly Hills HQ Tuesday for USC Annenberg’s conference on bipartisan politics, and this perhaps scripted meeting of high-wattage minds (and personalities) produced some thought-provoking — and surprising — conversations and announcements.

Click here to watch California Gov. Schwarzegger’s talk about reconciling political parties on the state and federal levels, plus some specifics about immigration and healthcare reform … and an introduction by his predecessor, former Gov. Gray Davis, as well as speeches (note: .wmv format) by other featured guests.

Click here for a transcript of Schwarzenegger’s speech.

Follow this link for more on the Annenberg-sponsored conference.

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