Paying tribute to governor

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's closest Hollywood friends held a fundraising roast for him Wednesday at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, just three days after the state's bill-signing period ended. Sacramento Bee.

Comedian Tom Arnold led the roast, aided by celebrities Jamie Lee Curtis, Kelsey Grammer, Patricia Heaton and David Spade, as well as former legislative leaders John Burton and Jim Brulte, according to Burton, a former Democratic Senate president pro tem.

The Republican governor signed and vetoed the last of the 964 bills on his desk Sunday. His fundraising event raised approximately $800,000.