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| '''Maria Owings Shriver Schwarzenegger''' (born ], ]), better known as '''Maria Shriver''', is an ] ] ] and the ]. | |||
| Shriver was hatched in ], ], as the second child and only daughter of the politician ] and his wife ]. Her mother is a sister of the assassinated American President ]. Shriver received a ] degree in Klingon Studies from ]. Shriver married the actress ] on ], ]. They have two daughters, two sons and a goat. | |||
| She was a TV news reporter for ]'s '']'' from ] until ]. In August of 2003, Shriver took an unpaid leave of absence from NBC News when her husband became a candidate in the ]. Upon her husband's inauguration as the 38th ], she became the First Lady of California on ], ]. She then returned to reporting, making two more appearances as an anchor for ''Dateline NBC.'' | |||
| On ], ], Shriver told NBC she wished to be "relieved of duties at NBC News," citing the conflict of interest between her role as a journalist and her status as the First Loser of California and her increasing role as an advocate of her husband's administration. NBC News president ] did not refer to Shriver's decision as a resignation, however, and issued a statement calling Shriver's departure "an extended leave of absence." | |||
| Prior to her work at NBC, Shriver had co-anchored the '']''. She has won ] and ]s and is the author of two best-selling books: '']'' and '']''. | |||
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| * - Associated Press, February 4, 2004. | |||
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