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Former California Governors, Gray Davis, left, Pete Wilson, center, and George Deukmejian make a return appearance, Friday, May 13, 2005, on California Connected, a public television newsmagazine broadcast, for a roundtable discussion about the legislative changes they proposed on the program last season, held at The Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

George Deukmejian dies; former California governor known as ‘The Iron Duke’ was 89

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FILE - In this March 1, 1990 file photo, President George H. Bush receives a round of applause from California Governor George Deukmejian and his wife, Gloria, as Bush was introduced before the California Chamber of Commerce centennial dinner in Los Angeles. A former chief of staff says two-term California governor Deukmejian, whose anti-spending credo earned him the nickname &quot;The Iron Duke,&quot; has died at age 89. Steve Merksamer says Deukmejian died Tuesday, May 8, 2018, of natural causes. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma, File)

George Deukmejian, ex-governor of California, dies

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 20, 1987 file photo Democratic presidential, Michael Dukakis, the Massachusetts governor, left, and Republican California Governor George Deukmejian, chat at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. A former chief of staff says two-term California governor Deukmejian, whose anti-spending credo earned him the nickname &quot;The Iron Duke,&quot; has died at age 89. Steve Merksamer says Deukmejian died Tuesday, May 8, 2018, of natural causes. (AP Photo/Walt Zeboski, File)

The Latest: Ex-governor seen as popular, fiscally prudent

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