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<p>Yessss. Somewhere in the recall election that hoisted Arnold Schwarzenegger by his own nerve and narcissism into the governor's office, there's got to be a pony. Somewhere in a campaign that gave a serial groper a pass for being "playful" there's gotta be a pack of ponies.</p>

Arnold Schwarzenegger's groping of women he barely knew wasn't mean-spirited or degrading. Or so says the man who may end the day as California's new governor. The actor-turned-politician says he was just being playful and rowdy when he grabbed women's breasts in elevators, fondled studio secretaries at meetings and lifted up the sweatshirts of college students at restaurants. Schwarzenegger's facile apology is not the most upsetting aspect of the sordid revelations of his sexual assaults of strangers and co-workers alike. What's more distressing is the public's acceptance of his boorish behavior and the widespread condemnation of the women for coming...

<p>LONDON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A British television host is threatening to sue Arnold Schwarzenegger for libel unless he confesses to groping her breasts against her will.</p> <p>Friends of Anna Richardson told The Independent she was furious and may file suit against the California gubernatorial candidate, the Sunday paper reported.</p>

LOS ANGELES - Scott Anderson stood at the back of the crowd at the rally for Gov. Gray Davis and shouted. "Bring down the tower of corruption and hate," he said, as people nearby tried to rip a sign from his hands. "Davis must go!" The presence of a heckler like Anderson shouldn't surprise anyone after the unprecedented populist revolution that has swept California. What might surprise people is Anderson is a Democrat. Eleven months ago, Anderson voted for Davis. Three months later, after Davis revealed the state's deficit could be as high as $38-billion, nearly four times larger than...

<p>LOS ANGELES -- The California recall election entered a stormy final stretch this weekend with Democrats seizing on fresh allegations against Republican front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger, while the movie star accused his opponents of waging a "puke campaign" and launched a vigorous effort to maintain his lead.</p>

SAN DIEGO -- He has been accused -- repeatedly -- of sexual harassment and misconduct. He has no experience in government or running for office. His campaign platform is known as much for not offering specifics as anything else. He's been forced to deny expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler. Any other political candidate, in just about any other election, perhaps in any other state, would probably be history by now. But like the unstoppable "Terminator" in his trademark movies, last-minute blows -- and just about anything else critics throw at him -- seem only to glance off front-runner Arnold Schwarzenegger...