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LOS ANGELES -- Films and television shows featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and other celebrity candidates in California's gubernatorial recall election will likely not be broadcast in the state for the next few months so that stations can avoid having to give rival candidates equal time. The airing of "Total Recall" or another Schwarzenegger film, or a repeat of a "Diff'rent Strokes" episode with Gary Coleman on broadcast television in California would trigger the Federal Communications Commission's equal time provision, allowing other candidates to demand the same amount of time. Cable channels are not covered by the FCC rule, which in the...

Filed at 5:18 p.m. ET LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Arnold Schwarzenegger's foray into California's gubernatorial recall election poses a dilemma for broadcasters who might be tempted to show his films during the race: Doing so would allow rival candidates to demand equal time. For that reason, broadcasters in California will likely not air Schwarzenegger movies such as ``Total Recall'' and the ``Terminator'' or a repeat of a ``Diff'rent Strokes'' episode with Gary Coleman for the next few months. Cable channels are not covered by the Federal Communications Commission's equal-time provision, which in the past kept reruns of ``Death Valley Days''...

<p>LOS ANGELES - Films and television shows featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger and other celebrity candidates in California's gubernatorial recall election will likely not be broadcast in the state for the next few months so that stations can avoid having to give rival candidates equal time.</p>

Just a vanity - but you should see how this is not really a ridiculous question to pose. Maybe Pelosi could do it for Saddam.