Can The Terminator Save California?

As the recall of Gray Davis goes into high gear, the White House worries that what's good for Arnold may not be so great for George

Governor Gray Davis of California may have the charisma of a coatrack and he may irritate aides by taking conference calls on his exercise cycle in the morning, but he has not been accused of any crime, there are no state funds missing and no interns telling stories to the tabloids. So why is he facing a burgeoning movement to have him recalled from office less than a year after he was re-elected?

Well, there's California's $38 billion deficit, the largest state shortfall in history, a number larger than the entire budget of all but one other state (New York)....

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