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California wildfires have political implications for Schwarzenegger, Davis.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| November 01, 2003 | Gladstone, Mark | COPYRIGHT 2003 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Mark Gladstone

SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Arnold Schwarzenegger may have some political pixie dust sprinkled on his broad shoulders in the form of falling ash.

It's the kind of thing politicians only talk about in hushed tones, but the horrible Southern California wildfires may have a silver lining for the popular Republican governor-elect, as well as the not-so-popular outgoing Democratic Gov. Gray Davis.

Disasters are a time when politicians are expected to rise to the occasion, as New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani did after the 2001 terrorists attacks. In California, the devastation has allowed Schwarzenegger and Davis to act gubernatorial while praising firefighters and empathizing with those who lost homes or fled the flames.

So, ...

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