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Sacramento, Calif. - Arnold Schwarzenegger entered the last full day of campaigning Monday for the governorship of California with a new poll indicating his support has slipped and with more women surfacing to accuse the actor of groping them. Gov. Gray Davis said Schwarzenegger owes a full explanation before voters decide Tuesday whether to recall a sitting governor for only the second time in U.S. history. Schwarzenegger, who continued to blame the scandal on political dirty tricks, said he wouldn't say anything more about sexual harassment claims, now made by a total of 15 women, until after the election. Ramallah, West Bank - Yasser Arafat installed a small cabinet by decree, with Ahmed Qureia as prime minister, and declared a state of emergency in the Palestinian areas in an apparent attempt to block Israeli action against him following a suicide bombing. In installing an emergency cabinet, Arafat makes it more difficult for Israel to move against him. The United States appears willing to give Qureia a chance, and any Israeli action against Arafat could force Qureia's immediate resignation and cause chaos in Palestinian areas. Tokyo - Japan has detected a possible eighth case of mad cow disease, the Health Ministry announced Monday, underlining concerns about how widespread the illness may be in Japan.
