Schwarzenegger elected in California

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Californians have risen up in political revolution, storming the polls in record numbers to throw their governor out of office and elect in his place Austrian-born action film star Arnold Schwarzenegger who tapped a deep vein of voter anger.



Governor Gray Davis was swept out of office in stunning defeat as Californians vented their fury over the state's sputtering economy and the career politician leading them, a man who once dreamed of winning the White House.

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