The L.A. Times editors have said their seven-week investigation of Arnold's harassing behavior turned up many more stories than the six incidents they wrote about Thursday, but those other stories didn't meet their standards: The editors insisted that they talk directly to the accuser and that at least one person corroborate the story.

Now more women have come forward with stories that meet the L.A. Times editorial standards.

Does it suck that this is happening so close to the election? Yes. But that doesn't mean it is politically motivated (or lend any credence to the tinfoil-hat notion, generally offered without a scrap of evidence, that Gray Davis is somehow controlling the editors of the Times). By many accounts from political strategists, Arnold entered the race in this recall specifically because of the short run-up to the election. That's also apparently why he waited until the last minute to announce (rather than clear the field early) and sent early signals that he wasn't going to run.

Arnold knew these stories were out there. He bought up the "Pumping Iron" outtakes footage to keep his embarassing speech and behavior out of the public eye. He's been playing a game with the press from the start: Can you catch me?

He could have run in the last California gubernatorial election but didn't. Just coincidence that the last election, less than one year ago, had a typical months-long run-up, which would have allowed for more complete investigations of Arnold by the press?

Yeah, this stuff is coming in late. But don't blame the press. Blame Arnold for not being willing to subject himself to the same process that every other governor candidate usually does.

L.A. Times:

Three more women said Friday that Arnold Schwarzenegger had grabbed or groped them.

The new allegations against the Republican front-runner in the race to replace Gov. Gray Davis came a day after he issued a blanket apology for "behaving badly" in the past.

The women who spoke Friday are:

•  An assistant director on the 1988 film "Twins," who said the actor had regularly undressed in front of her in his trailer. Once, she said, he pulled her down on a bed while he was wearing only underwear. His behavior on the set, said Linnea Harwell, who has since left the entertainment industry, prompted her to warn women who came to her with concerns never to be alone with Schwarzenegger.

•  Carla Baron, a stand-in on the same movie set, who said the actor had sandwiched her between himself and a crew member and forced his tongue into her mouth.

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