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“Orange County groups plan to sell fireworks despite Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s request Wednesday that Californians not buy Fourth of July fireworks. The governor’s request was in response to the hundreds of wildfires raging throughout northern California and the unusually dry conditions. The governor issued the unique plea during a press conference in Big Sur, near the Basin Complex Fire where more than 19,000 acres have already burned. ‘I know that the people that are selling all this stuff are going to go crazy now when I say this, but don’t buy any of the fireworks,’ Schwarzenegger said. ‘Don’t go out and do fireworks this year.’ Schwarzenegger has not decided whether to declare a state of emergency and impose a statewide ban on fireworks sales, said spokesman Aaron McLear.” (06/26/08)