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California Recall

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August 14, 2003

About 200 candidates have signed up for a chance to replace California's Governor Gray Davis. With just weeks to go before voting day, CNN's Dan Lothian describes the challenges ahead for the Golden State.

1. Who is Gray Davis? What is the status of Governor Davis' recall election?

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2. What process is being used to determine where the gubernatorial candidates will be listed on the ballots? What factors are complicating the planning for the upcoming recall election?

3. What kinds of problems could voters encounter in this election?

4. What is the ACLU? Why is the ACLU attempting to delay the election for five months?

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Historic vote could remove California's governor from his job (http://fyi.cnn.com/2003/fyi/news/08/06/davis.recall/index.html)

List of California candidates to be released Wednesday (http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/13/calif.recall/index.html)

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