11-Week Countdown to California Recall Begins.

Reports that a recall vote for Governor Gray Davis of California is set for October 7, 2003. Reaction of both Democrats and republicans to this; Decision of Lieutenant Governor Cruz M. Bustamante that the recall vote will also allow voters to choose another governor; Efforts of Davis to maintain the governorship; Announcement by the state senate that it has reached an agreement on how to address the state's budget deficit; Possible candidates, including columnist Arianna Huffington and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Outlook for this fiasco.