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Tuesday, October 7. 2003, 12:00:00 AM UTC

California recall: The state of California held a special election to decide whether to recall Governor Gray Davis, and, if so, who to replace him with. Also on the ballot: Proposition 53, the California Twenty-First Century Infrastructure Investment Fund, and Proposition 54, the Racial Privacy Initiative.

2003 California recall: Voters recall Governor Gray Davis from office and elect actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to succeed him.

Africa: The South African government announce they would not prosecute the five policemen accused of killing Steve Biko in 1977, citing insufficient evidence to support a murder charge. //www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_1426929,00.html

Genetic engineering: Small group of protesters brave chilly winds and strip off outside New Zealand Parliament to lobby against lifting the Genetically modified food moratorium. //www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2684335a10,00.html