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At least 155 candidates, most of them political novices, officially submitted their names for the Oct. 7 recall ballot by the Saturday deadline. More than 500 had flirted seriously enough with the idea to take out the papers needed to run. The celebrity challengers have been all over TV: Arnold Schwarzenegger and fonner baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth, pom king Larry Flynt and commentator Arianna Huffmgton have joined politicians such as Republicans Tom McClintock and Bill Simon, and Democratic Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante. But the ballot will stretch on and on with John and Jane Qs — from lawyers and engineers to bounty hunters and unemployed workers — who see Gov. Gray Davis’job as up for grabs. Under the state’s recall law, drafted during a wave of reform in 1911, they needed to submit only $3,500 and 65 valid signatures to run, or even less money with more signatures. There’s no guarantee that the big-name candi dates will even appear on the first — or second or third — page of such a ballot. On Monday, the secretary of state holds a random drawing to determine the order in which candidates’ names will appear. Davis will lose if he gets 49.9 percent or less on Oct. 7. With so many challengers on the ballot, the winner may need much less to become governor. Then, the top vote-getter will have about 30 days after the election while the vote is certified before assuming control. Some of the political novices may not realize what they’ve gotten themselves into. Candidates are required to file financial disclosure forms and report any donations of $ 1,000 or more to the sec retary of state’s office within 24 hours. It’s a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $10,000 fine to “knowingly and willfully” violate election rules, but the newcomers will get cut some slack, said Paul Ryan of the Centei for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles, “’Knowingly and willfully’is a very big burden the state would have to prove,” Ryan said. “1 quite uncommon to see criminal cases in these matters ... and in this case, with so many novice candidates, it’s very unlikely there would becrit inal prosecutions.” Campaign platforms promise to be all over the map Leonard Padilla, a bounty hunter from Sacramento, says he’s got the experience to he governor — he learned all about key issues lib drug trafficking and immigration during his yeai in federal prison. “1 made a mistake, a big mistake and spent! year in prison for it, which was very educational" said Padilla, who says he served time forfailingto file income taxes for three years. Padilla said he would cap state salaries al $60,000 a year, decriminalize drugs and deport illegal immigrant prisoners. “If we don’t dothis, we’re going to watch California sink into bank ruptcy,” he said. Mountain View resident Georgy Russell, a Democrat, sells “Georgy for Governor” tap underwear and coffee mugs on her Web silt, which features a smiling picture of herself ilU skimpy T-shirt. Her slogan: “Brains, Beauty, Leadership.” Russell hopes to appeal to twentysomethings with an agenda pushing clean energy, marijuana legalization and gay marriage. Michael Jackson, a 39-year-old electrical engi neer from Long Beach, hopes his name will “open the door” to a win. His platform: stopping an “invasion” of illegal immigrants. His ultimategoal is more personal: “I’ll take my name back and bring some character and quality to it, instead of weirdness.” Contra Costa County Public Defender Paul Mariano is against the recall — that’s why he’s running. Mariano, a Democrat, has his own scheme for restoring his party to power if Davis loses the recall. “By voting for me, you would be voting for Gray Davis because my first act as governor would be to appoint Davis chief of staff,” Mariano said, “I’m assuming he will vote for me, too. Whoelseis he going to vote for?” Gregory Hines dies at 57 By Tim Molloy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Gregory Hines, the greatest tap dancer of his generation who transcended the stage with a successful screen career that included starring roles in “White Nights” and “The Cotton Club,” has died at 57. Hines died of cancer Saturday in Los Angeles, publi cist Allen Eichhorn said Sunday. With his smooth, solo tap style reminiscent of Fred Astaire, Hines became interna tionally known at a young age as part of a jazz tap duo with his brother, Maurice. He won a 1992 Tony Award for the musi cal “Jelly’s Last Jam.” “His dancing came from something very real,” said Bernadette Peters, who appeared with Hines as co-hosts of the 2002 Tony Awards show. “It came out of his instincts, his impulses and his amazing cre ativity. His whole heart and soul went into everything he did.” Hines and his brother per formed together in the musical revue “Eubie!” in 1978, in Broadway’s “Sophisticated Ladies” and on film in 1984’s “The Cotton Club.” In “The Cotton Club,” Hines also had a lead acting role, which led to more offers from Hollywood. He starred with Mikhail Baryshnikov in 1985’s Cold War-era dancers’ story “White Nights” and with Billy Crystal in 1986’s “Running Scared,” and he appeared with Whitney Houston and Angela Bassett in 1995’s “Waiting, to Exhale,” among other movies. On television, he had his own series in 1997 called “The Gregory Hines Show,” as well as a recurring role on “Will and Grace.” Last March, he appeared in the spring television series “Lost at Home.” Hines also earned Tony nomi nations for “Cornin’ Uptown” and “Sophisticated Ladies,” and he won a Tony for best actor in a musical playing jazz legend “Jelly Roll” Morton in “Jelly’s Last Jam.” Hines landed his first film role in the 1981 Mel Brooks comedy “History of the World Part I,” in which he played a Roman slave. He has since been nominated for a number of awards, most recently an Emmy in 2001 for his lead role in the miniseries “Bojangles.” His PBS special, “Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America,” was nominated in 1989, and in 1982 he was nominated for his performance in “I Love Liberty,” a variety special saluting America. He was nominated in 1985 for a performance on “Motown Returns to the Apollo.” Hines dies of cancer Gregory Hines, 57, known for his tap dancing in movies, Broadway and recent roles on TV sitcoms, has died of cancer. Acting career ► Born Feb. 14, 1946 in New York City, he was dancing by the age of six with his older brother, Maurice at the Apollo Hines ► In 1974 they were cast in the Broadway musical “The Girl in Pink Tights” ► Earned Tony nominations for "Eubie!,” "Cornin’ Uptown' and “Sophisticated Ladies”. He won a Tony in 1992 for his role in ’’Jelly's Last Jam” ► His first film role was in the 1981 Mel Brooks comedy “History of the World Part I" and later appeared with Mikhail Baryshnikov in “White Nights' ► Nominated for several Emmy Awards, most recently in 2001 for his lead role in the mini-series “Bojangles" and had a recurring roie on “Will and Grace" SOURCE: Associated Press He also won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1999 for his work as the voice of “Big Bill” in the Bill Cosby animated TV series, “Little Bill,” and NAACP Image Awards for “Bojangles'' and “Running Scared.” Hines was engaged to Negrita Jayde and, in addition to his father and brother, is sur vived by his daughter Daria, son Zach, grandson Lucian Volume 1 Cli By S< Tt First-time dents living t back to Tex busiest move “Lots of | off during thi resident advi “So the wee! 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