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California's bizarre recall election turned even stranger Wednesday when actor '''Arnold Schwarzenegger''' jumped into the race -- announcing his Republican candidacy to [[Jay Leno]] on ''The Tonight Show'' -- hours after Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]] said she would not be a candidate to replace fellow Democrat Gov. [[Gray Davis]].
On a day that saw author and columnist [[Arianna Huffington]] also [http://us.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/08/07/huffington.recall/ announce she would run ] as a "[[populist progressive]]" and actor [[Gary Coleman]] pay the $3,500 fee to throw his hat into the ring, Schwarzenegger's decision made an already complicated recall race even more complex. Some 400 people have registered with the secretary of state's office as potential candidates to become governor if Californians vote to oust Davis.
In a move reminiscent for some of another actor, [[Ronald Reagan]], who was twice elected governor of California, Schwarzenegger said he would be putting his movie career on hold so he can devote his time to running for governor.