In news from the California gubernatorial recall, The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that it has obtained documents that reveal “a Republican strategy to oust Gov. Gray Davis and help President Bush before the 2004 presidential election.” And yesterday California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley warned that the cost of the recall to taxpayers would be about $66 million. He also said it may take five weeks after the Oct. 7 recall for state officials to certify a winner in the race. He told reporters, “Let me be candid: There are going to be problems.”