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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Hustler publisher Larry Flynt files to run in recall election
Friday August 01, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) Porn king Larry Flynt wants to rule
California.
The Hustler magazine publisher has filed initial paperwork to
run in the gubernatorial recall election and says he may spend a
large amount of his own money if people take his candidacy
seriously.
The registered Democrat, civil libertarian and free speech
advocate said he'd solve California's budget woes by expanding slot
machine gambling. His holdings include several casinos.
``California is the most progressive state in the union,'' said
Flynt, 61. ``I don't think anyone here will have a problem with a
smut peddler as governor.''
Flynt had not yet paid the $3,500 filing fee by Thursday
afternoon, according to the California Secretary of State Web site.
More than 250 people statewide have taken the very first step of
filing the paperwork with county registrars, according to the site.
Other quirky candidates include several men named Gray Davis and
Angelyne, the blonde, buxom artist made famous by her depiction on
numerous Hollywood billboards.
To get on the Oct. 7 ballot, declared candidates also need at
least 65 signatures from voters registered in their party.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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