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SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) --"A federal appeals court has blocked the Oct. 7 California recall, but stayed its order for seven days to allow an appeal. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals follows a hearing last week in which the American Civil Liberties Union sought a postponment of the vote. The ACLU argued that election officials should have more time to replace antiquated voting machines in several California counties."

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