California recall election straining party unity Associated Press Aug. 18, 2003, 11:59AM SAN FRANCISCO -- California's high-stakes recall election is producing fresh cracks in party unity, with the state's second-leading Democrat accusing Gov. Gray Davis of personal disloyalty and two leading Republicans bickering about which one hates taxes more. The new disputes erupted Sunday as the candidates intensified their campaigns for the Oct. 7 election, which will decide if Davis stays in office and who among 135 candidates will replace him if he's ousted. Meanwhile, a federal judge in Los Angeles scheduled a hearing this afternoon on an American Civil...