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Republican National Committee elects first black chairman

 

Published 1/31/2009 at L.A. Times - Politics

Michael Steele, a former Maryland lieutenant governor, will lead the party's efforts to overhaul its image in the wake of the last election. > Republican officials voted Friday to elect their first black national party chairman, a response in part to election defeats that have left the party's base more white and Southern at a time when the country is growing more diverse. (link)

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