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Published 1/30/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC's Domenico MontanaroMichael Steele took the lead after the fifth round of voting in the race for RNC Chairman, overtaking South Carolina Party Chair Katon Dawson, 79-69. Steele is now within six votes of becoming the first African American to lead the Republican Party, two months after Barack Obama was elected the first black president of the United States. Almost immediately after the results were announced, Saul Anuzis, who garnered just 20 votes in the third round, took to...( read more ) (link)

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