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politico.com - 12/5/2008
Blackwell throws hat in RNC ring
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The race for RNC chairman, still unsettled, got a jolt Friday from former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell.
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/5/2008
Ken Blackwell Officially Joins Race For RNC Chair
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Kenneth Blackwell -- who gained infamy as Ohio Secretary of State in 2004, when the state threw... the presidential race to George W. Bush -- has officially jumped into the race for Republican National Committee chair, according to a letter he's ... (more) Ken Blackwell Officially Joins Race For RNC Chair

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Blackwell’s In
Oliver Willis — ... So now Ken Blackwell, the black Republican former Secretary Of State for Ohio, is running for RNC chair. This, with Michael Steele, makes up all the black Republicans. ...

Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... is "expected to sign a long-term contract to remain as host of MSNBC's 'Hardball.'" * Former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell (R), who was crushed in the state's gubernatorial campaign two years ago, now wants to be chairman of the Republican National Committee. * With the increasing talk that ...

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