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Michael Steele named new GOP chairman
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 1/31/2009
Michael Steele named new GOP chairman
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It's official. The new face of the National Republican Party is Michael Steele, a 50-year-old African American, the first in its history. At a time when Barack Obama is serving as the first African American president in history, the move is an interesting play to corral minority ...
GOP traitors appoint Black racist as Chairman of the Republican Party | The Official Website of Representative David Duke, PhD
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GOP traitors appoint Black racist as Chairman of the Republican Party | The Official Website of  ...
— davidduke.com — Listen to Dr. David Duke’s Message to the Republican Party! “I strongly support affirmative action” - Michael... Steele (The Washington Post, October 30, 2006) To Hell with the Republican Party! GOP traitors appoint Obama Junior as Chairman of the ... (more) GOP traitors appoint Black racist as Chairman of the ...

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Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com - 1/31/2009
Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON The Republican Party chose the first black national chairman in its history Friday, just shy of... three months after the nation elected a Democrat as the first African-American president. The choice marked no less than "the dawn of a new ... (more) Michael Steele becomes first black RNC chairman - Yahoo! ...

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thenextright.com - 2/1/2009
Memo to Chairman Steele: Organizing RNC 2.0
— thenextright.com — Congratulations Chairman Steele! Your election is not only a decisive victory for a new brand of leadership,... but presents a significant opportunity to rethink the modern political organization. The people you hire at the staff level will be setting ... (more) Memo to Chairman Steele: Organizing RNC 2.0

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Patterico's Pontifications:  Are Two Pictures Worth Two Thousand Words?

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Are Two Pictures Worth Two Thousand Words?
Patterico's Pontifications — ... Those who clicked to the story were greeted by a photo of Steele in the more characteristic mien shown below, but I can’t help but wonder how many people simply glanced at the home page and were left with the mistaken impression that he is an angry man. ...

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Matthews voted for Steele in 2006 — Michael Calderone's Blog
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Lee Stranahan: Progressives Should Take A Moment To Appreciate The Steele Nomination — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
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Download | Play    Download | Play An interesting choice: Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele beat out South Carolina GOP chief Katon Dawson in the sixth round of voting at Fridays Republican National Committee meeting Friday, becoming the first African-American chairman of ...
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