corner.nationalreview.com - 12/29/2008
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It was just annonced that Ohio Gov. Ken Blackwell's bid for RNC Chairman will be headed up by John Yob. Yob is the former Executive Director of the College Republican National Committee, and since John's father is Chuck Yob, the controversial longtime RNC committeeman, John's ran his father's ...
thehill.com - 12/29/2008
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thehill.com —
For the first time in party history, members
of the Republican National Committee have called their own
unscheduled meeting without the aid of the Washington-based party apparatus. Organized by North Dakota Republican Party chairman Gary Emineth, the ...
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RNC members call unprecedented special meeting
politico.com - 12/28/2008
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politico.com —
Ken Blackwell , the former Ohio Secretary of
State who appears to be leading in the race
to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee, defending a rival who distributed a CD containing a song called "Barack the Magic ...
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Blackell defends Saltsman
skepticians.com - 12/27/2008
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skepticians.com —
In an exercise of political suicide, Republican National
Committee Chair hopeful Chip Saltsman distributed a controversial CD
by conservative satirist Paul Shanklin to national committee members this month for Christmas. First played on Rush ...
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Blackwell's Back
The American Spectator —
... elect the next party
chairman. But so far, no disconnect between conservative
activists and Republican leaders seems to have materialized.
Since Blackwell jumped in the race, two potential candidates for
RNC chairman have dropped out and endorsed him. One, Texas GOP
chairwoman Tina Benkiser, is now a candidate for co-chair as
Blackwell's running mate. The other, Michigan national
committeeman Chuck Yob, is active in the Blackwell campaign and
has brought his family
along for the ride. Although relatively few of those who have
a vote in the Jan. 28 election ...
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