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	<title><![CDATA[RNC Candidate Distributes 'Barack The Magic Negro' Song]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/26/rnc-candidate-distributes_n_153585.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p><strong>***UPDATE*** 12/27 4:45PM</strong> Reaction on the right to Saltsman's distribution of a song called "Barack the Magic Negro" in his quest to become the new chairman of the RNC has been mixed. One of Saltsman's rivals in the race for RNC chair, Ken Blackwell, an African-American himself, <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1208/Blackell_defends_Saltsman.html">has defended Saltsman</a>, dismissing the criticism as "hypersensitivity in the press": </p>

<blockquote>"Unfortunately, there is hypersensitivity in the press regarding matters of race. This is in large measure due to President-Elect Obama being...</blockquote>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2008-12-26T12:55:00-05:00</date_published>
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