1.0 link 162249 <![CDATA[Chip Saltsman Withdraws From RNC Race After 'Magic Negro,' 'Star Spanglish Banner' Stirs]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/29/star-spanglish-banner-rnc_n_162249.html UPDATE: Chip Saltsman, a former chief aide to GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, has withdrawn from the race to be chairman of the Republican National Committee just a day before the vote takes place.

Saltsman's bid was dealt a major blow several weeks ago when he was found to have distributed copies of a CD with the racially-inflammatory song "Barack the Magic Negro."

Today, immigration groups hammered on Saltsman again, drawing attention to the fact that the CD also includes a...

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