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	<title><![CDATA[An African-American Leader is the GOP's Last and Best Hope]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/an-african-american-leade_b_157132.html</url>
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The GOP can do one thing to avoid being relegated to a near permanent, also ran party nationally. That is to turn the party reins over to Michael Steele, an African-American. Steele is one of six candidates for the Republican National Committee top spot. Ken Blackwell, who's black, is also a candidate for the RNC chair. But he is a hard line social conservative. He has near nil appeal to minority and younger white college educated business and professional...</p>]]></abstract>
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	<date_published>2009-01-12T12:06:00-05:00</date_published>
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