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In this September 2008 file photo, former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele addresses delegates at the Republican National Convention in Saint Paul, Minn. Steele was elected the first African American RNC chairman Friday.
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Michael Steele made history Friday when he became the first African American to be elected chairman of the Republican National Committee. Steele is a former lieutenant governor of Maryland who unsuccessfully ran for Senate in 2006.
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