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RNC chair blasts 'Barack the Magic Negro' parody song

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Republican National Committee said yesterday he was "shocked and appalled" that one of his potential successors had sent committee members a CD this Christmas featuring a 2007 song called "Barack the Magic Negro."

In the wake of RNC chairman Robert M. "Mike" Duncan's admonishment, former Tennessee GOP leader Chip Saltsman said that party leaders should stand...

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