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Steele leads RNC race; Michigan's Anuzis is 4thVoting heads toward ballot No. 4By TODD SPANGLERFREE PRESS WASHINGTON BUREAUWASHINGTON - Michael Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland, took the lead on the third ballot to become the next chairman of the Republican National Committee.Steele, an African American, led with 51 votes on the ballot. To win, a candidate needs 85.Michigan GOP head Saul Anuzis was in fourth with 24 votes.While Steele took the lead and current chairman Mike Duncan fell to second with 44 votes, it was South Carolina's Katon Dawson who made the biggest move, picking up five votes to go to 34
Q: Do you think the time for affirmative action is past?A: Absolutely not. We're just beginning to rediscover what we should be doing with affirmative action. Don't look at our universities. We got that. Let's look at our boardrooms, let's look at the management structure.
I support the current system and improvements to the current system, keeping in mind that while we have done very well in affirmative action at our universities across this country, I look at our boardrooms across the country, I look at NBC, CNBC, Fox, all these stations, all the corporate, corporate companies-and I don't see affirmative action necessarily being practiced there when I look at the management, when I look at the leadership, when I look at those who have a decision-making role.