On the heels of Republican Sen. Trent Lott’s callous statements lauding the segregationist tradition of the Old South, the question is now: Can Republicans live up to their new promises of racial equality and can the GOP abandon a 40-year-old strategy that depends on dividing and conquering both Blacks and Whites? House Deputy Majority Whip Mark Foley and Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele, two prominent Republicans, answer that question and tell why.
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