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The Republican National Committee (RNC) has brought on longtime GOP strategist Jennifer Sevilla Korn to be its national field director for Hispanic initiatives, in a move aimed at bolstering the party's outreach to Latino voters.

"I am excited to announce that Jennifer Sevilla Korn will join the RNC as Deputy Political Director and National Field Director for Hispanic Initiatives," said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. "Jennifer will play a key role in directing our Hispanic engagement efforts to ensure that Republicans are building new relationships in the Hispanic community."

Korn most recently ran the Hispanic Leadership Network, a center-right outside group that focused on building bridges between the GOP and Hispanic voters. She also served as President George W. Bush's national Hispanic director in 2004. She will also be an RNC deputy political director.

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The bipartisan bill, called the Follow the Money Act of 2013, would require groups engaged in political activity to disclose spending in real time.

Former presidential candidate Herman Cain is convening a meeting of black Republicans on Monday to discuss how to attract African Americans to join the party, according to a report.

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Reince Priebus said, "we're winning those arguments on spending and math, we're losing sort of this emotional, cultural vote."

Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele charged on Wednesday that the GOP will have trouble reconciling its push for tougher voter registration laws with its minority outreach.

Steele said he was a winner, and Preibus is so far a loser at RNC. 

The Republican National Committee said "it will be increasingly difficult" to win the White House unless the GOP transforms. 

Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus named Mike Shields chief of staff on Tuesday, the committee announced.