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LANSING, Mich. The Republican National Committee has decided to recognize former U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra as the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party amid an ongoing battle for control of the state GOP. Hoekstra, whom former President Donald Trump had endorsed as the partys chairman, and Kristina Karamo, whom GOP delegates elected to the position a year ago, have been locked in a fight for power for weeks. Robert Steele, Michigans Republican national committeeman, confirmed the RNCs decision in favor of Hoekstra Wednesday, saying a six-page report had been authored on the matter but n