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Search for Leader Exacerbates NAACP Woes By ERIN TEXEIRA, AP National Writer Sat May 21, 5:35 PM ET AP Photo: Kweisi Mfume, left, president and chief executive officer of the NAACP, with Julian Bond, NAACP... Perennial worries about the effectiveness of the 96-year-old NAACP have been heightened recently by the ongoing search for a president to replace Kweisi Mfume, who resigned last year and has since been accused of giving preferential office treatment to an employee he was dating, creating a toxic work atmosphere. Add in financial worries and an IRS query into its nonprofit status after group leaders made...