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Steele preferred Palin to Pawlenty on McCain’s 2008 presidential ticket

By Chris Steller | 04.20.09 | 7:29 am

steele-palin-sequence2Michael Steele, the current chairman of the Republican National Committee, says he preferred Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty as the party’s nominee for vice president last year. He didn’t say who he likes for president…

Coleman still being touted as next RNC leader

By Paul Demko | 03.16.09 | 12:51 pm

2234403911_de93dd7ab7Norm Coleman will be the next chairman of the Republican National Committee. That’s the skinny being pedaled by Politico’s Mike Allen. Here’s the bit from Allen’s daily newsletter:

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Dems offer online form letter with drop-down apologies to Limbaugh

By Chris Steller | 03.04.09 | 11:23 am

rush-letter1Democrats have invented an online tool that generates apology letters to Rush Limbaugh with a series of drop-down menus for filling in the blanks.

Coleman: ‘Court’s going to have to reflect on’ do-over election

By Chris Steller | 03.04.09 | 10:46 am

Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman said the judges hearing his contest of Minnesota’s statewide recount are “going to have to reflect on” whether a do-over election is needed. Meanwhile, Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele accused Al Franken of “stealing Norm Coleman’s U.S. Senate seat,” and Franken’s lawyers began to make their case in court, with witnesses whose signature mismatches were straight out of a Sherlock Holmes story.

Michele Bachmann is da man!

By Andy Birkey | 03.02.09 | 8:56 am

cpac3Rep. Michele Bachmann, no stranger to the national spotlight, found herself a topic of conversation among the talking heads this weekend. Her comments to RNC chair Michael Steele at the CPAC…

Bachmann at CPAC: ‘Michael Steele, you be da man!’

By Chris Steller | 02.27.09 | 11:35 am

mb-ms“Michael Steele, you be da man! You be da man!” That’s how U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann praised the new chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) at last night’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), blending street lingo into her…

Coleman’s future rosy, says RNC chair, as Politico chews over his financial past

By Chris Steller | 02.05.09 | 2:18 pm

coleman-steeleNew Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele sees rosy prospects for a re-elected Norm Coleman in a statement the RNC released today. But Coleman’s past haunts him when it comes to money matters, says Politico in an…

Steele wins tight contest to become RNC chair

By Paul Demko | 01.30.09 | 3:23 pm

Michael Steele will be the new chairman of the Republican National Committee. The former lieutenant governor of Maryland and unsuccessful U.S. Senate candidate staved off four other contenders for the post. Steele was seen as the least conservative…