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GOP chairman vows to attack Obama

May. 20, 2009
Michael Steele, in an effort to move beyond the woes of his party and his own gaffes, says Republicans have turned a corner and are ready to take the offensive. National Republican Committee Chairman Michael Steele, in an effort to move beyond the woes of his party and his own gaffes, declared...
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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., May 19 (UPI) -- The Republican Party is done with feeling sorry for itself and is ready to look ahead, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Tuesday.
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Steele: A rocky start at RNC

WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- Michael Steele's first 100 days as head of the GOP has featured fights with Rush Limbaugh on the right and moderate Sen. Olympia Snow of Maine, analysts said.

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WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- Newt Gingrich has angered some members of the U.S. Republican National Committee by telling them on national TV that they have big egos.
Conservatives pushing GOP chairman

Conservatives pushing GOP chairman

WASHINGTON, April 3 (UPI) -- Conservatives on the Republican National Committee are pressing Chairman Michael Steele to call a special meeting on the U.S. economy next month, members say.

Steele clarifies abortion comments

WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has clarified his remarks in a U.S. magazine that some said showed he believes in abortion rights.
N.C. official wants Steele out as RNC head

N.C. official wants Steele out as RNC head

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RNC head takes back Limbaugh slam

RNC head takes back Limbaugh slam

WASHINGTON, March 2 (UPI) -- The chairman of the Republican National Committee Monday said he didn't mean it when he said Rush Limbaugh's U.S. radio talk show is "incendiary" and "ugly."

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch