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Steele Blames Afghan War on Obama, Drawing Calls to Resign

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele on Friday declared his opposition to the Afghanistan war, saying the nine-year-old conflict was of President “Obama’s choosing,” and that the mission is “probably a lost cause” – prompting at least one prominent Republican to call for his resignation. Steele made the comments at a fundraiser in Connecticut just [...]

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Shakeup: RNC chief of staff resigns

Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay resigned Monday, becoming the highest-ranking official to depart the committee after revelations that the national party spent nearly $2,000 at California sex club. McKay’s departure in turn prompted one of RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s closest advisers to cut ties to the party – an indication that a [...]

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RNC Cancels Young Eagles Events

In the wake of a scandal around the Republican National Committee’s sponsorship of an event at a racy Los Angeles club, the committee is putting parts of its Young Eagles program for younger donors on hold. With traditional major donors shying away from Chairman Michael Steele, the younger donors, many from the finance industry, had [...]

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The Plot Thickens

Details start to come out of the now infamous late night, West Hollywood RNC boondoogle. The Huffington Post gleefully reports that an RNC staffer’s credit card was declined at the location of this wholesome cultural event, causing Erik Brown to reluctantly have the charges debited to his card. Nice. Tailor made for yet another tawdry [...]

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RNC fires staffer behind controversy

Congratulations to the ex-RNC staffer who got canned for thinking that a late night junket to a West Hollywood strip joint was a legitimate business expense and would not become a media firestorm. Not exactly a rocket scientist, are we? We should all follow our mother’s advice from when we were in grade school:  “Drink [...]

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Sarah Palin to tea parties: Pick a side

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged tea party activists on Tuesday night to “start picking a party.” In remarks to a fundraising dinner for the Arkansas Republican Party reported by CBS News, Palin praised the anti-tax tea party activists for their independence, but urged the “grand movement” to start thinking about joining one of the [...]

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RNC-Seniors’ Bill Of Rights

RNC Chairman Michael Steele lays out the bullet points of the Republican’s ideas to reform health care. ~~John Cronin~~ Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Tell a friend

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