1.0 link 171135 <![CDATA[Steele Takes On Rush Limbaugh: "Ugly," "Incendiary" (VIDEO)]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/02/steele-takes-on-rush-limb_n_171135.html UPDATE - 6:20PM ET: Michael Steele has apologized to Rush Limbaugh for referring to him as an "entertainer" who can be "ugly" and "incendiary," Mike Allen reports.

"My intent was not to go after Rush - I have enormous respect for Rush Limbaugh," Steele said. "I was maybe a little bit inarticulate. ... There was no attempt on my part to diminish his voice or his leadership."

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EARLIER:

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele took umbrage Saturday...

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