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Operation Steele/Armey: GOP, Tea Party Movement Co-Opt Each Other

Alex Brant-Zawadzki | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Eric Odom, Patriot Caucus, Republican National Committee, American Liberty Alliance, Dick Armey, Freedomworks, Rnc, Tax Day Tea Parties, Scozzafava, Michael Steele, Gop, Tea Party, Politics News
Alex Brant-Zawadzki

Today Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and Dick Armey, head of FreedomWorks, held a joint conference call expressing their willingness to work together.

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Top Arizona Republican Accused of Using Voter Database to Stalk Woman

Dawn Teo | Posted 12.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Brett Mecum, Rnc, Arizona Politics, Randy Pullen, Voter Vault, Mecum, Arizona GOP, Republican Uses Database to Stalk Women, Politics News
Dawn Teo

A number of women in the Republican Party say that [Republican National Committee Treasurer Randy] Pullen refused to even meet with them to discuss allegations of sexual harassment.

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Michael Steele Poses Awkwardly With Interns (PHOTOS)

Gawker | John Cook | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Photos, Rnc, Funny Pictures, Michael Steele Rnc, Michael Steele, Gop, Interns, Politics News

No, not like that. More like a deeply insecure bald man who's desperate to demonstrate to the kids that he's not like those other Republican National ...

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Steele On Health Care: 'They Are Right. We Do Want To Delay'

Hotline | Reid Wilson | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Bill, Gop, Rnc, Senate Health Care Bill, Steele, Michael Steele, Health Care Reform, Gop Delay Health Care, Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

RNC chair Michael Steele said in a memo released Thursday that GOPers should do everything they can to stop health care, arguing that position is in l...

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Republicans Fail To Overturn Order Targeting Voter Intimidation In New Jersey

AP | BILL NEWILL | Posted 12.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Voter Fraud, Gop, Rnc, Voter Intimidation, Ballot Security, New Jersey, Voting Rights Act, Republicans, Minority, Voting, New York News

TRENTON, N.J. — A federal judge in New Jersey has denied a request by the Republican National Committee to dissolve a 27-year-old court order ai...

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Sarah Palin: Going Rogue to the White House Or Someplace Else?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, John McCain, Rnc, Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, Punditmom, Hillary Clinton, Going Rogue, Rnc Chair, George Bush, 2012 Election, Presidential Campaign, Palin 2012, Jeb Bush, Politics News
Joanne Bamberger

When people dismiss Sarah Palin out of hand, I keep thinking one thing -- remember the last politician we scoffed at as not even close to being competent enough for the White House?

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Hypocritical Conservative Republicans Abort Their Support of Abortion

Derrick K. Baker | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Medical Insurance, Rnc, Abortion Rights, Health Care Reform, GOP Insurance Coverage, RNC Medical Insurance, Stupak Amendmant, Politics News
Derrick K. Baker

Don't be surprised if more than one pro-life Republican balks at future donations to the RNC. Expect internal disagreements galore. I'd like to witness the train wreck that will be GOP vs. GOP.

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If You Have Donated To The RNC Since 1991, You Have Funded Abortion

Melinda Warner | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Abortion Rights, Rnc, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Michael Steele, Health Insurance, Pro-Choice, House Health Care Bill, Republicans, Politics News
Melinda Warner

Using the RNC's logic, every person who has donated money since 1991 has also funded abortions, because a portion went towards the employer's portion of each employee's health care premium.

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RNC Insurance Plan Covers Abortion

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Republican National Convention, Rnc, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Gail Gitcho, Bart Stupak, Cigna, Elective Abortion, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strong...

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GOP Under Mounting Pressure From Underdogs' Senate Bids

Wall Street Journal | Peter Wallsten | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

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Underdogs trying to ride a wave of anti-establishment fervor are mounting challenges to the Republican Party's hand-picked Senate candidates in severa...

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How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dick Armey, Teabaggers, Ronald Reagan, Bill Owens, Charlie Crist, Palin, Mark Schauer, Mark Kirk, Rnc, Tea Partiers, Dede Scozzafava, Tim Walberg, Gun Rights, Tea Party, Minutemen, Wayne Gilchrest, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Chafee, Rush Limbaugh, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Ritght to Life, Barack Obama, Heather Wilson, Moderate Republicans, Carly Fiorina, Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Club for Growth, Tim Pawlenty, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Pat Toomey, Joe Schwarz, Chris Chocola, Politics News
Susan J. Demas

When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.

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Jason Linkins

Michael Steele Flip-Flops On Moderate Republicans [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate Republicans, Olympia Snowe, Gop, Rnc, Michael Steele, Election Results, Politics News

Remember Election Night 2009? The big takeaway from the 23rd District of New York -- where Democrat Bill Owens prevailed as the first Democrat to win...

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Mcdonnell, 2010 Elections, Corzine, 2010 Election, Christie, John Corzine, Obama, Incumbent, Creigh Deeds, Approval Ratings, Virginia, Rnc, White House, New Jersey, Governors Races, Analysis, Bill Owens, Incumbents, Chris Christie, Third Party Candidates, Doug Hoffman, Scozzafava, Dede Scozzafava, 2009 Elections, Elections, Governors Race, Independents, Mid-Term Elections, Gubernatorial, Dnc, Deeds, Politics News

At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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RNC Facebook Photo Taken Down: Racist Anti-Obama Picture

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: GOP Racism, Rnc President Obama, Rnc Facebook, Rnc Facebook Post, Loving v. Virginia, Obama Race Issue, Rnc, Obama Racism, President Obama, Conservative Racism, Interracial Marriage, Rnc Racism, Politics News

The Republican National Committee came under fire after a user posted a controversial photo on its Facebook page. The RNC "fan" upload features a pict...

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When the Two Parties of a Two Party System Don't Know Why They Exist

Simon Sinek | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Vision, Dnc, Start With Why, Rnc, Olympia Snowe, Democrats, Democratic Party, Platform, Why, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Simon Sinek

Neither party does a good job of contextualizing why they have the opinions they do in the first place. Though both parties know why America exists, neither party can tell you why it exists.

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The GOP Online (VIDEO)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 11.10.2009 | Technology

Read More: Michael Steele, Glenn Beck, John McCain, Technology, Rush Limbaugh, Rnc, gop.com, Jav on Tech, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Of course technology is non-partisan, belonging to neither the Democratic Party nor the GOP. Yet when it comes to technology and politics -- an unpredictable, still evolving marriage -- all eyes are on the Republicans.

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Republican Internet Fails: The 9 Worst GOP Attempts To Use New Media

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Kay Granger, Slidepoll, Jeff Frederick, Barackbook, Republican National Committee Website, Carly Fiorina, Rnc, Republican Website, Republican Websites, Rnc Website, Republicans Internet, Republican National Committee, Politics News

On Tuesday, the Republican National Committee launched a new website -- with more than a few problems. It's not the first time the GOP has struggled w...

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GOP.com: RNC Website Relaunches, Stumbles On First Day

Posted 10.13.2009 | Technology

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The first day of the RNC's relaunch of its website, GOP.com, has had more than a few stumbles and hiccups -- which Dems have, predictably, gleefully t...

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RNC's New Website Includes Timeline Of GOP Accomplishments... Lists Nothing After 2004

Huffington Post | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican National Committee, Gop, Michael Steel, Republican Party, Rnc, Obama Campaign, Politics News

The Republican National Committee has launched a new website in a bid to foster a focused online presence for the GOP. Upon first visit to the websit...

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Sam Stein

Obama Impeachment Suggested By GOP Dirty Trickster

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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A popular, ideologically extreme website has begun pushing the idea that President Obama should be impeached. And the person leading the charge is the...

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Reagan's Response to the Revolt of '78 and the Relevance for Republicans Today

Lou Zickar | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Rnc, Politics News
Lou Zickar

For all the talk about moving beyond Reagan and becoming a party of the future instead of the past, the fact is that the GOP would benefit greatly from a dose of Reagan-style optimism at this time.

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RNC's Spanish Press Release For Hispanic Heritage Month Riddled With Errors

The Wonk Room | Andrea Nill | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steel Hispanic Heritage Month Press Release, Hispanic Americans, Michael Steel, Steele Press Release Translation Errors, Rnc Hispanic Heritage Month Press Release, Rnc, Hispanic Heritage Month, Rnc Translation Errors, Steele Translation Errors, Rnc Hispanic Americans, Politics News

Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) released a statement from Chairman Michael Steele announcing the release of a new video in celebration ...

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Supreme Law of the Land and Conscience Again Forced to the Back of the Bus

Coleen Rowley | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: War Crimes, 2008 Republican National Convention, Conscience, Rnc, International Law, Other RNC 8, Trespass, Supreme Law of the Land, Torture, Politics News
Coleen Rowley

Despite the efforts of eight peace and anti-torture activists charged with trespass a year ago, at the 2008 Republican National Convention, a court could not bring itself to admit evidence of the Constitution.

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Republicans Fear "Crackpots" Becoming Face Of Party

POLITICO | Andie Coller | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Murtha, John McCain, Orly Taitz, Hitler, John Boehner, Death Panels, Rnc, George W. Bush, Vin Webber, President Obama, Healthcare Debate, Eric Cantor, Paul Broun, John Cornyn, Mark McKinnon, Joe Wilson, Sarah Palin, Gop, Charlie Bass, Jean Schmidt, Politics News

Joe Wilson's outburst Wednesday night earned more than a personal rebuke from the president and a dagger-eyed gasp from the speaker of the House; it d...

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Sue 'Em Back to the Stone Age: The RNC Files Suit to Reverse the Small Donor Revolution

Monica Youn | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Brennan Center, Campaign Finance Reform, Rnc, Small Donor Revolution, McCain Feingold, Citizens United, Obama Small Donors, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, Campaign Finance, Politics News
Monica Youn

Last week, a panel of the D.C. federal court heard arguments in a case where the RNC is seeking to turn back the clock to a time before Obama's "small-donor revolution."

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