politico.com - 3/12/2009
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"I just think that those who control the Republican Party don't want a big tent," Rendell says.
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3/11/2009
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Has Michael Steele's bumbling reached a critical mass
that it will cost him the chairmanship of the...
RNC -- or will he just keep on bumbling instead? The latest bad news for Steele is a report that certain Republicans may be plotting a coup against ...
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Steele's Days May be Numbered
politico.com - 3/12/2009
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politico.com —
Ed Rendell, who knows a thing or two
about gaffes, tells reporters : "Michael Steele's days are...
numbered,” Rendell said. “Fortunately for us, his days are numbered." ALSO: "He's in trouble because I just think ...
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Rendell: Steele probably toast
GrassrootsPA.com - 3/13/2009
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Quote of the Day
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
"Michael Steele's days are numbered. Fortunately for us, his days are numbered."
-- Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), quoted by Politico.
STOP EATING YOUR OWN
PoliGazette —
... explain why he would ever say what he did in the first place.
Ken Blackwell, who lost the race for RNC Chair to Steele:
“Chairman Steele, as the leader of America’s Pro-Life conservative party, needs to re-read the Bible, the U.S. Constitution, and the 2008 GOP Platform. He then needs to get to work — or get out of the way.”
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, used it instantly:
Pennsylvania ...
Rendell: Steele's 'Days are Numbered'
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Gov. Ed Rendell predicted that Michael Steele's "days are numbered" as chairman of the RNC.
"He's in trouble because I just think that those who control the Republican Party don't want a big tent," Rendell said at a Christian Science Monitor lunch.
But: Steele picks ...
Rendell: Steele’s ‘days are numbered’…
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Rendell: Steele’s ‘days are numbered’…
Newspaper Roundup for Mar. 13, 2009
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... Posts Still Unclear Arizona Republic: Valley district adds 4 weeks to school year, a first in Arizona Washington Times: GOP Chairman Steele begins naming his team Parries charges of being adrift Washington Times: DC Mayor Fenty pushes for school vouchers D.C. mayor breaks with Democrats on Hill Washington Post: TSA Reviewing Senator's Behavior At Dulles Terminal Washington Post: Officials: Alabama shooter depressed over failures Politico: Rendell: Steele's 'days are numbered' New Jersey Star-Ledger: N.J. senator plans push to ...
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WASHINGTON (CNN) – Embattled Republic National Committee Chairman Michael Steele announced Thursday that he had tapped Ken McKay as the RNC’s new chief of staff.
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