Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele makes his remarks during a Republican National Committee Winter Meeting in Oxon Hill, Md., on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele walks off stage after announcing that he would drop his re-election bid, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, during the Republican National Committee Winter Meeting in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Republican National Committee (RNC) member Borah Van Dormolen from Texas casts her vote for the next chairman of the Republican National Committee during the RNC Winter Meeting at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele answers a question during a debate in Arlington, Va., on Oct. 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Chris Gardner, File)
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele is being urged to step aside after the first balloting Friday and save face. He is in a five-way contest in his fight to remain chairman for another two years. (Associated Press)
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele is being urged to step aside after the first balloting Friday and save face. He is in a five-way contest in his fight to remain chairman for another two years. (Associated Press)
Maria Cino, an official in the George W. Bush administration, is among several people who have emerged as potential challengers to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele. (Associated Press)
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele is all smiles with polls showing the GOP holding the upper hand with less than six weeks to go before the midterm elections.
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The Republican National Committee is helping former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin pay off legal expenses dating back to her 2008 vice-presidential campaign.
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Former Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman this week confirmed long-standing rumors that he is gay. GOP conservatives are not happy about his plans to campaign for gay marriage.
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In this June 24, 2010 file photo, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaks to the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele faces greatly diminished projections for the party's get-out-the-vote "victory" programs. (Associated Press)
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaks at the Rhode Island Republican Party Convention on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in Cranston, R.I. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)