Republican National Chairman Michael Steele responds to a question during a news conference before the Vanderburgh County Right to Life fundraising dinner in Evansville, Ind. , Thursday, April 16, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 9 months ago

Republican National Chairman Michael Steele responds to a question during a news conference before the Vanderburgh County Right to Life fundraising dinner in Evansville, Ind. , Thursday, April 16, 2009.

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  1. Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Immediately after Sen.-elect Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election Jan. 19, 2010, Steele said voters in Massachusetts had responded to Brown's "message of lower taxes, smaller government and fiscal responsibility."
  2. Dick Wadhams, left, Lilly Nunez, center, and Mark Hillman, right, national committee members from Colorado look on as Michael Steele delivers a speech during the general assembly session of the National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  3. Michael Steele, head of the National Republican Committee, opens up the general assembly session of National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  4. Michael Steele, left, chairman of the National Republican Committee, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, center, and Bob Bennett, of Cleveland , Ohio, and Republican National Committee member share a laugh before the luncheon during the National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  5. Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, meets Eric Carson of Kapolei, HI., before the luncheon at the National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  6. Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, gestures while addressing members of the media at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  7. Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, left, hugs Virginia Gov.-elect, Bob McDonnell, center, as McDonnell and his wife Maureen arrive on the inaugural platform at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010.
  8. In this photo released by Fox News Sunday, Michael Steele, the Republican Party's national chairman, is interviewed on FOX News Sunday at their studio in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. Steele said he's had no thoughts of resigning despite criticism of his first-year performance and controversy about his recent book that takes shots at the GOP. ** MANDATORY CREDIT: FOX NEWS SUNDAY, Freddie Lee, NO ARCHIVES.

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  1. Michael Steele, left, chairman of the National Republican Committee, Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, center, and Bob Bennett, of Cleveland , Ohio, and Republican National Committee member share a laugh before the luncheon during the National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  2. Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele, left, hugs Virginia Gov.-elect, Bob McDonnell, center, as McDonnell and his wife Maureen arrive on the inaugural platform at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010.
  3. Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, addresses the general assembly session of RNC's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  4. Michael Steele, head of the Republican National Committee, opens up the general assembly session of National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  5. Michael Steele, head of the Republican National Committee, opens up the general assembly session of RNC's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  6. Michael Steele, head of the National Republican Committee, opens up the general assembly session of National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  7. Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, meets Eric Carson of Kapolei, HI., before the luncheon at the National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  8. Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, addresses the media at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  9. Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, listens to a question from the media at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  10. Michael Steele, chairman of the National Republican Committee, gestures while addressing members of the media at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. GOP members from all over the country hope to use the four-day strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  11. Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele takes questions from the audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Immediately after Sen.-elect Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election Jan. 19, 2010, Steele said voters in Massachusetts had responded to Brown's "message of lower taxes, smaller government and fiscal responsibility."
  12. Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, in Cambridge, Mass. Immediately after Sen.-elect Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election Jan. 19, Steele said voters in Massachusetts had responded to Brown's "message of lower taxes, smaller government and fiscal responsibility."
  13. Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Immediately after Sen.-elect Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election Jan. 19, 2010, Steele said voters in Massachusetts had responded to Brown's "message of lower taxes, smaller government and fiscal responsibility."
  14. Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele addresses an audience at the John F. Kennedy School of Government on the campus of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. Immediately after Sen.-elect Scott Brown's victory over Democrat Martha Coakley in a special election Jan. 19, 2010, Steele said voters in Massachusetts had responded to Brown's "message of lower taxes, smaller government and fiscal responsibility."
  15. Dick Wadhams, left, Lilly Nunez, center, and Mark Hillman, right, national committee members from Colorado look on as Michael Steele delivers a speech during the general assembly session of the Republican National Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.
  16. Dick Wadhams, left, Lilly Nunez, center, and Mark Hillman, right, national committee members from Colorado look on as Michael Steele delivers a speech during the general assembly session of the National Republican Committee's winter meetings being held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. GOP members from all over the country are attending the strategy session to better position the party for the mid-term elections in November.

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