In this Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 picture, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele speaks after being elected the first black Republican National Committee chairman in an election by the RNC during their winter meetings in Washington. Two days after calling Rush Limbaugh a mere "entertainer" with an "incendiary" talk show, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele apologized and acknowledged the radio commentator as a "national conservative leader" on Monday, March 2, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 11 months ago

In this Friday, Jan. 30, 2009 picture, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele speaks after being elected the first black Republican National Committee chairman in an election by the RNC during their winter meetings in Washington. Two days after calling Rush Limbaugh a mere "entertainer" with an "incendiary" talk show, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele apologized and acknowledged the radio commentator as a "national conservative leader" on Monday, March 2, 2009.

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  1. 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."
  2. 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."
  3. 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."
  4. 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."
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 24: Actress Sarah Steele (L) and Producer George Paaswell attend the Sundance Gersh Brunch during the 2010 Sundance Film Festival at Greenhouse Actors Lodge on January 24, 2010 in Park City, Utah.

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  1. 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.
  2. Bill Crocker of Texas a member of the Republican National Committee takes down some notes during 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Republican National Committee member Borah Van Dormolen of Salado, Texas, attends the RNC'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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 27: Radio talk show host and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, one of the judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant, speaks during a news conference for judges at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant will be held at the resort on January 30, 2010.
  14. LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 27: Radio talk show host and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, one of the judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant, speaks during a news conference for judges at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant will be held at the resort on January 30, 2010.
  15. LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 27: Radio talk show host and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, one of the judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant, appears during a news conference for judges at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant will be held at the resort on January 30, 2010.
  16. LAS VEGAS - JANUARY 27: Radio talk show host and conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh, one of the judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant, speaks during a news conference for judges at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino January 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pageant will be held at the resort on January 30, 2010.

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