http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_S_SteeleFind stories, videos, and photos about Michael S. Steele from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:18:27 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/07/21/health.reform/tztop.obama1.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Michael_S_Steele14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Michael S. Steele from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/21/health.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/21/health.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama responded Tuesday to Republican opposition to health care reform, saying that political motives are behind efforts to block progress on the issue.Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/20/health.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/20/health.reform/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe battle to overhaul health care intensified Monday, with President Obama accusing GOP critics of putting politics ahead of policy and a top Republican saying Democrats' plans would undermine the country's economic future.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/07/20/what.matters.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/07/20/what.matters.obama/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeveral hours before President Barack Obama gave his well-received speech at the NAACP centennial convention in New York City, he spoke before another probing audience of African-Americans aboard Air Force One.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/rollins.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/21/rollins.leaders/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe past week has not been what one would call a great week for our political leaders.Thu, 21 May 2009 13:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/republicans.steele/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/19/republicans.steele/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele declared Tuesday that Republicans will no longer talk about their mistakes; instead they will focus on the future and serve as the loyal opposition party to President Obama and the congressional Democratic majority.Tue, 19 May 2009 21:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/nra.convention/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/nra.convention/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough the National Rifle Association may not have seen the results it wanted from last year's elections, its fortunes this year are anything but dim.Fri, 15 May 2009 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/republicans.family.feud/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/republicans.family.feud/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama poked fun at the travails of the Republican Party last weekend, telling the party's chairman that no, the GOP does not qualify for a bailout, and conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh does not count as a troubled asset.Wed, 13 May 2009 17:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/29/specter.party.switch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/29/specter.party.switch/index.html#cnnSTCTextArlen Specter, the longtime Republican senator who switched parties Tuesday, admitted Wednesday the move was driven partly by a desire to keep his seat.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/29/feehery.specter.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/29/feehery.specter.gop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe departure of Arlen Specter from the Republican Party puts an exclamation point on a rough first hundred days for the national GOP in the Obama era.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/swine.flu.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/swine.flu.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe White House asked Congress for an additional $1.5 billion for pandemic flu preparations Tuesday as the head of the Republican Party defended its opposition to an earlier request.Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/specter.switch.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/specter.switch.reax/index.html#cnnSTCTextReaction on Tuesday to Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's switch from the Republican to the Democratic Party ranged from barely concealed glee to dismay among Senate colleagues and elites from both parties.Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/specter.party.switch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/28/specter.party.switch/index.html#cnnSTCTextVeteran Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party on Tuesday, saying he has found himself increasingly "at odds with the Republican philosophy."Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/rollins.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/02/rollins.trip/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter firing the CEO of General Motors and putting Chrysler on a path that could lead to bankruptcy, the still-popular President Obama moved from the domestic battlefield to the international one. But the subject is the same, with no relief in sight: the woeful world economy.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/ny.20/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/31/ny.20/index.html#cnnSTCTextElection Day is arriving once again for voters in New York's 20th Congressional District.Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/preston.conservative.blogging/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/19/preston.conservative.blogging/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Republicans wrangle over the ideological direction of the party, a new generation of conservatives is reaching out to GOP activists and honing the use of a 21st century megaphone to promote Republican policy goals through new media networking tools.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/motte.rush/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/06/motte.rush/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's no secret that liberals throughout the nation are rejoicing at Rush Limbaugh's supposed status as leader of the Republican Party. I can see why. He's easy to pick on.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/limbaugh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/05/limbaugh/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs Democrats cast conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh as the de facto leader of the GOP, Republicans are decrying what they see as an orchestrated scheme designed to divert attention from the Democrats' spending proposals.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 20:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/rollins.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/rollins.republicans/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe cold winds of March have obviously affected the intelligence and thought processes of people who need to get their thinking straight.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/gop.steele.limbaugh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/gop.steele.limbaugh/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Tuesday he has spoken with Rush Limbaugh about his comments regarding the conservative radio talk show host.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/gop.steele.limbaugh/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/02/gop.steele.limbaugh/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn comments that were broadcast over the weekend, Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele called Rush Limbaugh's rhetoric "incendiary" and "ugly" and insisted that he is in charge of the GOP.Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/31/preston.rnc.chair/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/31/preston.rnc.chair/index.html#cnnSTCTextRepublicans took the first step toward rebuilding on Friday after suffering demoralizing losses in November that left them with little power and acknowledging that much needs to be done to restore the GOP to its former glory.Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/rnc.chairman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/30/rnc.chairman/index.html#cnnSTCTextMembers of the Republican National Committee elected their first African-American party chief Friday, choosing former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele to chair the organization after six tumultuous rounds of voting.Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/rnc.chairman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/rnc.chairman/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe unpredictable and sometimes acrimonious race to lead the GOP into the post-Bush era will culminate Friday when the Republican National Committee votes to elect its next chairman.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/rnc.transition/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/rnc.transition/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe campaign to determine who will lead the Republican party into the era of Barack Obama took a series of unexpected turns Wednesday, beginning with the removal of non-party members from a highly-anticipated "special meeting" of the Republican National Committee.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/07/magazines/fortune/bailouts_Republicans.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/07/magazines/fortune/bailouts_Republicans.fortune/index.htmA hundred days have passed since House Republicans pushed the Dow Jones over the cliff to its biggest point loss ever with their surprise rejection of Henry Paulson's $700 billion Wall Street bailout.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/rnc.chair/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/07/rnc.chair/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fresh, invigorating appeal to voters. That's the challenge Republicans face as they set out to pick a new leader for a party driven into the wilderness after a disappointing 2008 general election.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/mehlman.steppingdown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/mehlman.steppingdown/index.htmlRepublican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman announced he is going to step down at the end of the year.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/13/otsc.crowley/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/09/13/otsc.crowley/index.htmlBoth parties kept a close eye on the results from Tuesday's primaries, to see how the balance of power in Congress might play out in November's general election. In one of the most closely watched races, Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee turned back a tough primary challenge from a conservative contender.Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/31/watson.tuesadv/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/08/31/watson.tuesadv/index.htmlWhile Republicans on Monday tried to reinforce a strength by stressing national security, on Tuesday they will try to tackle a weakness on the domestic front.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:43:00 EDT