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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she’s not interested in being chairman of the Republican National Committee. (more)

Former Godfathers Pizza CEO Herman Cain signaled on Fox News that he could start taking formal steps to run for president in 2012 in the near future. (more)

Rand Paul had never run for office until this year when GOP primary voters in Kentucky shocked insiders by nominating him for the U.S. Senate over a more establishment Republican candidate. (more)

It took the former governor of Alaska a few shots, but she finally took the reindeer down. (more)

An ally of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele has resigned as the committee’s top lawyer, likely to prepare to run for chairman himself. (more)

Texas Rep. Ron Paul doesn’t think the government should charge WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with treason, arguing that the Australian who facilitated the unprecedented document dump should be considered part of the free press. (more)

If a theme song were chosen for the first Republican National Committee chairman debate it would’ve been the O’Jays ditty “For The Love of Money” that goes “Money! Money! Money! Money!” (more)

It appears that former Vice President Dick Cheney has a favorite candidate to run the Republican National Committee — and it’s not current chairman Michael Steele. (more)

Senator-elect Mike Lee acknowledges that he could very well become one of the most conservative members of the upper chamber when he takes office in January. (more)

California GOP Chairman Ron Nehring tells The Daily Caller that he will not run for chairman of the Republican National Committee. (more)

Those running — or considering mounting a challenge — for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee will face Tea Party scrutiny this week. (more)

Another candidate has officially jumped into the race to run for chairman of the Republican National Committee. (more)

Barack Obama is not the President of the United States to these people. (more)

Former Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman says he will not mount a campaign for chairman of the Republican National Committee if Chairman Michael Steele decides to run for re-election. (more)

Two key Tea Party-affiliated supporters of Republican Joe Miller say they still have his back. (more)

Former RNC Chairman Mike Duncan could wait until mid-December before announcing whether he’ll mount a campaign to regain his old job, The Daily Caller has learned. (more)

Saul Anuzis says he’s not running to lead the Republican National Committee just so members can fire Chairman Michael Steele. (more)

Maria Cino is waiting to see how the field of possible challengers shapes up before making a final decision as to whether she will challenge Michael Steele for Republican National Committee chairman, The Daily Caller has learned. (more)

Commentator Erick Erickson says he never suggested that Tea Partiers target Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown in 2012 by running a more conservative primary opponent against him. (more)

Don’t bet against Newt Gingrich running for president in 2012, according to one close adviser to the former House speaker. (more)