Reince Priebus

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus asked a group of five respected Republican Party leaders to examine how the party can better talk with voters, raise money from donors and learn from Democrats’ tactics. (Associated Press)

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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus (The Washington Times)

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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, hold a press conference at the NASCAR Hall of Fame where the Republicans will respond to Democrat press conferences and other events at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, September 3, 2012. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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A spectator takes a photograph of the Romney campaign race car after Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, hold a press conference at the NASCAR Hall of Fame where the Republicans will respond to Democrat press conferences and other events at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, September 3, 2012. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, hold a press conference at the NASCAR Hall of Fame where the Republicans will respond to Democrat press conferences and other events at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday, September 3, 2012. (Barbara Salisbury/ The Washington Times)

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Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, addresses the delegates at the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./ The Washington Times)

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Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, gavels open the abbreviated first session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Party Chairman Reince Priebus called the gathering to order, citing convention rules requiring a 2 p.m. Monday start, and then immediately recessed the session. It took less than two minutes.

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Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, performs a symbolic gaveling Aug. 27, 2012, for the start of the Republican National Convention at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla. After making the declaration to a mostly empty room, Priebus promptly called a recess ahead of Tropical Storm Isaac, which was heading towards the city. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)