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A big name. the natural question to follow is what does this mean for michael steele? >> michael steele is probably going to be fine. it takes -- it takes two-thirds of a vote of the rnc to kick him off. and he was put up there with such fanfare a year and a half or whatever it was ago that it would be a real -- it would look -- it would be a pr nightmare for them to be ousting michael steele at this point. they're only a few months away from the mid-term elections. maybe if that doesn't go very well, at that point they could revisit it. but he's going to be fine for the short term, at least. ...

Very angry about the $2,000 the party spent at a hollywood sex club. >> the employee was summarily dismissed for going against our internal policies and finance. we have been putting great controls in place for the last few months, as a matter of fact, on some of our financing. those numbers that they talk about, you know, i'm not staying at fancy hotels and the four seasons and flying around in corporate jets. >> well, steele also told "good morning america" he is not stepping down but some senior republicans aren't rushing to his defense. here's what senator jon kyl had to say when asked if ...

46% said they would be more likely to vote for a candidate in november who supported health care reform rather and that and i think it's only 27 percy believe is what the number was. we teased this story about nevada and the tea party guy. there's that tea party candidate, a bounced check. it's a little dramatic. we'll have more for you tomorrow. >> we'll be here for sure. well, i will be. thanks. coming up, taking a snapshot of the tea party. the first poll of the group. who is getting involved. plus as the president preds off to prague, we'll go behind the scenes of the sometimes tense negot...

Pretty important treaty to have. >> all right. peter baker, white house reporter for the "new york times." plenty of time spent in moscow. i think you speak russian, is that correct? >> it's not very great, not very well but good enough to order. >> there it is. we all head to prague in a few days for the signing. thanks for joining me. >> well, let's do our trivia. which congressman was a semi pro baseball player before getting into politics. >> it's democratic congressman john boccieri, a catcher in the frontier league in the early '90s. when do you become semi pro? apparently it's if you're...

Republican in the senate, not exactly giving a ringing endorsement to michael steele. finally economic advisers are touting a slow but steady recovery. larry summers said positive jobs report shows the trend has turned, but there's still a lot more to do. >> we've got a long way to go. we've inherited a terrible situation, the most pressing economic problems since the great depression in our country. it is the president's preoccupation to put people back to work. >> and just who is the tea party? coming up, we're going to get a comprehensive look at what political forces are driving this grass...