Republican National Committee

Immigration Reform Dept: The idea was to develop a roadmap for a new, more inclusive party that would attract minority voters, support immigration reform and embrace "welcoming and inclusive" attitudes on gay rights, according to Montreal Gazette. "This is not my report," Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus told reporters, describing the contents as simply recommendations by a five-person panel even though he was the person who had commissioned the self-audit after the party lost a second consecutive presidential election last fall. He made the comments immediately after declaring Monday "Day One" of the party's push to change perceptions the audit uncovered that the Republicans are "narrow minded," ''out of touch" and "stuffy old men." WASHINGTON - A plan that was supposed to move the Republican Party forward after big election defeats instead highlighted its disunity as leading Republicans distanced themselves from it. But minutes after unveiling the proposal on Monday, the party chairman distanced himself from it, and some conservatives and libertarians balked. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.