Senate GOP Set for Rebranding Retreat

• By Erin P. Billings
• Roll Call Staff
• July 31, 2007, Midnight

After six months of largely sitting back and watching how the new Democratic Senate performs, Republican leaders this week will hold a special retreat to begin honing their 2008 message and agenda — one that’s being privately billed as an 18-month “campaign” to reposition themselves to take on the party in charge.