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Bill O'Reilly and Rep. Michele Bachmann

The debt ceiling backlash within the GOP

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., meets with reporters in his office at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, June 13, 2011. Cantor praised Vice President Joe Biden for his shepherding of the bi-partisan Congressional panel working to solve the debt crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

Eric Cantor’s glaring conflict of interest

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Background: Friends of the late University of Maryland basketball star Len Bias carry his casket from the college chapel in this June 23, 1986 after a private funeral at College Park, MD.

The day the drug war really started

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seen with his ankle security tag at the house where he is required to stay, near Bungay, England, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Assange says his house arrest over sex allegations is hampering the work of the secret-spilling site, and his supporters accuse Britain of spying on him. The 39-year-old Australian has spent six months at a supporter's rural estate as he fights extradition to Sweden, where he is accused of the rape and sexual assault of two women.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (AP)

Watch Julian Assange’s life under house arrest

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Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) speaks during an interview with Reuters on Capitol Hill in Washington March 30, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES) (Â© Kevin Lamarque / Reuters)

The revolving door keeps spinning

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The excuses discredited doomsday prophets make

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Willie Nelson

The coveted Willie Nelson endorsement

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FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2011, file photo U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner answers questions at the closing press conference of the G20 Finance summit in Paris. Five years and one financial crisis since the United States and China commenced regular high-level economic talks, fast-growing Beijing might have the upper hand Monday, May 9, 2011, in the latest round of discussions between the world's two biggest economies. While analysts don't foresee major breakthroughs at the talks Monday and Tuesday, China's expanding economic might will give it greater leverage now. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File) (Francois Mori)

A performance review for Timothy Geithner

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It’s dress-up day for the Tea Party

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Obama’s quiet strike against the “socialist” label

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