Early on Tuesday evening, a shocked-looking Bill O'Reilly, a firebrand conservative talk-show host, went on the Republicans' favourite news broadcaster, Fox News.

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Conservative talk show host Bill O'Reilly--a frequent basher of rappers and hip-hop music--tops Pew's list, turning off 21% of respondents.

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Though an avowed liberal, his closest match turned out to be Bill O'Reilly, the flame-throwing conservative host of The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel.

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Muto, who worked on Bill O'Reilly's prime-time show, began writing an anonymous column for the Gawker website about what it was like for a liberal to work at Fox.

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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law a bill that allowed same-sex couples to wed.

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Ms Davidson, who is gay, has been among those giving cross-party support to a same-sex marriage bill which is being brought forward by the Scottish government, while Cardinal O'Brien has been a strong critic of the plans.

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