Following the newspaper articles, Mr Cameron said it was "another bad day for Parliament and, frankly, a bad day for the Conservative Party".

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This vote of no confidence comes in the aftermath of another spectacularly bad day for Mr. Apotheker.

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Another bad sign: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a Reagan appointee who often provides the swing vote in 5-4 cases, also scrutinized Tribe closely--and rescued a stammering Olson at one point with a softball query.

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