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Controversial writer Christopher Hitchens died Thursday after a long battle with cancer. Christian Witkin hide caption

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Christopher Hitchens' Legacy Of Defying Labels

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Coquito is eggnog, Puerto Rican style, enriched by a delicious addition: a dollop of coconut. iStockphoto.com hide caption

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Coquito: A Tropical Twist On The Holiday Classic

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Chet Atkins at RCA's Studio B in the 1960s. Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame hide caption

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Chet Atkins: The Lasting Influence Of 'Mr. Guitar'

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Makeshift houses in Baghdad are the only homes some internally displaced Iraqis know. Many are too afraid to go back to their original homes; for them, the threat of being targeted is still very real. Mohammed Ameen/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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There's No Going Home For Iraqi Squatters

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Robert Khuzami (right), director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Enforcement Division, announces that the SEC is charging six former top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud on Friday. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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SEC: Mortgage Execs Took Pains To Hide Risky Loans

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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (left), former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann Romney, shake hands with supporters during a rally in South Carolina on Friday. Haley endorsed Romney for the presidency. Rainier Ehrhardt/AP hide caption

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Endorsement Kicks Off Romney's Battle For S.C.

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