Republican Party

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"The ruling elite in the House, and their shell-game with our money, aren't fooling us," says Jenny Beth Martin, co-founder of the Tea Party Patriots, perhaps displaying a snippet of the ongoing "internal dissent" in the GOP. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, and GOP leaders talk to reporters following a Republican strategy session at the Capitol on Sept. 10, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Boyd Marcus (right) is a longtime Republican adviser who has supported campaigns such as the failed Senate bid of GOP candidate George Allen last year. (Associated press)

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The Republican Governors Association has given more than $4.6 million in contributions and in-kind donations to GOP gubernatorial candidate Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, shown speaking Tuesday at Maggie L. Walker Governor's School in Richmond. (Richmond Times-Dispatch via Associated Press)

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**FILE** Capitol Police officers try to clear a street on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 1, 2013, that was blocked by immigration reform supporters during a rally protesting immigration policies and the House GOP’s inability to pass a bill that contains a pathway to citizenship. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., right, and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., center, join immigration reform supporters as they block a street on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, during a rally protesting against immigration policies and the House GOP’s inability to pass a bill that contains a pathway to citizenship. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)