Eric Cantor

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Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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David Brat's upset win in a GOP primary earlier this year over former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor with a much smaller budget may have caused a "minirevolution" in political spending, encouraging others to look into more grass-roots advertising on the Internet. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

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Defeated for renomination to his 7th Congressional District seat, Rep. Eric Cantor has opted not to serve out the rest of his term. That means his would-be successors are vying twice — to serve in a lame-duck session if there is one, and for a full term. (Associated Press)

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Ghostbuster Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis) and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va..

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Michael Steele, chairman of GOPAC and former lieutenant governor of Maryland, says that the recently defeated Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia would make a fine chairman of the Republican National Convention, a position Mr. Steele himself once occupied. (associated press)

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Illustration on the reasons behind Eric Cantor's defeat by Alexander Hunter/ The Washington Times

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House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, appears to have the inside track to replace Rep. Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, as the House Majority Leader now that Rep. Pete Sessions, Texas Republican, has dropped out of the running. (Associated Press)

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who was upset in the Virginia Republican primary Tuesday, supported the three-pronged approach of traditional public schooling, public charter schooling and vouchers for nonpublic schools. (associated press)