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Tonight's debate between Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly infuriated many fans as a server crash left the event's live stream largely inaccessible  The debate took place at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and was available to those outside of the auditorium only via a $4.95 pay-per-view live stream.

Zingers flew and egos crackled Saturday night as Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly and “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart debated in front of a boisterous audience at the George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium.

Fox News says it has fired an associate producer after learning he was the "Fox Mole" hired by the news blog Gawker. The network said Joe Muto, who worked on "The O'Reilly Factor" and said he had been working at Fox News since 2004, was identified and fired. Fox said it was "continuing to explore legal recourse against Mr. Muto and possibly others."

Fox News has just handed Williams a new three-year, $2 million contract and a gig guest-hosting "The O'Reilly Factor" on Friday night, NPR reports.

Juan Williams, speaking on Fox's 'The O'Reilly Factor,' says people in Muslim garb on planes make him 'worried' and 'nervous.' NPR says the remarks 'were inconsistent with our editorial standards.' National Public Radio terminated the contract of commentator Juan Williams after he said on Fox's "The O'Reilly Factor" that people wearing Muslim garb on airplanes made him "worried" and "nervous."