Year in Pictures: 2001

July:
It seems impossible now, but for months the nation's biggest story was the one of California Rep. Gary Condit and his missing intern, Chandra Levy. Condit's conduct during the investigation was unhelpful at best and inhumane at worst, but the stonewalling worked — with the national spotlight shifted to the war on terrorism, the scandal has been all but forgotten. Condit remains unaccused. Levy remains missing.

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