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As Slate's Dave Weigel points out, only eight of the 26 were Republican freshmen elected last November.

Newsflash: Tea Party didn't kill Patriot Act Adam Serwer 2011

Slate's Fred Kaplan goes further to question the rationale for NATO's existence and raises the possibility that the Libyan mission may hasten its rupture.

Jayshree Bajoria: Escalation and Uncertainty in Libya Jayshree Bajoria 2011

Slate's Vedantam went on to cite a study by Amherst psychologists who found that college women did better in math and science -- and felt more comfortable in their abilities -- when their professors were also female.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley: "Too Pretty to Do Homework?" Barbara 2011

Slate's Vedantam went on to cite a study by Amherst psychologists who found that college women did better in math and science -- and felt more comfortable in their abilities -- when their professors were also female.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley: "Too Pretty to Do Homework?" Barbara 2011

Slate's Vedantam went on to cite a study by Amherst psychologists who found that college women did better in math and science -- and felt more comfortable in their abilities -- when their professors were also female.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley: "Too Pretty to Do Homework?" Barbara 2011

Slate's Vedantam went on to cite a study by Amherst psychologists who found that college women did better in math and science -- and felt more comfortable in their abilities -- when their professors were also female.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley: "Too Pretty to Do Homework?" Barbara 2011

Slate's Vedantam went on to cite a study by Amherst psychologists who found that college women did better in math and science -- and felt more comfortable in their abilities -- when their professors were also female.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley: "Too Pretty to Do Homework?" Barbara 2011

A Visual History of Credit Cards: Caitlin McDevitt of Slate's The Big Money site has written a fun, brief history of the credit card, starting with a photo of the very first credit card, The Diners 'Club from 1951.

Boing Boing 2009

Slate's Vedantam went on to cite a study by Amherst psychologists who found that college women did better in math and science -- and felt more comfortable in their abilities -- when their professors were also female.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley: "Too Pretty to Do Homework?" Barbara 2011

Slate's Vedantam went on to cite a study by Amherst psychologists who found that college women did better in math and science -- and felt more comfortable in their abilities -- when their professors were also female.

Barbara & Shannon Kelley: "Too Pretty to Do Homework?" Barbara 2011