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In 2005, Harvard University president Lawrence Summers got himself into hot water. Speaking at a national conference on "Diversifying the Science and Engineering Workforce," the former Clinton treasury official suggested that the relative scarcity of women in science careers might be explained--at least in part--by a gender difference in intrinsic aptitude for the sciences.Summers mentioned other possible explanations as well, most notably the clash between high-power jobs and family life, but it was his remarks on science ability that grabbed all the attention. Actually, "attention" doesn't fairly summarize what followed. Summers' remarks ignited a firestorm of angry dissent--a reaction so intense that it led to a faculty vote of "no confidence" and, ultimately, to the Harvard chief's resignation.More...

Why Women Are Shunning Science Careers

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A federal judge on Wednesday stopped companies from developing oil and gas wells on billions of dollars in leases off Alaska's northwest coast, saying the federal government failed to follow environmental law before it sold the drilling rights.The lease sale in February 2008 brought in nearly $2.7 billion for the federal government from the sale of 2.76 million acres in the Arctic waters of the Chukchi Sea, including $2.1 billion in high bids submitted by Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.More...

Chukchi Sea: Oil And Gas Development Off Alaska Coast Halted By Judge, Says Federal Government Failed To Follow Environmental Law

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Newark city employees may have to start carrying a roll of Charmin's to work.Mayor Cory Booker says the city can no longer afford to buy toilet paper.More...

Cory Booker: No More Toilet Paper For Newark (VIDEO)

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Georgia May Jagger recently rolled around on a leather couch in her bra and a pair of pants for Hudson Jeans. She said that her mom, Jerry Hall, is her style icon. "She's got lots of crazy ball gown dresses with bustles." The pair even posed together for a sun care line. Georgia also remarked, "I like to think I'm very together and that I know my limits."WATCH:More...

Georgia May Jagger Rolls Around In Leather Bra, Says 'My Mom Is My Style Icon'

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Is The Tea Party Unbiblical?

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A top Fox News correspondent reportedly said he agrees that the channel supports the Tea Party.The Daily Beast's Steve Friess reports that he witnessed a conversation between Daily Kos blogger Dante Atkins and Fox News chief political correspondent Carl Cameron at the Netroot Nations conference on Friday, during which Cameron said some people on the channel are boosting the Tea Party and have improperly hyped the Shirley Sherrod story.More...

Carl Cameron, Fox News Correspondent, Reportedly Says Channel Helps Boost Tea Party

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New York City is under a tornado watch tonight, Friday, July 23, 2010, until 1 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.UPDATE: The Weather Channel has upgraded the seriousness of the threat, declaring a tornado warning for New York City based on a "strong supercell" in New Jersey.More...

New York Tornado Warning Issued: All NYC Boroughs Included In Alert

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This campaign season has been rough, and I have been sitting around with my mouth shut most of the time. (Hard for some of my colleagues to believe). I have been practicing theart of the "courage to be silent."More...

More McInnis Questions

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NAACP president Ben Jealous caught holy hell from black bloggers for his astoundingly embarrassing rush to judgment applauding the curb toss of Shirley Sherrod. Jealous, of course, quickly reversed gear and admitted that he and the organization had been snookered by the rightwing attack hack Andrew Breitbart and Fox News.But that begs the larger question, really two questions. Why was the NAACP snookered? And even after it realized it was conned, has it done enough to atone for its colossal blunder? The answers to both questions aren't pretty. The group clearly had the tea party on its mind when it made the quick call on Sherrod. It did not want to be yelled at by tea party activists and the rightwing smear machine as hypocrites, for double dealing the race card, and for being soft on alleged black racism.More...

NAACP Still Hasn't Atoned for Sherrod Blunder

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She's wearing that? Oh my, he's wearing those? We've all been there. Fashion trends change rapidly, and the college campus seems to be a special breeding ground for the worst of the worst. What's your least-favorite fad? Jump into the conversation below.More...

The WORST College Fashion Trends (PHOTOS)