Prime Minister David Cameron defends free parenting classes in England, denying they are the policy of a “nanny state”.

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Parent classes ‘not nanny state’

François Hollande became the first Socialist president of France since 1995, but his victory over Nicolas Sarkozy will also be seen as a challenge to the policy of austerity in the euro zone.

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Hollande Defeats Sarkozy in France

Foreign Policy searches for a solution.

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The Middle East’s War on Women

As companies in the Internet industry have grown, they have adopted win-at-any-cost mentalities.

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Disruptions: For the Internet, No More Innovation for the Fun of It

Apple said the audit would look at conditions at Chinese sites where iPhones and other products are made. Some labor groups lauded the move, but others were skeptical.

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Bits Blog: Apple Asks Outside Group to Inspect Factories

Public Policy Polling tracks Gingrich ahead of the frontrunner.

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Newt Leading Romney in South Carolina

Wikipedia is the latest Web site to plan a blackout for Wednesday to protest two Congressional bills intended to curtail copyright violations on the Internet.

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Bits Blog: Wikipedia to Go Dark on Wednesday to Protest Bills on Web Piracy

Trying to make sense of the global economic malaise and the policy decisions that might impact it? This speech by George P. Shultz, a former treasury secretary and head of the Office of Management and Budget, is a good place to start: Shultz, who was speaking at a dinner in his honor as the non-partisan Economic Club of New York gave him its first Award of Leadership Excellence, gives a big-picture analysis on why our economic troubles have unfolded and what changes policymakers could implement to fix them. Read full article > >

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An economics lesson from George Shultz

Many universities in England and Wales will have to reduce their tuition fees within two years of charging higher fees in 2012, the Higher Education Policy Institute predicts.

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Universities ‘may drop high fees’

Pay in the public sector in the UK has risen faster than in the private sector, a report for think tank Policy Exchange says.

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Public sector pay gap ‘increases’

Private universities in England should be subject to the same regulations as public universities, the Higher Education Policy Institute says.

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Private university scrutiny call

Michael Hirsh, the longtime economics correspondent for Newsweek , now serves as chief correspondent for National Journal. In his new book, Capital Offense: How Washington’s Wise Men Turned America’s Future Over to Wall Street, and a current feature he traces the economic crisis of 2008 back to its roots in Washington economic policy from the era after Reagan, arguing that the policy process in Washington was captured by the financial industry. I put six questions to Michael about his book: . . .

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SCOTT HORTON—Capital Offense –Six Questions for Michael Hirsh

European ministers have agreed that tackling fish discards “must be a priority” for Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform and that “action must be taken now”, the Commons has been told.

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VIDEO: Tackling fish discards ‘a priority’

European ministers have agreed that tackling fish discards “must be a priority” for Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) reform and that “action must be taken now”, the Commons has been told.

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VIDEO: Tackling fish discards ‘a priority’

So much for closing Guantanamo and ending indefinite detentions.

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Obama’s new Gitmo policy is a lot like Bush’s old policy