The battle of the sexes, waged this election season with fulsome fury in the public space, is being fought in a much more painful, private sphere as well. In churches (and synagogues and mosques) across the land, women are still treated as second-class citizens. And because women of faith are increasingly breadwinners, single moms and heads of households, that diminished status is beginning to rankle. Read full article > >

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Feminism’s final frontier? Religion.

Merit pay for teachers, an idea kicked around for decades, is suddenly gaining traction. Fervently promoted by Michelle A. Rhee when she was chancellor of the District’s public schools, the concept is picking up steam from a growing cadre of politicians who think one way to improve the country’s troubled schools is to give fat bonuses to good teachers. Read full article > >

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As teacher merit pay spreads, one noted voice cries, ‘It doesn’t work’

Few in the Republican field of presidential candidates would be carved into a Mount Rushmore of (intentionally) funny politicians.

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Seeking Humor on the Campaign Trail

A £963,000 bonus in shares awarded to Royal Bank of Scotland boss Stephen Hester is strongly criticised by politicians and unions.

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Outrage at RBS boss’s bonus deal

PHOENIX — President Obama is used to tangling with Republicans in Congress. On Wednesday, he sparred with one on a tarmac. Arriving in this Southwestern city on the second stop of his post-State of the Union tour , Obama descended the stairs of Air Force One and was greeted by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, who was among the local politicians waiting for him in a customary receiving line. Read full article > >

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Obama tangles with Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer over immigration book

Former Holyrood presiding officer Lord Steel urges David Cameron and senior English politicians to withdraw from the Scottish independence debate.

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Steel warns PM on independence

Former Holyrood presiding officer Lord Steel urges David Cameron and senior English politicians to withdraw from the Scottish independence debate.

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Steel warns PM on independence

Sheldon Adelson is supposedly a bad man. The gambling mogul gave $5 million to a Newt Gingrich-loving super PAC and this enabled Gingrich to maul Mitt Romney — a touch of opinion here — who had it coming anyway. Adelson is a good friend of Gingrich and a major player in Israeli politics. He owns a newspaper in Israel and supports politicians so far to the right I have to wonder if they are even Jewish. This is Sheldon Adelson, supposedly a bad man. But what about Howard Stein? Read full article > >

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A defense of big money in politics

Politicians hoping to secure factory jobs for their states were among the visitors at the Detroit Auto Show’s preview week.

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Auto Show Blends Politics and Pragmatism

Individuals will still face significant social care costs even if politicians reach agreement on reform in England, experts say.

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Warning over social care costs

A letter signed by leading health bodies and charities urges politicians to transform England’s “failing” social care system.

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Save care system, say campaigners

It’s been one year since The Washington Post relaunched The Fact Checker column as a permanent feature, and so it seems an appropriate point to review and reflect on a year of fact-checking claims made by politicians. Most important, where did we go wrong and how can we improve? Readers frequently ask: Do you rate more Republicans than Democrats? (Or vice versa). Which party gets the most Pinocchios? We had no idea until we sat down this week and did some calculations. Read full article > >

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One year of fact checking–an accounting

Tells ‘foolish’ politicians and ‘puppet’ leaders in South Korea.

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North Korea Vows No Change

Businesses and politicians express their concern over plans to close two North Wales Police stations.

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Police station closures concern

At a moment when the nation wonders whether politicians can agree on anything, here is something that unites the Republican presidential candidates — and all of them with President Obama: Everyone agrees that the 2012 election will be a turning point involving one of the most momentous choices in U.S. history. Read full article > >

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Obama: The conservative in 2012