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Is the Global Partnership for Education Redundant? Format Or Is It a More Progressive, Democratic Alternative to the World Bank? Suppose a rich country, say the UK, wants to give foreign aid to improve education in a poor country, say Malawi. How should it go about that? There is an enormous literature comparing the cost-effectiveness of everything from buying free eyeglasses for students to paying performance bonuses to teachers. Who exactly should Her Majesty’s Treasury, in the UK’s case,...

Much time there. they also have characteristics. iowa tends to be whiter, more progressive. new hampshire can benefit people more on home turf, more african-americans which are about a third of the democratic electorate anyway showing up in south carolina. then you go into bigger states and towards supertuesday. a lot of hispanics out in nevada. so yeah. but theres also the dynamic of who starts to win and who starts to battle each other and what voters really want. i think there is this tension...

Sglfrjt tonight the smallest group of democratic candidates will meet for the final primary debate of the year. seven candidates will try to leave their mark on you, the voters, as we enter the election year. >> you might be able to hear more from each of them. back in washington though the ripple effects of the dramatic impeachment vote should play an important role in the race. the candidates will be asked about it. joining us, m.j. lee and paul begalla. paul, youve watched a lot of debates ...

It disturbing. in the end, i am not sure that in terms of fiscal policy and position on anything from earned benefit programs to sort of budget cutting, obama is that much more different than clinton. >> yeah, i was going to say that. i think that -- i dont really agree with that quote, the way its played out. i can see where it looked that way back then. first of all, in terms of the relationship, let me quote the buddha, who said -- >> please, please. >> sometimes the big dog runs with you, so...

Mitt romney touched on it. this notion of sort of the corporation as the new god, right. they will continue to sort of rewrite tax code as they will because we need these corporations. and we do need corporations. we do need business. but do the detriment of, you know, the working and the working poor in america, at the same time that yesterday were talking about walmart putting up signs in its ohio store encouraging low-wage workers to donate canned food to other low-wage walmart workers. there...

>> bill: back of the book segment tonight. as everybody knows, former congressman anthony weiner and former new york state governor eliot spitzer, both had to it leave their offices because of sex scandals. but now both are running again. weiner for new york city mayor, spitzer for new york city comptroller. so what should we think about that? here now monica crowley and alan colmes both fox news analyst and you say monica. >> weiner and spitzer you cant make it out. right? >> bill: the the duo ...

City comptroller. so what should we think about that? here now monica crowley and alan colmes both fox news analyst and you say monica. >> weiner and spitzer you cant make it out. right? >> bill: the the duo they should make folk rock songs. >> weiner and spitzer. if you wrote a script nobody would believe it unbelievable. they have every right to run obviously and make a run in this in new york city i think they actually stand both good chances of actually winning the offices for which they are...