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NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/September 1, 2008 Issue (on newsstands Monday, August 25, 2008).
Date:8/24/2008

ng bad teachers and paying good ones six-figure salaries, she may just save D.C.'s public schools and hopefully others around the country. Rhee, who took over as head of Washington, D.C., public schools a year ago, is working to correct a system of education that puts "the interests of adults" over the "interests of children." She is entering into a struggle with the local teachers union that will test whether an urban school district can weed out its weak teachers -- a profound threat to politically powerful teachers unions nationwide. "If she can pull it off, it's big," says her mentor, Joel Klein, the head of New York City public schools.

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ROBERT J. SAMUELSON: "The Rise of Fantasy Politics" (p. 61). Contributing Editor Robert J. Samuelson writes that we've entered an era of fantasy politics. "Like fantasy football and baseball, fantasy politics is an exercise in make-believe that is intended to keep its players occupied and to make the winners feel good." Samuelson argues that while Barack Obama and John McCain emit pleasing slogans and programs, they are often disconnected from the country's actual problems. "The most exhaustive examination of the McCain and Obama budget proposals I've found comes from the Tax Policy Center," Samuelson writes. "Though details differ, neither plan would realistically limit spending or eliminate deficits. This is especially true when the Obama and McCain health proposals are considered. Both would cost far more than $1 trillion over a decade, says the Tax Policy Center."

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SHARON BEGLEY: "The Geography of Personality" (p. 65). Senior Editor Sharon Begley looks at why people from different regions are more prone to certain behaviors. About 20 years ago scientists established that combinations of five basic dimensions-e
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