Hersh is no doubt traveling light compared to the war correspondents of the past, but putting him and a photographer on the ground in Egypt, and producing and disseminating their work in a polished fashion, still costs real money, the kind a corporate parent like News Corp. brings to the table.

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Although there are many barriers to this, it might put back on the table the importance of the two-parent family.

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In addition to rising inequality, Britain's lowly position in the poverty league table is accentuated by its particularly high share of children living in lone parent families and workless households.

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