"I can think of no greater danger for this country than to create a pattern of foreigners trying to buy access to the politics or government and the criminal justice system, " Gingrich said.

CNN: Indonesian Money Spurs New Look At Finance Rules

Section 5 has become a vehicle not to pursue equal access to the polls but to play the grossest kind of racial politics.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Holder's Racial Politics

It comes ahead of the publication of new research on Monday which suggests that women's access to power and representation in politics in the UK is declining in relation to many other countries.

BBC: Harriet Harman

Since then she has been accorded respect, some coverage in the official press, access to a succession of foreign visitors and recognition of the central role she has played in Burmese politics ever since her return from exile in 1988.

ECONOMIST: Banyan