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·       A show of resolve [Chicago Tribune]

·      The reality of Afghanistan: We will not remake Afghan society
nor create a recognizable democracy there. [LA Times]

·       The Afghanistan Speech: President Obama needs to tell the
American people how he intends to pay for the war and how he will decide when Afghanistan will be able to stand on its own. [New York Times] 

·     More means less: President Obama’s decision to send more soldiers to Afghanistan amounts to the best of several risky options. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

·      Obama’s get-in, get-out plan faces harsh Afghan realities: But carefully crafted strategy offers a reasonable prospect for success. [USA Today]

·      Afghanistan: How long until we know? Whether President Obama’s new strategy is working should become quite clear within two years. [USA Today]

·      Surge, then leave: Obama made the right decision — even if it will make everyone a little unhappy. [Washington Post]

Accounting for the costs of war [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

Climategate: Dissent on ice – You don’t have to be a climate change
skeptic to be appalled by the exchange of e-mails from top scientists. [Boston Globe]

Fame and its new upper crust [Chicago Tribune]

We need a new women’s health movement [LA Times]

Advertising: We sue harder? [Boston Globe]

What the U.S. can achieve in Afghanistan, despite Karzai: Washington can compensate for his failings by persuading him to choose strong, principled Cabinet ministers and delegate authority to them. [LA
Times]

Look beyond Iran’s posturing [Boston Globe]

Iran’s military dictatorship [Washington Post]

Swiss ban on minarets is pure discrimination: Sunday’s referendum is a reminder that cultural anxieties can be inflamed even in the most tolerant country. [LA Times]

Health-care fatigue: A desultory debate of rote talking points and cheap demagoguery. [Washington Post]

Woods: Breaking gossip a bore [Chicago Tribune]

Crash and don’t tell: Tiger Woods is the refreshing converse of the
loathsome White House party-crashers. [Washington Post]

Collisions with the future: The world’s grandest science experiment is up and running again – no thanks to a bird. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

More and more, the truth of Christmas is put to the test [Chicago Tribune]

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