Featured Articles — November 27, 2009

November 27, 2009 by Jonathan Movroydis | Filed Under Featured Articles 

Interesting takes from home and abroad:

Will Climate Scandal Be a Tipping Point? By Kimberley Strassel, The Wall Street Journal
So declares Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, taking a few minutes away from a Thanksgiving retreat with his family. “Ninety-five percent of the nails were in the coffin prior to this week. Now they are all in.”

Voter Anger Is Building Over Deficits By Karl Rove, The Wall Street Journal
The generic poll shows a 16-point swing to the GOP over last year.

Obama’s Secret Climate Pact By Richard Wolffe, The Daily Beast
It’s no coincidence that one day after the White House announced new emissions targets, China followed suit with its own target. The Daily Beast’s Richard Wolffe on the behind-the-scenes negotiations during Obama’s Asia trip that could help break the climate stalemate in Copenhagen.

In Afghanistan, real leverage starts with more troops By Frederick W. Kagan and Kimberly Kagan, The Washington Post
The president will soon announce the deployment of additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan, in a speech likely to emphasize the importance of political progress there.

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