Current+Events+Early+December+2009

This week's big stories. After reading through some of the stories, feel free to post a message.

Commentary on the Afghanistan decision. What do you think? http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B15WU20091202 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2010398820_herbert02.html http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/02/afghanistan.mcchrystal/index.html

NJ gay marriage law debate: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/12/nj_supporters_opponents_energi.html

Secretary of State Clinton goes to NATO for more troops: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/world/asia/05diplo.html

Terrorism in Pakistan and Somalia: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/12/04/somalia.attacks/index.html http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34270989/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Next week's Copenhagen summit on climate change: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34261272/ns/us_news-environment/

President Obama's job summit http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34259727/ns/business-economy_at_a_crossroads/ http://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/12/04/wilkinson.jobs.smallbusiness.government/index.html

President Obama: The consoler and commander in chief http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/03/obama.console/index.html

Escalating the war as Americans become more and more isolationist: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125987857235175481.html

US uses unmanned drones increasingly to attack within Pakistan: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/world/asia/04drones.html?_r=1&hp

The Secret Service and the party crashers at last week's White House state dinner: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34257345/ns/politics-white_house/