FRIDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Meaningless sanctions - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
What Dubai means for the U.S. - Noam Scheiber, The Stash
Scientists get heated in ClimateGate debate - Noel Sheppard, Newsbusters
Turning Black Friday into Green Friday - Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake
The Middle East needs Dubai - Max Boot, Contentions
In praise of the Financial Times - Matt Yglesias
How badly has Congress screwed up ethanol? - Brian Faughnan, Red State
Evolving public option choices - Steve Benen, Political Animal
Obamacare not a good fit for women - Nina Owcharenko, The Foundry
Some amendments more equal than others - David Waldman, Daily Kos
Is universal insurance a moral imperative? - Paul, Power Line
Is Obama's civil liberties record understandable? - Glenn Greenwald, Salon
The White House Christmas tree - Kate Phillips, The Caucus
Church and state - digby, Hullabaloo

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Abortion fight takes shape on social networking sites - The Hill
Black Friday boom? Sales boosted by carry-back legislation - The Hill
Dubai debt troubles push down stocks in U.S. and Asia - NYT
IAEA censures Iran over nuclear efforts - WaPo