MIDDAY ROUNDUP

FROM THE BLOGS:
Behind the scenes at the State Dinner - Anita McBride, Daily Beast
Obama's dithering may have lost the war - John Guardiano, FrumForum
Another signal from Iran - Joe Klein, Swampland
A sobering thought for Thanksgiving - Jonathan Last, Weekly Standard
Dopes' hope is fading fast - Van Helsing, Right Wing News
The Fed's perverse search for an exit strategy - Matthew Yglesias
Perino's poor perspicacity - Steve Benen, Political Animal
The real problem with climate science emails - Megan McArdle
Voting for it before they vote against it? - Peter Suderman, Hit & Run
Fallout from Obama's civil liberties record - David Dayden, firedoglake
Global warming skepticism up, not winning - Michael Crowley, The Plank
Turkeys of the year - Michelle Malkin
Somewhere Bob Hope is smiling - Big Hollywood
Deliberative, or overly-compromising? - John Aravosis, AMERICAblog
Cap and pollute - Michael Silverstein, The Moderate Voice

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama will travel to Copenhagen for climate summit - The Hill
Modern flourishes at Obamas' State Dinner - New York Times
West Point will provide backdrop for Tuesday speech - Washington Post
Afghan surge targets Taliban bastion - Wall Street Journal