Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1771 Most Recommended Opinion en-us Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:22 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1771 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/370525 huffpost/20091125/370525 HuffingtonPost.com opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:42:31 GMT HuffingtonPost.com - Read Nathaniel Frank's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/370458 huffpost/20091125/370458 HuffingtonPost.com opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:22:55 GMT HuffingtonPost.com - Read Jeff Cohen's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/realclearpolitics/how_unemployment_affects_midterm_elections realclearpolitics/20091125/how_unemployment_affects_midterm_elections RealClearPolitics.com opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:00:00 GMT RealClearPolitics.com - It’s become something of an article of faith within the lay punditry that high unemployment and a weak recovery will seriously weigh down the Democrats’ performance in the 2010 midterm elections. People vote with their pocketbooks, the adage goes, and their pocketbooks are likely to be awfully thin in November of 2010. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/7500559 thenation/20091125/7500559 The Nation opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:13:53 GMT The Nation - The Nation -- With 35 million people uninsured, and Big Insurance on the verge of receiving hundreds of billions of dollars in subsidies through health care reform, the idea that a Blanche Lincoln, Joe Lieberman, Ben Nelson or Mary Landrieu could sabotage a public option should be a wakeup call to all of us as to the dysfunctionality of our Senate. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/yghate csm/20091125/yghate The Christian Science Monitor opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT The Christian Science Monitor - Ah, Thanksgiving. The word conjures up images of turkey dinner, pumpkin pie, and watching football with family and friends. It kicks off the holiday season and is the biggest shopping period of the year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ucmg/gratitude09 ucmg/20091126/gratitude09 Maggie Gallagher opinion Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:39:22 GMT Maggie Gallagher - I've been thinking a lot lately about thankfulness. Many people do not know this about me, but I used to be a libertarian. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedop/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/1500486 thenation/20091125/1500486 The Nation opinion Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:45:23 GMT The Nation - The Nation -- President Obama plans to formally announce on December 1 his decision with regard to the request from some of his more ambitious generals for a massive troop surge in Afghanistan.