Here is your R&D top five for December 3rd:

U.S. Seen as Less Important, China as More Powerful from the Pew Research Center

New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to N.J. from The Christian Science Monitor

France and Germany stop short of committing troops from the Irish Times

Live From Honduras: Electoral Observations from Upside Down World

Invisible: 1.4 Percent Coverage for Education is Not Enough from the Brookings Institution