Here is your R&D top five for November 17th:

N.A.A.C.P. Prods Obama on Job Losses from The New York Times

Nuclear Agency Warns of More Iran Plants from The Wall Street Journal

Reid considers raising Medicare tax for high earners from The Los Angeles Times

Why the Afghan Surge Will Fail from Foreign Policy in Focus

GOP Dark Horses for 2012 from RealClearPolitics