• State joblessness rate dips to lowest level since ’09 (SF Chronicle)
• U.S. extends its run of strong job growth another month (NY Times)
• Drones over America: What can they see?  (NPR)
• Voters blame Obama for gas prices, but experts say not so fast (Washington Post) 

• Rampage in Afghanistan puts long-term US Presence in peril (Christian Science Monitor)
• Afghans urge US exit after killings; US says timetable unchanged (Reuters)
• Syrian opposition calls for international intervention (CNN)
•  ‘Arab revolts led to Islamization, instability’ (Jerusalem Post)
• Israel and Gaza factions ‘agree on truce’(Al Jazeera)

• Loss of Greenland ice could become irreversible,  scientists say (Los Angeles Times)
• Study: Red meat raises risk of dying; risk higher with processed meats (CBS) 

• 7 U.S. soldiers wounded after Afghan naval base attacked (Reuters)
• Cruiseline: 22 passengers robbed in Mexico resort (CNN)
• National gas prices up 18 cents in last two weeks (San Francisco Chronicle)
• House GOP leaders announce vote on jobs creation package as early as next week (The Hill)

• Romney wins Michigan, Arizona, in big night (CNN)
• Presidential race highlights California GOP convention (KPBS)
• Obama mocks GOP on gas price issue (USA Today)
• Poll: Romney overtaking Santorum nationally (The Hill)
• UAW to protest Romney at Daytona 500 (Detroit News)
• Maher donates $1 million to Obama super pac  (USA Today)
• Santorum says he “almost threw up” after reading JFK speech on separation of church, state (Washington Post)

• Karzai urges Afghans to avoid violent retaliations over Koran burnings  (Washington Post)
• Children left behind in world’s city boom: UNICEF (RawStory)
• Nigeria unrest: Suicide bomb targets church in Jos (BBC)
• Iran poised for big nuke jump (UT San Diego)

• FDA adds new safety warnings to statin drugs (USA Today)
• Why doctors die differently (Wall Street Journal)

• Israelis: Iran behind Bangkok bombings: coordinated attacks around the world (CNN)
• Israel warns US Jews: Iran could attack here (ABC)
• Heightened security in U.S. over Iran threat (ABC) 

• Congressional negotiators reach tentative deal on payroll tax, unemployment benefits (Washington Post)
• Lobbyists sue Obama administration after being booted from boards (The Hill)
• Obama signs $63B FAA funding bill into law (The Hill)
• U.S. seeks to mine social media to predict future (UT San Diego)

• Alzheimer’s brain plaque ‘rapidly cleared’ in mice (BBC)
• How your cat is making you crazy (Atlantic)

• Obama announces new housing refinance plan (Washington Post)
• Facebook and Zuckerberg embark on mega-IPO(Reuters)
• Obama offers plan to help small businesses, start-ups (Washington Post)
• Proposed jobs bill would target outsourcing by U.S. firms (Washington Post)
• USDA to require healthier meals in schools with updated nutrition standards (NPR)
• Common chemical could make kids vaccines less effective (NPR)  

• Romney wins big in Florida, routing Gingrich (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Jailed Rep. Cunningham endorses Gingrich (Daily Beast)

• Villagers scramble for fuel in Europe's big chill (Reuters)
  
• U.S. plans to end Afghan combat role early; Kabul surprised (BBC)
• Child slavery and chocolate: all too easy to find (CNN)
• Fair trade chocolate creations (CNN)
• Al Qaeda in northern Africa an “afterthought” no more (CNN)

January 18, 2012 --  (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:  

• Obama seeks to revamp government, focus on exports (Reuters)
• Limits on military funeral protests advance (San Diego Union Tribune)
• USDA says it will close 259 offices to save $150 million (San Diego UT)
• Tea Party may get rebuffed in tax cut showdown (Reuters)
• Cantor: US allies have doubts about policies to control Iran (The Hill) 

• Huntsman drops out, endorses Romney (CNN)
• Romney takes some heat over Bain Capital’s actions (Winona Daily News, South Carolina)
• Judge rejects Republican candidates requests to be on Virginia ballot (Fox News)
• Mitt Romney’s lies (US News & World Reports)
• Which presidential candidates have earned the defense industry’s support? (RawStory)
• CNN Poll: Ron Paul tied with President Obama (CNN) 

• Government says Hezbollah profits from U.S. cocaine market via link to Mexico drug cartel (Propublica) 
• U.S. warns Iran over military posturing (CBS News)
• It’s official: S&P announces mass downgrade of Eurozone countries (Business Insider)
• Iran says nuclear expert killed by bomb attach (NPR)
• Russian ship stopped with arms bound for Syria (NPR)
• Shiite and Sunni: what are the differences? (Christian Science Monitor)
   

• Research provides diabetes hope (BBC)
• New tuberculosis strain thwarts all antibiotics (NPR)
• Lights at night not a bright idea (Jerusalem Post)

January 5, 2012 --  (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:  

• U.S. Manufacturing jumps to 6 month high (Journal of Commerce)
• U.S. warns Iran not to disrupt oil route (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• The bomb buried in Obamacare explodes today—hurray! (Forbes)
• Robot wars: what is the role of drones and robots in wars and how will they shape the future of the U.S. military? (Aljazeera)
• Iraqi refugees struggle for peace in America (NPR)
• Obama’s resolution? To limit dealings in Congress (Los Angeles Times)

• Mitt Romney poised to make history (Los Angeles Times)
• Obama weighs two tactics on Romney (NY Times)
• Mitt Romney says he would veto Dream Act (Los Angeles Times)
• Rick Santorum says he would bomb Iraq’s nuclear sites (Slate.com)
• Paul criticizes Gingrich as campaign shifts to New Hampshire (Wall Street Journal) 
• McCain chooses former foe Romney over ex-Senate colleague Santorum (CNN)
• 2012 GOP lawmaker endorsements for president (The Hill)
• ‘Are the Republican candidates all crazy?’ (BBC)

• Iran says it has produced its first nuclear fuel rod (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Egypt forces storm offices of pro-democracy groups (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Who owns 69 patriot missiles seized in Finland? (MSNBC)
• Muslim Brotherhood vows not to recognize Israel (Jerusalem Post)
• Amid bloodshed,  Hamas prepares to leave Syria (San Diego Union-Tribune)

December 22, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:  

• Analyzing the GOP presidential candidates (CBS News/Face the Nation)
• Time person of the year: Why they protest –American movements (Time Magazine)
• Senate okays short-term extension of payroll tax cut (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Senate wraps up year’s work—finally (Christian Science Monitor)
• Des Moines Register endorses Romney (CNN)
• Gingrich: I’ll ‘ignore’ any Supreme Court ruling I disagree with (RawStory.com)

• North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Il has died 
• Radioactive material seized at Moscow airport (Fox)
• Swept away, flash floods ravage unprepared Philippines (Time)
• Troops charge into Tahir Square, protesters flee (Jerusalem Post)

December 8, 2011 (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

• Obama sets campaign theme: middle class at stake (AP)
• Postal Service confirms cuts that will slow down mail (CBS)
• Republicans split on Democratic plan to extend payroll tax cuts (Washington Post)
• Obama: Congress ‘shouldn’t go home’ until payroll tax cut is extended (The Hill)
• Cain suspends campaign (The Hill)
• Tainted nectar? Consumer group warns of arsenic in fruit juice (NPR)

 WORLD

• Thousands protest against Putin over Russia vote (Reuters)
• Putin’s party barely hangs onto its majority (Yahoo! News)
• WHO issues European measles warning (BBC)
• 3-D printers help grow new bones (BBC)
• U.N.: Syria death toll exceeds 4,000 since March (San Diego Union-Tribune)

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 November 22, 2011 (San Diego's East County)--ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views.  

• A defense for Thanksgiving (Washington Post)
• Supercommittee’s failure pushes Bush tax cuts to forefront of 2012 campaign (Washington Post)
• Idaho man charged with attempting to assassinate Obama (Washington Post)
• Bomb plot suspect arrested in NYC (BBC)
• House GOP fails to pass balanced budget amendment (RawStory)
• Video: Police pepper spray passive students at UC Davis (CBS News)
• UC Davis police chief placed on leave following pepper-spray incident (Sacramento Bee)

• Meet a 13-year-old solar panel developer (CNN)
• GOP House energy chairman advocated loan for struggling solar company (The Hill)
• GE: Cutting residential solar costs in half (USA Today)
• Congress kills request for national climate service (Washington Post)
• Romney’s energy advisors all used to work for Bush. Is that good or bad? (New Republic)

• Gadhafi’s son, Saif al Islam, captured in Libya (BBC)
• Egypt’s Tarir Square explodes in violence (Slate)
• Fukushima plant, a world left behind (Washington Post)
• Ethiopian troops cross border into Somalia (BBC)

Top world and U.S. headlines include:

• Immigration bill splits House GOP (The Hill)
• 40 House Republicans sign letter saying they’re open to tax increases (Truthout)
• Mississippi to decide if fertilized egg is a human being (Reuters)
• Survey finds anti-Semitic attitudes rising in America (Fox)
• Restaurant grease as good as gold to biofuels thieves (NPR)
• Study proves many U.S. corporations paid zero taxes (Raw Story)
• House panel votes to subpoena White House for Solyndra records (Fox)
• Obama rips House “In God We Trust” vote (CBS)
• Filner urges Obama to back off medical marijuana (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• Greek PM on brink; world tells Europe to fix crisis (Reuters)
• IMF chief warns of a “lost decade” for global economy (BBC)
• “Monster” greenhouse gas levels seen (CBS)
• French, Germans explore idea of core Euro zone (Reuters)
• What’s the matter with Italy? (BBC)

October 28, 2011 (San Diego’s East County)--ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views.  Top world and U.S. headlines include:

U.S.

·         Senate blocks vote on jobs bill (CNN)

·         Obama’s housing rescue plan: Up from underwater (Los Angeles Times editorial)

·         U.S. economic growth up (BBC)

·         Euro zone deal sparks rally on Wall Street (Reuters)

·         Rate on 30-year fixed mortgage falls to 4.6 percent (San Diego Union-Tribune)

·         Medicare’s 2012  premium increase is less than expected (CNN)

·         The craze for flat taxes: Republican candidates are competing to race to the lowest point (London Economist)

·         Flat-tax renews fight on `trickle’down’ economics (Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle)

·         Skeptical scientist ends up confirming climate change (Washington Post)

·         Federal contracts study says privatization isn’t cheaper (Sacramento Bee)

·         Disasters strain FEMA resources (USA Today)

·         Exxon Mobile profits soar 41% (money.cnn.com)

·         Ron Paul to “eventually” end all student aid (RawStory)

·         Occupy tensions high after vet’s skull fracture (CBS News)

WORLD    

·         7.2 mag quake hits turkey; 217 dead (CBS News)

·         Girls given equal rights to British throne under law changes (CNN)

·         Rainbow of religious leaders join Pope for peace (Fox News)

·         Israel, Palestinians agree on step toward new talks (CNN)

·         Bangkok residents flee as floods threaten dikes (Reuters)

October 13, 2011 (San Diego’s East County)--ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. 

Top world and U.S. headlines include: 

U.S.

·         Senate GOP votes to kill jobs bill (Washington Post)

·         Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan blocked with 50-49 Senate vote (The Hill)

·         Iranians charged in U.S. over assassination plot (Reuters)

·         Editor admits to infiltrating DC protest to undermine Occupy movement (RawStory)

·         Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan under fire from both left and right (The Hill)

·         Census: Housing bust worst since great depression (San Diego Union-Tribune)

WORLD

·         Coptic Christians in Egyt battle state’s version of deadly protest (Christian Science Monitor)

·         Japan quake: Fukushima children undergo thyroid tests (BBC)

·         Palestinians win a vote on bid to join Unesco (New York Times)

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September 28, 2011 (San Diego's East County)--ECM World Watch highlights top U.S. and world news stories, published in other media.  This week's top headlines include:

WORLD

·         Saudi king gives women right to vote (Reuters)

·         Saudi woman driver’s lashing ‘overturned by king’(BBC)

·         NATO strikes Gaddafi stronghold(BBC)

·         Gamers crack AIDS puzzle(Medical News Today)

U.S.

·         Mass. man accused of plotting to hit Pentagon and Capitol with drone aircraft (Washington Post)

·         Air Force and Navy turn to biofuels (NPR)

·         Obama’s healthcare law appealed to Supreme Court (Reuters)

·         80 arrested as ‘occupy Wall Street’ protest of bank bailouts, mortgage crisis marches in NYC (Washington Post)

·         Hot truck problems getting worse (WTHR-TV)

·         U.S. Internet rules to take effect Nov. 20 (Reuters)

·         Net Neutrality rules are coming. Here’s why they matter (Christian Science Monitor)

·         Guantanamo tribunal for USS Cole suspect (BBC)

Top world and U.S. headlines include: 

WORLD

• World markets sink amid Europe debt worries (NPR)
• Egyptian protesters pull down Israeli embassy wall (Reuters)
• China losing edge as low-cost manufacturer, KPMG says (BBC)

U.S.

• Obama’s bill makes it illegal to discriminate against unemployed (The Hill)
• Nation looks ahead with hope after remembering 9/11 victims (CNN)
• NATO: 77 US troops injured after Taliban hit Afghan/coalition base (CNN)
• Student loan default rates jump (Union-Tribune)
  

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September 1, 2011 (San Diego’s East County)-- ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views.

Top world and U.S. headlines include:

WORLD
• CIA drone is said to kill Al Qaeda’s #2 (New York Times)
• Mexico deploys 1,500 troops after ‘terrorist’ casino attack (CNN)
• 140 Mexican schools shut down amid extortion fears (NPR)
• Fukushima caesium leaks 'equal 168 Hiroshimas' (UK Telegraph)
• Luxury, horror lurk in Gadhafi family compound (CNN)

• Astronomers discover planet made of diamonds (Yahoo News)
• Anti-cancer virus shows promise (BBC)
U.S.
• Disaster aid account faces shortfall (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• Hurricane Irene and the staggering cost of climate change (Nelson Daily)
• Hurricane Irene blamed for at least 44 deaths in 13 states (Washington Post)
• Did fracking cause the Virginia earthquake? (OpEd News)
• Bachmann says she’d consider minimum wage changes (Yahoo News)
• Ron Paul on hurricane watch: “We should be like 1900” (Salon)
• Make it in America: How we can bring back manufacturing (Truthout)
• 6 years after Katrina, lower 9th ward still bleak (San Diego Union-Tribune)
• NOAA Warns of gap in future forecasting abilities (NPR)