May 2, 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.
- Officials watch for body bombs on US bound planes (ABC news)
- Occupy activists breathe new life into May Day (The Nation)
- Why you should be worried about the California mad cow case (Mother Jones)
- Number of painkiller addicted newborns soars (USA Today)
- New world trade center surpasses Empire State Building (CBS News)
- Why is safety a divisive issue for nuclear regulatory commission? (Los Angeles Times)
- Wind farms warming earth in Texas: Turbines mixing air at night could affect local climate and farming (Discovery)
- CMS: Obama healthcare law has saved seniors $34 billion on prescription drugs (The Hill)
- Romney: Osama hit was easy call (The Hill)
WORLD
- Mexico passes crime victims’ law (BBC)
- 2-horse race in final stretch for Egypt presidency (Reuters)
- Ugandan army says Sudan is backingJoseph Kony’s LRA (BBC)
- Tokyo soil samples would be considered nuclear waste in U.S. (Fairewinds)
- Transcript: Obama hails 'light of a new day' in Afghanistan
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