November 28, 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 reflecti 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.

• Supreme  Court blocks Illinois law banning taping of police (Chicago Tribune)
• More Republicans break with Norquist on anti-tax pledge (Washington Post)
• U.S. Fiscal cliff: Death, taxes and the GOP (BBC)
• U.S. gas prices see sharpest dip since 2008 (CNN)
• Millions will qualify for new options under health care law in next few months; most have no idea (Washington Post)
• Five economic trends to be thankful for (Washington Post)

WORLD

• Electronic tracking: New constraint for Saudi women (France24)
• Anger as Hungarian far-right leader demands list of Jews (Reuters)
• Spanish company involved in nuclear smuggling scheme with Iran (Reuters)
• Clinton announces cease fire between Israel and Hamas (The Hill)
• With Clinton’s shuttle diplomacy success, focus shifts to long-term Mideast solution (Washington Post)
• Egypt: Who holds the power? (BBC)
• Egyptian judges prepare for a strike (NPR)
• Call for noise based wind buffer laws (Queensland Country Life)

HEALTH

• Grapefruit and pills mix: warning (BBC)
• Abortion rate drops 5%, largest drop in decade (LA Times)
• Rare Meat Allergy Caused By Tick Bites May Be On The Rise  (NPR)
• Dogs being trained to sniff out ovarian cancer (CBS News)
• FDA halts operations at peanut butter plant (UT San Diego)
• Smoking rots brain, says study (BBC)

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October 11, 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.

• Mitt Romney's Climate Change Remarks On 'Meet The Press' Outrage Environmental Activists 
• Meningitis-linked steroid may have been responsible for 13,000 cases in US (Reuters)
• Meningitis outbreak: steroid maker recalls all shots (Med Page Today)
• NY 9/11 judge okays$6 billion vs. Iran, Taliban, Al Qaeda (UT San Diego)
• Should TV stations refuse to air political ads that make false claims? (NPR)
• Supreme Court to hear Monsanto seed dispute (Huffington Post)
• Your right to resell your own stuff is in peril (Wall Street Journal Market Watch)

WORLD

• Drug ‘may’ prevent stroke damage (BBC)
• Libyan leader passes vote of no confidence dismissing leader (Reuters)
• Egypt’s hard-line Islamist party unravels (UT San Diego)
• Gauging poverty from Appalachia to Africa (Christian Science Monitor)
• Hamas election boycott leaves Palestinians with only one choice (Christian Science Monitor)
• Israel strikes Gaza after exchange of air strikes (Christian Science Monitor)
• France’s Hollande vows more security to allay Jewish fears (Reuters)

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