June 14, 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.
Corporate political efforts don’t guarantee results—study (Reuters)
Romney energy plan includes drilling virtually every part of U.S. – no protections even for national parks (Think Progress)
Issa demands documents on green energy loans (Fox News)
Presidential projections on wind power flawed according to new book (KXXV)
Justice Department sues Florida over voter purge (Huffington Post)
Mojave desert: Military wants to limit wind development (Riverside Press Enterprise)
Sebelius: Medicare stronger than ever due to healthcare law (The Hill)
Family net worth drops to level of early ‘90s (NY Times)
Colorado wildfire moving fast, not contained (BBC)
California tribes suing to halt construction of wind factory on sacred land (Indian Country Today)
Open letter asks Obama to meet with Tribal leaders on Ocotillo Express wind project (Indian Country Today)
WORLD
Russian protesters demand Putin resignation (CNN)
U.N.: Syria children tortured, used as human shields (CNN)
Syria in Civil War, says U.N. official (BBC)
Solar-powered “super trees” breathe life into Sinagapore urban oasis (CNN)
Scottish Power (a division of Iberdrola, developer of Tule Wind) tests U.S. tax breaks on interest (Reuters)
Ruling on wind farm says countryside as important as climate change targets (UK Telegraph)
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June 7, 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:
WORLD
Al Qaeda commander killed (BBC)
Europe mulls major step toward “fiscal union” (Reuters)
Plane crash in Nigeria kills all 147 on board (Reuters)
Romney aversion to wind power is alienating some Republicans (Bloomberg)
Diamond Jubilee Thames pageant for Queen Elizabeth cheered by crowd (BBC)
U.S.
Fever during pregnancy doubles autism risk, study finds (California Watch)
Unions suffer blow in Wisconsin recall defeat (The Hill)
In Wisconsin, reports of voter suppression (CBS)
An Open Letter to President Obama from tribal leaders (Indigenous Reflections)
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May 31, 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.
Memorial Day/Veterans issues:
Almost half of new vets seek disability (AP)
Romney tells vets dangerous world demands powerful military (Reuters)
Op-ed by President Obama: Keeping faith with our veterans (White House)
How Memorial Day glosses over the real horrors of war (AlterNet)
Other national news:
Iberdrola drops two wind projects (Tribune-Democrat)
Help wanted, but not for mid-level jobs (NPR)
More relatives, friends caring for kids (Reuters)
Democrats to offer a ‘lifeline’ for single payer healthcare (ThinkProgress)
Romney hits magic number for GOP nomination (CNN)
Military campaign money favors Obama (USA Today)
WORLD
Official: 160 girls poisoned at Afghan school (CNN)
U.S. officials among the targets of Iran-aimed assassination plots (Washington Post)
Syria condemned for massacre (BBC)
Iran hit by new cyber-weapon “Flame” (Jerusalem Post)
Sudyei dispute, Sudan to ‘withdraw troops’ (BBC)
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May 22, 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.
Obama spending binge never happened (Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch)
GOP Senators push for Medicare cuts (The Hill)
Wall Street rebounds, but investors dump Facebook (Reuters)
As NATO summit wraps, Romney and Obama trade attacks (USA Today)
This terrifying amendment legalizes use of propaganda on the U.S. public (Business Insider)
Republican-led House votes to allow military action against Iran (RawStory)
CEOs who delivered the most and least bang for the buck (Wall Street Journal)
Facebook users file class action over online tracking (RawStory)
Romney, Obama in dead heat, new poll finds (Washington Post)
Troops face same risk of brain-wasting disease as football players (KPBS)
WORLD
U.S. Senate approves bill to toughen Iran sanctions (BBC)
Italy earthquake: Monti prepares for state of emergency (BBC)
Suicide bomber kills 90 in Yemen (Reuters)
Despite end to Afghan war in 2014, U.S. to shoulder burden of funding (Fox News)
A look at ‘wind turbines of the deep’ (BBC)
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May 17, 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:
WORLD
Forty-nine headless corpses found in Mexico (Reuters)
Merkel’s conservative party routed in Germany (Reuters)
Surfer recognized for riding biggest wave ever (Los Angeles Times-video)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has explosive family secret (Business Insider)
One in six cancers worldwide are caused by infections (BBC)
U.S.
Gouged by the wind: Renewable fuel mandates are raising electricity costs (Wall Street Journal)
Court rejects Iraq-Afghanistan veterans demand for better VA care
Navy to demonstrate great green fleet (10 News)
Bush convicted of war crimes in absentia (Foreign Policy Journal)
The unbelievable brutality released on kids in for-profit prison (Alternet)
Humane Society calls for reform of federal wildlife agency (Sacramento Bee)
The killing agency: wildlife services’ brutal methods leaves a trail of animal deaths (Sacramento Bee)
Game over for the climate (New York Times)
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May 9, 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.
Gouged by the Wind Renewable fuel mandates are raising electricity prices in the states.
Obama makes his case for another term
Should Mitt Romney worry about Ron Paul? (Christian Science Monitor)
How Ron Paul could mess with Romney at the GOP convention (Bloomberg)
Key 9-11 suspects to appear in court (BBC)
CIA thwarts new underwear bomb plot by al Qaeda (CBS)
U.N.: U.S. should give back stolen lands to Indian tribes (UK Guardian)
U.S. unemployment falls to 8.1 percent, economy adds 115,000 new jobs (RawStory)
Wind farms warming Texas (Discovery News)
WORLD
Thousands rejoice as Japan shuts off nuclear power (NPR)
Socialists celebrate as French vote nears close (Reuters)
Socialist Hollande in, Sarkozy out as France elects new president (CNN)
Greek’s governing parties lose majority at polls (BBC)
Putin returns to presidency in a changed Russia (UT San Diego)
Rupert Murdoch declared unfit to lead: The price of half-truths? (Christian Science Monitor)
Running blind: Chinese activist’s dramatic escape (UT San Diego/AP)
Ahmadinejad’s support crumbles in Iran runoff (UT San Diego)
The sorry lessons of green power subsidies (Globe and Mail)
Antarctic ice melting from below – video (Christian Science Monitor)
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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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April 26, 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.
Feds make first arrest in BP Gulf Coast oil spill (CBS)
Justices to hear appeal over controversial Arizona immigration law (CNN)
Obama takes on college costs, eyes young voters (Bloomberg)
Radioactive particles from Japan detected in California kelp (Los Angeles Times)
Romney sweeps five northeast primaries (USA Today)
Mitt Romney: Mothers should be required to work outside home or lose benefits (HuffingtonPost)
Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault (Reuters)
Hollande and Sarkozy head for runoff in French election (NY Times)
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April 16, 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:
WORLD
Taliban hits Kabul, other Afghanistan cities in coordinated attack (Washington Post)
Man in nursing home awakens listening to music from his past (Time)
U.S. condemns North Korea missile launch, warns on nuclear (Reuters)
U.S.
Politifact: Romney claim on women job losses under Obama is “mostly false” (Politifact)
Just a few states could decide battle for Obama, Romney (Los Angeles Times)
US homebuying season finally signaling a recovery (AP)
Residents dig out after Midwest tornadoes (NPR)
Don’t wait for Social Security check in the mail (Bloomberg Businessweek)
15 mind-blowing facts about wealth and inequality in America (Business Insider)
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April 12, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important
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U.S.
Perfect recipe for wildfires as season starts early (NBC)
With Santorum’s exit, Romney shifts focus (Washington Post)
FDA details clot risk on birth control pills (USA Today)
Romney blames Obama for women job losses actually caused by GOP (Rawstory)
Obama: We could call the Buffet rule the Reagan rule (CBS news)
Hill insider trading bill signed
Where is George Zimmerman? Treyvon Martin shooting (CBS News)
Apple, publishers accused of fixing e-book prices (Reuters)
WORLD
Defiant North Korea begins injecting fuel into rocket (Reuters)
Syria pledges truce, if rebels hold fire (Reuters)
Warnings over medical implant hacks (BBC)
No sign of tsunami after powerful Indonesia quake (KPBS)
Haitian orphans long wait is over (Fox)
China braces for next act in leadership drama (Reuters)
Norway’s mass killer Breivik found sane (BBC)
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April 5, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important
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U.S.
‘9-11 planners’ set for Guantanamo Bay trial (BBC)
Stocks resume their strong ride (Wall Street Journal)
With autism rising, researchers step up search for a cause (USA Today)
Romney sweeps Tuesday primary contests (CNN)
Arizona bill would declare pregnancy begins two weeks before conception (RawStory)
Does a chocolate habit help you learn? (NPR)
WORLD
Bombing shatters Mogadishu bid to showcase peace (Seattle Times)
Like the U.S., Europe wrestles with healthcare (NPR)
Invisible Children to release “Kony 2012” sequel today (10 News)
Greek pensioner left suicide note of economic despair (VOA)
U.N. spells out Syria peace plan deadline amid skepticism (LA Times)
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March 29, 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.
Supreme Court weighs all or nothing on healthcare law (Reuters)
Jobs bill clears Congress despite warnings (Los Angeles Times)
Trayvon Martin: confronting the problem of enduring racism (Forbes)
A job at what cost? When employers log in to dig in (NPR)
Gingrich scales back his presidential bid (USA Today)
Cooking school spreads immigrant skills and ethnic recipes (NPR)
WORLD
Very high radiation, little water in remaining Japanese reactor (UT San Diego)
Japan left with one nuclear reactor after shutdown (BBC)
Syrian authorizes are targeting children, says UN rights chief (BBC)
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March 22, 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.
CBO says GOP budget would double cost of healthcare for seniors (Forbes)
Home sales show strength, prices rise (Reuters)
GOP budget calls for fire sale of public lands (Think Progress)
Wind energy poses threat to golden eagle population (Fox News)
California could decide the GOP nominee (Washington Post)
WORLD
Hundreds of houses damaged after strong quake hits Mexico (CNN)
France on high security alert after 4 killed in shootings at Jewish school (CNN)
Chevron execs barred from leaving Brazil over spill (Reuters)
Explosions rock Syrian capital (CNN)
Europe’s chief scientist warns against climate delays (Reuters)
Israel issues travel warning on Turkey (UT San Diego)
North Korea says it will launch long-range rocket (UT San Diego)
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March 13, 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.
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)
WORLD
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)
SCIENCE & HEALTH
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)
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March 9, 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:
WORLD
Strong solar storm to hit earth Thursday (BBC)
Election irregularities reported across Russia (NPR)
Syria’s deputy oil minister defects from Assad (Reuters)
Satellite images show buildup in Syria (New York Times)
U.S.
Romney wins Ohio, 4 other Super Tuesday states (Sacramento Bee)
Seattle’s first urban food forest will be open to foragers (NPR)
Where women stand on the political race (NPR)
All the ads pulled from Rush Limbaugh’s show (Yahoo! News)
Green firms get fed cash, give executives bonuses, fail (ABC)
Big Pharma’s role in the contraception debate (Daily Beast)
BP Settlement sells out victims: deal buries evidence of oil company willful negligence (GregPalast.com)
Deaths from dangerous gut bacteria hit historic highs (NPR)
Cash mobs profit locally owned stores (PRI)
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March 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.
General news
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)
Presidential Election
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)
WORLD
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)
HEALTH
FDA adds new safety warnings to statin drugs (USA Today)
Why doctors die differently (Wall Street Journal)
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February 23, 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.
General news
Supreme Court takes up affirmative action case (ABC News)
Post Office closings isolate small towns and poor (MSNBC)
Obama to float corporate tax overhaul (Reuters)
Presidential Election
25 percent of Super PAC money comes from 5 rich donors (USA Today)
Super PAC donors revealed: Who are the power players in the GOP primary? (Washington Post)
Is Santorum too extreme for the middle? (Los Angeles Times)
A Republican platform for American women: barefoot and pregnant? (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
WORLD
U.N. nuclear inspectors barred from Iran site (Reuters)
Obama administration opens door to aid for Syrian rebels (Fox News)
HEALTH
FDA to ease critical cancer drug shortage (CBS News)
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February 16, 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:
WORLD
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)
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)
Health
Alzheimer’s brain plaque ‘rapidly cleared’ in mice (BBC)
How your cat is making you crazy (Atlantic)
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February 9, 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.
General news
Group urges FTC action on Google privacy (USA Today)
Dems fight back against GOP in contraception battle (CBS)
Forgetting a key lesson of Watergate? (CNN)
Child labor for Victoria’s Secret cotton examined by U.S. (Bloomberg Business)
Mitt Romney wins overwhelming victory in Nevada caucuses (Washington Post)
WORLD
NATO vs. Syria (American Conservative)
Syrians storm embassies after uprising's worst violence (Reuters)
Activists: Syrian assault leaves 250 dead (NPR)
U.N. vote on Syria fails (NPR)
‘Hezbollah will hit Israel if Syria attacked’ (Jerusaleum Post)
Iran vows to hit any country that stages attack (San Diego UT)
Thousands stranded by rising floodwaters in Australia (CNN)
Health
Blind doctor can see again (Jerusalem Post)
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February 3, 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.
General news
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)
Presidential election
Romney wins big in Florida, routing Gingrich (San Diego Union-Tribune)
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)
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January 26, 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.
General news
State of the Union: Obama calls for tax fairness (BBC)
Starbucks pro-gun policy prompts gun victims’ advocate group to announce nationwide boycott on Valentine’s Day
Army says suicides down, but violent crimes up (MSNBC)
Senate Dems make Mitt Romney the poster boy for tax reform (The Hill)
Wisconsin recall petition of Gov. Walker gets 1 million signatures (Washington Post)
Presidential election
South Carolina primary: Newt Gingrich defeats Mitt Romney (ABC)
Obama launches swing state tour (CNN)
Santorum hails delayed Iowa win as huge upset (CNN)
Bain Capital owns Clear Channel:
Romney parks millions in Cayman Islands offshore tax haven (ABC News)
Israel rattled as hackers hit bourse, banks, El Al (Reuters)
The secret document that transformed China (NPR)
Recent attacks by radical Islamist sect in Nigeria (San Diego U-T)
Afghan asylum bids hit 10-year high (San Diego U-T)
Health
Blind can see again: First patients seen to improve with stem cell tissues (Reuters)
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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:
U.S.
National News
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)
Presidential Campaign
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)
WORLD
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)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Research provides diabetes hope (BBC)
New tuberculosis strain thwarts all antibiotics (NPR)
Lights at night not a bright idea (Jerusalem Post)
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January 12, 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.
U.S. economy creates 200,000 jobs in December: 6th month of gains in a row as unemployed drops to 8.5% (BBC)
South Carolina in spotlight after Romney win in New Hampshire (CNN)
Richard Cordray appointment turns “lights on” at consumer bureau (Los Angeles Times)
Obama recess appointments anger GOP (CNN)
President Obama has made far fewer recess appointments than any recent president (ThinkProgress)
Tweak in rules to ease a path to green card (New York Times)
Families of dead Blackwater contractors settle suits (San Diego Union-Tribune)
WORLD
Assad promises victory, Syria accused of war crimes (Reuters)
Iran Court sentences American to death (Washington Post)
Japan to issue new limits on atomic reactor use (NPR)
Wholesale approval of genetically engineered foods: Obama administration disappoints, angers public (Cornucopia)
Egypt Islamists win nearly two-thirds of seats (Jerusalem Post)
SCIENCE AND HEALTH
Experimental magnetic pulses may help heal a brain after stroke (NPR)
New ‘seek and destroy’ method to fight cancer (Jerusalem post)
Study: parasitic fly could explain bee die-off (NPR)
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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. news
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)
U.S. presidential race
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)
WORLD
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)
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December 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.
GOP candidates heading to Iowa for final sprint before caucuses (The Hill)
Iowa caucus: Republicans zig-zag state in pre-vote push (BBC)
Obama’s approval numbers climb into positive territory (The Hill)
Gingrich questions Ron Paul on racist newsletters (Reuters)
Former staffer: Ron Paul `wishes the Israeli state did not exist’ (RawStory)
Romney falsely claims Obama ‘has not created any new jobs’ (Think Progress)
Looking up: The economy makes headway (London Economist)
New powerful painkiller has drug abuse experts worried (Fox News)
SEC ups its game to identify rogue firms (Wall Street Journal)
WORLD
Arab League mission arrives amid violence in Syria (CNN)
Russians make historic demand for an election rerun (National Public Radio)
Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban (Reuters)
Czechs, world leaders remember irreplaceable Vaclav Havel at funeral (Christian Science Monitor)
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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:
U.S.
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)
WORLD
North Korea says its leader Kim Jong Il has died
Radioactive material seized at Moscow airport (Fox)
Troops charge into Tahir Square, protesters flee (Jerusalem Post)
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December 15, 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.
Made in America gift ideas (ABC)
Possibility of government shutdown looms (Washington Post)
House passes payroll tax bill packed with poison pills (Huffington Post)
President Obama: The economy, the Congress, the future (CBS 60 Minutes interview)
Lawmakers in showdown over payroll tax cuts (Reuters)
Attorney General vows to protect U.S. voters’ civil rights (BBC)
WORLD
As troops leave, Iraq wants surge of American business (CNN)
Far fewer enter U.S. illegally from Mexico (Wall Street Journal)
Company once known as Blackwater ditches XE for yet another name (Wall Street Journal)
Gunman turns Belgian Christmas market into bloodbath (Reuters)
Chained students rescued in Pakistan (Reuters)
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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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December 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:
U.S.
Black Friday retail sales hit record, report says (CNN)
FCC moves to block ATT-T-Mobile merger: (newser.com)
Western states report comeback of cattle rustling (Reuters)
Chevy Volt battery catches fire: government investigates General Motors’ electric car (Huffington Post)
Woman says she and Cain had 13 year affair; Cain denies allegations (CNN)
Historian/former assistant secretary of education under Pres. Bush blasts education reforms (Seattle Times)
Hospitals sue to block Medi-Cal cuts (KPBS)
Black Friday worker rescued after losing control of car due to exhaustion (Huffington Post)
Web giants at odds with Chamber of Commerce over piracy bill (Washington Post)
Online piracy act endangered as opponents speak out (Reuters)
WORLD
Al Qaeda targets dwindle as group shrinks: {Washington Post)
Arab League plans Syria sanctions (BBC)
Pakistan cuts NATO supplies after deadly raid (Reuters)
Pakistan orders U.S. to vacate base (Fox News)
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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.
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U.S.
General news and politics
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)
Energy and environment
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)
WORLD
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)
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March 9, 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:
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: 
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.
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