December 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 reflect 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.

• Is fracking contaminating U.S. livestock?   (AllGov.com)
• Prop 8 supporters, opponents, await Supreme Court decision (Sacramento Bee)
• Report finds 69% of pork contaminated with bacteria (Eatocracy, citing Consumer Reports data)
• Female combat vets push to overturn wartime restrictions (UT San Diego)
• Senate votes to tighten sanctions on Iran (UT San Diego)
• Analysis: Democrats' discord undercuts Obama estate tax push (Reuters)
• House GOP committee chairs will all be white men in next Congress (Huffington Post)
• What happens to women denied abortion? This is first scientific study to find out (i09)

WORLD

• Cairo’s Tahrir Square fills with anti-Morsi protesters (BBC)
• ADL: Anti-Israel campus activity rising after Gaza conflict (Jerusalem Post)
• Joint U.S.-Afghan Base Attacked By Taliban In Eastern Afghanistan (NPR)
• Egypt’s top court shuts down, blames Islamic protesters (Reuters)
• Change to royal succession agreed (BBC) 

HEALTH & SCIENCE

• Is Alzheimers Type 3 diabetes? (New York Times)
• Why are cows tails dropping off? (The Nation)

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