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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