September 6, 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

• The way ahead: U.S. hands of war to Afghan troops (UT San Diego)
• Sorry savers, interest rates set record lows (ABC News)
• Federal  Reserve audit finds $16 trillion in secret loans  (Senator Bernie Sanders, author of amendment requiring the audit)
• Residents impacted by Isaac return home (CBS News)
• National Conference of American Indians opposes Dept. of Interior fast-tracking on renewable energy projects near Colorado River
• Are small businesses being heard this election year? (Entrepreneur)
• Dumped by home insurance after a disaster?  (BankRate.com)
• VA phone calls won’t solve massive problems (The Reno dispatch)

        PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

• Obama’s 2008 promises:  kept or broken? (CBS)
• Democratic convention to make case for 4 more years (BBC)
• Romney and Ryan fault Obama’s economic maneuvers (Los Angeles Times)
• Romney on the offensive (CBS)
• Video: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7420224n&tag=stack
• Obama: GOP ideas “better for the last century” (Yahoo News)
• Video: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/obama-gop-ideas-better-last-century-191555406--election.html
• Obama finds key asset in Bill Clinton’s support (Washington Post)

WORLD

• More than 100,000 Syrians flee in one month (CNN)
• 7.6 quake in Philippines triggers tsunami alert (CNBC)
• Syrian rebels hit back at Assad’s air power (Reuters)

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