October 4, 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.

• Loose seats on American Airline flights ground planes  (WAFB TV)
• Ahead of presidential debates, polls show Obama ahead on key issues (Washington Post)
• Mitt Romney would allow waivers to DREAMers (NBC)
• Most swing states are better off today (LA Times)
• Supreme Court rejects appeal on airport scanners (Reuters)
• China farm sues Obama over blocked wind farm deal (BBC)
• Obama blocks Chinese company from owning Oregon wind farm (Fox)
• Montana governor sees big savings with new state health clinic (Reuters)
• Intelligence effort named citizens, not terrorists(UT San Diego)

WORLD

• U.S. intelligence now says Benghazi attacks deliberate (Reuters)
• Pesticide use ramping up as GMO crop technology backfires: study (Reuters)
• Nigeria probes student killings (BBC)
• The Arab Spring becomes a Western Winter (Jewish World Review)
• California man behind anti-Islam film arrested

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