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October 13, 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.
· Senate GOP votes to kill jobs bill (Washington Post)
· Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan blocked with 50-49 Senate vote (The Hill)
· Iranians charged in U.S. over assassination plot (Reuters)
· Editor admits to infiltrating DC protest to undermine Occupy movement (RawStory)
· Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan under fire from both left and right (The Hill)
· Census: Housing bust worst since great depression (San Diego Union-Tribune)
WORLD
· Coptic Christians in Egyt battle state’s version of deadly protest (Christian Science Monitor)
· Japan quake: Fukushima children undergo thyroid tests (BBC)
· Palestinians win a vote on bid to join Unesco (New York Times)
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U.S.
SENATE GOP VOTES TO KILL JOBS BILL
October 11, 2011 (Washington Post) -- President Obama’s $447 billion jobs plan foundered in the Senate on Tuesday night, as a unified Republican caucus and a pair of Democrats joined to deny the proposal the 60 votes needed to allow it to proceed to full consideration.
OBAMA’S $447 BILLION JOBS PLAN BLOCKED WITH 50-49 SENATE VOTE
October 11, 2011 (The Hill) -- President Obama received a slap from members of his own party Tuesday as the Senate voted 50-49 to block his $447 billion jobs package.
The jobs plan, which the president has spent much of the last month touting on a cross-country tour, fell well short of the 60 votes it needed to proceed.
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/186877-senate-blocks-obamas-447-billion-jobs-plan
IRANIANS CHARGED IN U.S. OVER ASSASSINATION PLOT
October 11, 2011 (Reuters) - The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of backing a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to Washington, escalating tensions with Tehran and stirring up a hornet's nest in the Gulf, where Saudi Arabia and Iran have long jostled for power.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/11/us-usa-security-iran-idUSTRE79A5E020111011
EDITOR ADMITS TO INFILTRATING DC PROTEST TO UNDERMINE OCCUPY MOVEMENT
October 9, 2011 (Raw Story) -- An assistant editor for the conservative magazine The American Spectator admitted in print Saturday to infiltrating an antiwar protest in Washington, D.C. in hopes of undermining the “Occupy” movement.
CAIN’S 9-9-9 TAX PLAN UNDER FIRE FROM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT
October 9, 2011 (The Hill) -- With Herman Cain surging up Republican presidential polls in recent weeks, his plan to dramatically overhaul the tax code is starting to attract questions – even from fellow conservatives.
CENSUS: HOUSING BUST WORST SINCE GREAT DEPRESSION
October 6, 2011 (The San Diego Union- Tribune) -- The American dream of homeownership has felt its biggest drop since the Great Depression, according to new 2010 census figures released Thursday.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/06/census-housing-bust-worst-since-great-depression/
WORLD
COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN EGYT BATTLE STATE’S VERSION OF DEADLY PROTEST
October, 2011 (Christian Science Monitor) -- Coptic Christians in Egypt, already dealing with a massacre, are now contending with the state-run version of events, which has convinced many Egyptians that Christians were at least partially responsible for the violence.
JAPAN QUAKE: FUKUSHIMA CHILDREN UNDERGO THYROID TESTS
October 9, 2011 (BBC) -- Japanese health workers have begun checking more than 300,000 children living near the Fukushima nuclear plant for thyroid abnormalities.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-15234787
PALESTINIANS WIN A VOTE ON BID TO JOIN UNESCO
October 5, 2011 (New York Times)-- Despite strong opposition from the United States, Germany and several other European states, the Palestinians gained initial approval on Wednesday of a bid for full membership in Unesco — the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization — as part of their broader campaign for recognition as a state by the United Nations Security Council.
But full membership in Unesco could mean a legally mandated cutoff of all contributions from the United States, both dues and voluntary.
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