July 19, 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.
- Drug trial offers hope for Alzheimer’s treatment (USA Today)
- Worst drought in decades grips nation (Los Angeles Times)
- Why Democrats are willing to walk off the “fiscal cliff” (Washington Post)
- Can Obama save manufacturing? (Washington Post)
- Controversial GOP spending bill released (The Hill)
- Romney attacks on Bain questioned: Obama campaign accuses Romney of lying about Bain tenure (Boston Globe)
- Could Obama’s negative attacks on Mitt Romney backfire? (USA Today)
- NAACP crowd boos Romney for voting to repeal health reform (NBC)
- Condi Rice a possible VP pick for Romney: pros and cons (CNN)
- Supreme Court rejects ‘Stolen Valor’ law, says lying about military honors isn’t a crime (McClatchy News)
WORLD
- Google searching for human traffickers, drug cartels (Fox)
- Olympics security shambles is a “humiliating shambles”, boss concedes (CNN)
- Dutch, U.S. authorities investigating needles in airline sandwiches (CNN)
- Central Damascus hit by clashes (Reuters)
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