March 2, 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
- 7 U.S. soldiers wounded after Afghan naval base attacked (Reuters)
- Cruiseline: 22 passengers robbed in Mexico resort (CNN)
- National gas prices up 18 cents in last two weeks (San Francisco Chronicle)
- House GOP leaders announce vote on jobs creation package as early as next week (The Hill)
Presidential Election
- Romney wins Michigan, Arizona, in big night (CNN)
- Presidential race highlights California GOP convention (KPBS)
- Obama mocks GOP on gas price issue (USA Today)
- Poll: Romney overtaking Santorum nationally (The Hill)
- UAW to protest Romney at Daytona 500 (Detroit News)
- Maher donates $1 million to Obama super pac (USA Today)
- Santorum says he “almost threw up” after reading JFK speech on separation of church, state (Washington Post)
WORLD
- Karzai urges Afghans to avoid violent retaliations over Koran burnings (Washington Post)
- Children left behind in world’s city boom: UNICEF (RawStory)
- Nigeria unrest: Suicide bomb targets church in Jos (BBC)
- Iran poised for big nuke jump (UT San Diego)
HEALTH
- FDA adds new safety warnings to statin drugs (USA Today)
- Why doctors die differently (Wall Street Journal)
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