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Clik here to view.December 26, 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 reflect 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.
- Business groups grow frustrated over impasse in ‘fiscal cliff’ talks (The Hill)
- Immigrants Welcomed: A City Sees Economic Promise (NPR)
- Nearing fiscal cliff, wind industry waits (North County NPR)
- American wind industry proposes to phase out tax credits (Hydrogen News)
- End the Wind Production Tax Credit (U.S. News and World Reports)
- NRA defends call for armed guards at schools (Reuters)
- Audits looking for undocumented immigrants on the rise (Christian Science Monitor)
- Few tests done at toxic sites after superstorm (U-T San Diego)
WORLD
- North Korea could have U.S. within missile range, says South (Reuters)
- Mayan temple damaged in tourists’ ‘apocalypse’ frenzy (Raw Story)
- India rape protests; reporter shot dead (Sky News)
- AP Exclusive: Palestinians aim to isolate Israel (U-T San Diego)
- UN confirms Hezbollah fighting for Assad in Syria (Jerusalem Post)
- Thousands of Islamists clash with opponents in Egypt (Christian Science Monitor)
- Risk For Pakistan's Polio Workers Escalates (NPR)
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