August 28, 2013 (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.
- Obama orders release of report justifying Syria strike (CNN)
- Facebook says countries sought data on 38,000 users in first half of 2013 (Reuters)
- After six budget showdowns, big government is mostly unchanged (Washington Post)
- A face in the crowd: say goodbye to anonymity (CBS)
- Secret Ruling Found NSA's Surveillance Violated Constitution (NPR)
- Inside The Beef Industry's Battle Over Growth-Promotion Drugs (NPR)
- Beware of Warrior Cops (Reason)
- The FISA Court Didn’t Even Know NSA Was Collecting Some Domestic Communications (Reason)
- New Details On How U.S. 'Helped Saddam As He Gassed Iran'(NPR)
- Bradley Manning: 'I Am A Female,' Call Me Chelsea (NPR)
WORLD
- Fears of food and water poisoning after Damascus gassings
- Tens Of Thousands Flee Syria After Alleged Chemical Attacks (NPR)
- Mexico officials find mass grave east of capital (U-T)
- Do rockets in Israel indicate Al Qaeda presence in Lebanon? (CS Monitor)
- Israel says bombed Lebanon in retaliation for rocket attack (Reuters)
- Israel military: 4 rockets fired, none hit country (AP)
- Bodies still being found after alleged Syria chemical attack: opposition (Reuters)
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