January 14, 2014 (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.
- Spending bill could end shutdown threat (Washington Post)
- Court strikes down net neutrality (The Hill)
- Death Dust (New Yorker)
- Clean energy should do without special tax breaks (Washington Post editorial)
- Automotive Black Box Mandatory by September 1, 2014 (Yahoo News)
- Christie fires aide in NJ bridge scandal; prosecutor launches probe (Reuters)
- Colorado to launch 'don't drive stoned' ads with U.S. funding
- Electronic Rights At The U.S. Border: What They Can Search (NPR)
- What would a Republican 'war on poverty' look like, circa 2016? (+video) (CS Monitor)
- NSA snooping didn't make America much safer, report says (CS Monitor)
WORLD
- Ariel Sharon: A Bulldozer in War and Peace (JPost)
- Afghanistan to free most inmates seen by U.S. as threat (Reuters)
- Iran’s fingerprints in Fallujah (UT San Diego)
- Exclusive: Iran to get first $550 million of blocked $4.2 billion on February 1 (Reuters)
- Thai protesters move to shut down Bangkok to force out PM (Reuters)
- 50 hurt in West Bank clashes over UN strike (Reuters)
- Pakistani Teen Dies Stopping Bomber From Striking School (NPR)
- While U.S. Shivers, Australia And Brazil Sizzle (NPR)
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