Obama: 'Manufactured crisis' could have been avoided

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• Obama: 'Manufactured crisis' could have been avoided
• Granderson: Ditch the tea party, GOP
• Honore: Send Congress to boot camp
• Simpson: Debt deal a timid baby step
• Congress leaves FAA workers in lurch
• Man detained after jumping WH fence
• 'Brother of a whore' tossed like trash
• Guatemala ex-soldiers get 6,000 years
• Piece of shuttle Columbia found
• Dolphins star reveals mental illness

Obama: 'Manufactured crisis' could have been avoided Posted: 02 Aug 2011 04:35 PM PDT President Obama's signature averted what could have been an unprecedented default, but the debt-ceiling bill sets up a $1.5 trillion fight later in the year.

Granderson: Ditch the tea party, GOP Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:31 PM PDT I guess if John Boehner enjoyed his party's in-fighting and hints of mutiny during the debt ceiling talks, then the 15 months leading to the general election will be pure ecstasy because it's likely going to be more of the same.

Honore: Send Congress to boot camp Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:10 PM PDT Like most veterans, the men and women who have worn our nation's uniform to defend this country, I am furious with and disappointed in the state of indecision that plagued Washington these past few weeks. Whether or not to raise the debt ceiling so our country can continue to pay our bills and maintain our global credit rating didn't seem like such a difficult decision.

Simpson: Debt deal a timid baby step Posted: 02 Aug 2011 01:52 PM PDT The mountain roared and gave birth to a mouse. Even after taking the country to the brink of economic disaster, our leaders in Washington still could not forge a broad, bipartisan consensus on a plan to stabilize the debt. As I predicted here last week, Congress found a way to muddle through the current debt limit crisis by promising to deal with the debt later.

Congress leaves FAA workers in lurch Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:22 PM PDT The U.S. Senate went on summer recess Tuesday night without taking action to fully fund the Federal Aviation Administration, all but assuring that almost 4,000 furloughed FAA workers will remain jobless for the next five weeks, and preventing the agency from collecting $1.2 billion in aviation taxes.

Man detained after jumping WH fence Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:40 PM PDT An unidentified man who jumped the White House fence on Tuesday was apprehended by uniformed Secret Service officers who approached him with guns drawn.

'Brother of a whore' tossed like trash Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:49 PM PDT "Brother of a whore," men shout, as they hurl corpses into a river. "Animals." "Dogs." This scene, said to be shot in Syria, surfaced in a video on YouTube, where images of violence have emerged consistently since unrest started in March. PRESSURE MOUNTS | HOTBED OF REBELLIOUSNESS |

Guatemala ex-soldiers get 6,000 years Posted: 02 Aug 2011 06:46 PM PDT A Guatemalan court convicted and sentenced four former soldiers Tuesday to more than 6,000 years each in prison for their role in a massacre of 250 people during the country's civil war, state media reported.

Piece of shuttle Columbia found Posted: 02 Aug 2011 02:46 PM PDT The recent drought has ruined millions of acres of farmland in Texas, turning lakes into mud puddles, but in the East Texas city of Nacogdoches, authorities say, the drought may have done something good: Unearthed a piece of the space shuttle Columbia.

Dolphins star reveals mental illness Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:43 AM PDT Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall is known as much for his headline-grabbing troubles off the field as he is for his standout play on it.

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