Wednesday, August 01, 2012

2012/08/01 Headlines: Syria: Aleppo Violence Puts Residents at Risk; Syrian Exiles Launch Rival Opposition Group; Fatal Car Bombings Close One of Iraq’s Deadliest Months Since U.S. Withdrawal; Report: U.S. Wastes Millions on Poorly Run Projects in Afghanistan; U.S. Imposes New Sanctions on Iran; Judge: EPA Exceeded Powers with Coal-Mining Regulations; Illinois Governor Proposes Assault Weapons Ban; Former Florida GOP Leader: Party Openly Discussed Suppressing African-American Vote; Supreme Court Asked to Rule on California Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Texas: Tea Party Candidate Wins GOP Senate Nomination; Avoiding Shutdown, Congressional Leaders Reach Budget Deal; San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro to be First Latino to Give Keynote at Democratic National Convention; India Restores Electrical Power After Outage Affects Hundreds of Millions; Inter-American Court Deals Landmark Victory for Indigenous Rights; Members of Russian Feminist Punk Group "Pussy Riot" Tried for Church Protest; Iconic Author, Critic Gore Vidal Dies at 86;$