Podcasting... echo, really bad static, echo gone

Okay, I have read other posts where users detail the same issue, but I've yet to find a resolution. I will provide my setup, then provide a link to a section of my podcast showing the issue.
I am recording a podcast with GarageBand '08. I have a MacPro 2 x 2Ghz Dual-Core Xeon. 3 GB RAM.
I have two mics. Both mics are Microsoft LifeChat LX3000 USB headsets. Both mics are combined using LineIn into SoundFlower 2ch. SoundFlower 2ch is then set at the input device in GarageBand. I have alternatively tried using Audio Midi Setup to create an aggregate device, setting each channel to its own track in GarageBand, but the same static appears.
This static is very random. Somewhere, the timing is getting off or something. I have provided a link below which you can listen to. If you listen closely, you will hear an echo of the female. The faint echo is what is being picked up by my mic (the secondary mic). The static then starts, lasts for about 14 seconds, then slowly fades away. The echo is then gone.
In sound file linked below, I have provided about 10 seconds before and 10 seconds after the severe static. What would cause the audio to get out of whack? I've read much about USB latency, but if that is the case, why is only 1 mic starting to echo, and only presenting static? What can I do to correct this?
Note: The echo which precedes the static appears very gradually, getting so bad that this static appears, and then the echo is gone!?!?!?!
http://www.hostelrescard.com/echostatic_noecho.mp3
I can't tell you how many different ways I've tried to record. We have 14 podcasts, so 14 various setups trying to resolve this.

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