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Bush Cartel Throws YOUR Tax Dollars Down the Toilet: Pentagon pays Chalabi group for dubious data, more than $3 million a year to the people the Bush Cartel is blaming for giving them "False" pre-war data. Remember, it's YOUR money. 3/11
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Dean and Kerry Unite to Unseat Bush. Overlook the Typical NYT News Section Anti-Democratic Party Beginning of this Article. 3/11
Concerned About Electronic Voting! This is THE Book to read. "Black Box Voting" by Bev Harris, Lead Investigator on the Perils of Electronic Voting.
After Promising to Create a Department to Reduce the Loss of American Jobs to Overseas, Bush Was About to Appoint a Guy Who Sent Jobs to China to Head It!
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Sidney Blumenthal: Squandering the Trauma of September 11: Having Failed to Create Consensus, Bush is Left With a Negative Campaign 3/11
Sen. McCain Briefly Open to Being Kerry's VP. BuzzFlash is Not Endorsing the idea. We're Just Reporting the News. Anyway McCain's Staff Quickly Decided He Misspoke. 3/11
"These guys are the most crooked, you know, lying group I've ever seen," Kerry added. "It's scary."
Next Stop for Bush's Shameless, Insulting, Exploitative Use of September 11th is Thursday in Long Island. His Perfect Combo Deal: Raising Money and Using Septermber 11th as the Sole Reason to Vote for Him! 3/11
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Capture of Mercenaries in Zimbabwe Appears to Have Been About Oil. So, You Can Safely Say the Bush Cartel Was Involved. Maybe They Were Employees of Halliburton. 3/11
In war without front lines, women GIs caught in chaos 3/11
Hillary Raises the Dangers of Electronic Voting. (Ignore NY Post Headline.) 3/11
Charleston, WV Gazette Editorial Seeks Answers: "If Anyone Can Explain How The Current President’s 1990 [Harken] Stock Sale Differs Materially From Martha Stewart’s 2001 Sale, We’d Like to Hear It" 3/11
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Britain Allows Former Guantanamo Prisoners to Go Free. No Evidence to Detain Them. So Why Was the Bush Cartel Torturing Them at Guantanamo to Begin With, Except For Homeland Political Purposes? A Very Good Question, Indeed? 3/11
It Could be You! U.S. agents take an IMF economist off a plane in handcuffs and hold him for three hours because his name matched one on a watch list. 3/11
Follow the Leader on September 11th 3/11
The Pentagon has asked the U.S. Justice Department to join an inquiry into alleged fuel overcharging by Halliburton Co. according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Thursday. 3/11
"Bush: Soft-Headed on Military Intelligence" by The Angry Liberal
Rep. Waxman: Haliburton's Problems Uncovered by Pentagon Auditors 3/11
Survey Results Show Strong Support for Veterans Health Care and Benefits; Most Americans Say Veterans Issues Will Play Role in Election Decision 3/11
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Some 9/11 Questions for Bush 3/11
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Kerry Asking Wealthy to Pay Old Tax Rate 3/11
Joe Conason: 'Bush had friends, but Martha had none' 3/11
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A Betrayal of Democracy: The former National Security Council chief on Latin America says that Bush has created a disaster in Haiti 3/11
"The American people are entitled to know before the election, not after the election, at least the estimated costs ... in dollars ... lives ... length of the occupation," says Senate's Voice Of Reason, Sen. Robert Byrd 3/11
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The Bush Legacy: Record high for US trade deficit 3/11
The new Pentagon papers: A high-ranking military officer reveals how Defense Department extremists suppressed information and twisted the truth to drive the country to war. 3/11
Rehnquist "Mulls" Retirement. Can You Take Nino "I Own America" Scalia With You, And Clarence Thomas. That'll Help Clean Up the Stable. 3/11
Were the Mercenaries Detained in Zimbabwe Part of a Bush Cartel Covert Operation? Read and Decide. 3/11
Marie Cocco: Bush owes 9/11 answers, not TV ads 3/11
Culture War Might Turn Up Missing WMD's. No, Not Those WMD's. But There Are Reports of "White Male Defectors" Feeling Alienated by Bush's Religious Agenda and Assault on Bill of Rights 3/11
Military Families vs. the War 3/11
The government is failing to adequately notify local authorities to changes in the nation's terror alert level, according to a preliminary congressional report obtained by The Associated Press 3/11
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Ashcroft Terrorizes New York Doctors; Attorney General Demands Patients' Private Abortion Records 3/11
US study of teenage sexual disease destroys basis of virginity crusade 3/11
UM study critical of WMD coverage 3/11
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Veterans Groups Critical of Bush's VA Budget; Dismay Over Higher Fees and Staff Cuts Could Be Boon for Democratic Nominee 3/11
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A Different W : Sorry, NASCAR dads, your 15 minutes are up. 3/11
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Check Out The Daily Mislead For Why Bush Supports Outsourcing: Its Beneficiaries Support Him 3/11
Paige Remarks On School Oversight “Stunning, Hypocritical” 3/11
Bush Insults Kerry's Intelligence; The president's latest attack is even more dishonest than the last. 3/11
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The Imminent Danger to Americans; Why We Must Remove George W. Bush from Office in 2004 3/11
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Poll Finds Growing Support for Gay Civil Unions 3/11
Kerry Pumping Up Foreign Oil as Issue 3/11
Black Box Backlash: Bev Harris is trying to persuade people in the real world that their democracy is on the line 3/11
Kerry Says Bush's Tax Cuts Resulted in Higher Costs 3/11
S.D. governor to OK abortion ban 3/11
Florida county orders recount in primary; Election outcome unaffected as Kerry easily carries state 3/11
What John Kerry Should Say About "God, Gays and Guns": A BuzzFlash Editorial
House Weighs 'Cheeseburger Bill,' "that would bar consumers from suing the food industry for making them fat." 3/11
Bush is the devil Europe knows 3/11
Christian Civic League of Maine to publicize sexual orientation of political leaders. The Politicians Should Publicize the Sexual Orientation of the Christian Civic League leaders. 3/11
A Question of Character AND Priorities -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
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It's Now Official: Kerry Has Clinched the Nomination by Garnering a Majority of Convention Delegates 3/11
"The Game" -- Episode #8 of "The Last Chance Democracy Cafe" -- Political, Historical Fiction by Steven C. Day
The March 10th World Media Watch by Gloria Lalumia
Love him or loathe him: Electorate polarized over Bush 3/11
Granny D: Still Walkin,' Still Rockin' the Vote. Read About Her Creative Ideas to Get Voters to The Polls and Wake Up the Vote in Your Neighborhood 3/11
NYC residents, workers sue EPA over air quality after 9/11 attacks 3/11
Campaign Money Watch: Bush "Ranger" Fundraiser W.R. Timken Gets Massive Tax Breaks, Then Lays Off 700 Workers. What Happened To Bush's "More Money, More Jobs" Plan? 3/11
Who Got Briefed On What? Who Knows?: Special Pentagon Unit Left CIA Out of the Loop 3/11
Bait and Switch: Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy 3/11
William Safire Actually Upset with Bush Administration's Change on Privacy Rights 3/11
Challenger Allen upsets Ron Wilson; voters dumped Democrat "after siding with Republicans in last year's acrimonious battle over redistricting." 3/11
Bill Berkowitz: Salvation Army discriminates; One of nation's largest charities sued by employees for religious discrimination 3/11
Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died. A BuzzFlash List of Casualty Resources.
Hevesi Says New York Gave Tax Breaks That Failed to Create Jobs 3/11
Barely Noticed: C.I.A. Chief Says He's Corrected Cheney Privately. But That Doesn't Stop Cheney from Lying. 3/11
Kerry Opposes the Death Penalty with the Exception of Mastermind Terrorists 3/11
Liberty starts at home: Dallas recently joined the more than 250 other American cities in passing a resolution that condemns portions of the USA Patriot Act that threaten civil liberties. 3/11
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William Pfaff: Blair Overstates the Threat of Terrorism 3/11
Net Providers Slam Spammers 3/11
Robert Samuelson: "An administration accused of being rabidly pro-business stands threatened by business -- more precisely, firms' reluctance to add jobs" 3/11
Bush Says Economy `Strong,' Urges Confidence on Trade 3/11
One year later, muted cheers for all in Iraq war 3/11
Parents saying no to military: They don't want the phone calls, the mailings, the contact. They want to be left alone. 3/11
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Memos on the Margin: CNSNews.com covers the pilfering of Democratic memos by Republicans. Guess whose side it's on? 3/11
Ladies and Gentlemen: The BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week is (Drum Roll, Please) U.S. Senator and NRA Bullet Man, Larry Craig
Voters older, more liberal than in other Southern races; 80% in exit polls say Kerry shares their values 3/11
Report: Rove Admitted Smear Campaign Against Wilson, But Claims He Didn't do the Actual Leaking to Reporters. Remember WH Transcript Reveals Ari Was Trashing Wilson BEFORE the Inframous Novak Column. 3/10
Some see politics in court's reimbursements to GOP officials 3/10
Remember How the Right Wing Junk Yard Dogs Savaged Clinton for This! Bush Fund-Raisers Among Overnight Guests at White House and Camp David. 3/10
'On a Mission From God': The Religious Right and the Emerging American Theocracy by BuzzFlash Columnist Maureen Farrell
"Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War" Get This DVD!
CIA director disputes Cheney assertions on Iraq 3/10
Repost: The Federal Election Commission yesterday set in motion regulatory proceedings that could severely restrict new pro-Democratic groups seeking to defeat President Bush. 3/10
Roadside Bomb Kills U.S. Soldier in Iraq. Another Death Caused by Bush's Lies. 3/10
Robert Scheer: The worst form of exploitation; Hypocritical Bush uses 9/11 images but resists accounting of truth 3/10
Cookies Tasty, Not Terrorist: What's A Guy in England Gotta Do to Send Cookies to His Mom in the U.S.? 3/11
TomDispatch on the Bush's Administration's Intentional Chaos and Jonathan Schell on the "Globalization of Proliferation" 3/11
Take Back the West: A Udall (Democrat, Of Course) to Run for Campbell's Senate Seat (Republican) in Colorado 3/10
Another List of bush Flip Flops 3/10
Letter of Resignation to Green Party from New York National Platform Committee Representative -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
The Daily Mislead: Bush Continues To Mislead on Job Creation 3/10
An Oklahoma woman shot her husband to death during a fight after the couple watched a daytime TV talk show on how to survive domestic violence, officials say...and more shoot-ups on GunGuys.com! 3/11
Gas sets local record in San Diego: $2.22 a gallon 3/10
Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else, by David Cay Johnston
Hilarious Comic Relief for the Dark Ages of the Bush Years, The White House Inc. Employee Handbook: A Staffer's Guide to Success, Profit, and Eternal Salvation Inside George W. Bush's Executive Branch by the Writers of WhiteHouse.Org
Zimbabwe Claims to Have Impounded a Plane Carrying 68 U.S. Mercenaries. 3/10
Gallup Poll: Kerry Maintains Small Lead, Bush Approval at 49%. Nader ONLY Takes Votes From Kerry. You Hear that Ralph? 3/10
The Progress Report: The Real 9/11 Record; The Budget -- A Reverse Robin Hood; and more 3/10
Hans Blix Tells His Side of the Story: "Disarming Iraq." Available from BuzzFlash.com.
The Book on Bush: How George W. Bush (Mis)Leads America, by Eric Alterman and Mark Green
A Bush 911 Ad -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
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Justice Dept. Drops Abortion Record Hunt, Sort of, But Not Really. Planned Parenthood Should Be as Forthcoming as Cheney is About his Energy Meetings. 3/10
Molly Ivins: Remember when? Bush record replete with rewritten histories and chucked promises 3/10
Drive the Message Home, "Save America: Recall Bush" End America's Nearly Three Years of a Bush Cartel Halloween Nightmare
The Firefightin' War President -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
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E.J. Dionne, Jr.: Jobless recovery: still jobless; Center on Budget and Policy Priorities fellow calls current unemployment 'unprecedented' 3/10
The Next Nader Effect 3/10
The Forgotten Soldiers of Operation "Iraqi Freedom," a Guest Blog on GregPalast.com 3/10
Bush's War Against Wonks: Why the president's policies are falling apart. 3/10
Tell Bush to Fire Rod Paige for Saying Teachers are Terrorists 3/10
U.N. Inspector Writes of Pressure From U.S. on Iraq; Calls Bush "Boyish" 3/10
Listen to the Young Turks, Hosted by Cenk Uygur and Ben Mankiewicz 3/10
James Carroll: The risks of waging 'culture war' 3/10
IBM "may actually wind up extinguishing more U.S. jobs in the economy at large than it creates this year -- even while adding a little to its own payroll." 3/10
Support for Bush Falls on Economy and Iraq 3/10
Hidden Truths: Reviews of "Disarming Iraq" and "The Report of the Inquiry into the Circumstances Surrounding the Death of Dr. David Kelly, CMG" 3/10
Bring on truth and consequences: "The unbridled arrogance that the South is theirs for the taking, no matter what, no matter how many lies are revealed. I won't buy it." 3/10
GOP Rhetoric on Kerry's Voting Record Goes Unchallenged 3/10
Arianna Huffington: Six things John Kerry needs to do to win in November 3/10
John Le Carre's "Absolute Friends." BuzzFlash's First Fiction Premium. Le Carre At the Top of His Game. Read Our Review and See Why We are Offering It.
Kerry Finds Recount Still Resonates 3/10
Iraq death spurs push for Humvee armor 3/10
Noam Chomsky: Commentary on Haiti, Iraq, and other "failed societies" is quite right in stressing the importance of overcoming the "democratic deficit" ... It does not, however, draw the obvious corollary: the lesson applies to the U.S. itself 3/11
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The Bush Harken Insider Trading Collection -- A BuzzFlash Perspectives Compendium 3/10
California Voters Given Wrong Ballots 3/10
Jon Carroll: "The shameless pandering by the Bush administration and its allies to the brainless theories of the fundamentalists has pretty much ruined the national discourse." 3/10
TheocracyWatch.org, The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party 3/10
General Abizaid Plea to Soldiers: When You Leave Iraq, Don't Leave Army, Too 3/10
Howard Stern And The Burning Bush 3/10
It Was Never About Terrorism: Americans eager to tap Gadaffi's oil 3/10
Al Franken: Tearaway Burkas & Tinplate Menorahs; "about my recent tour to Iraq and Afghanistan" 3/10
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Voters Begin to See Bush Clearly -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
Juxtapositions: Right-Wing Crook = President? -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
John Kerry's Democratic Convention Speech Exclusively on BuzzFlash.com! Not! But a Speech One of Our Readers Would Like Him to Deliver.
The Nature of the Threat by BuzzFlash Columnist Maureen Farrell
GOP learns Bush, gasp, IS the problem!
The Bush Camapaign Will Try to Halt 527 From Exercising Their Right to Run Ads By Having the FEC Change the Rules in the Middle of the Game. Through Clear Channel, FOX CBS (VIACOM), NBC (General Electric) and ABC (Disney) Bush Cartel Censors Democracy.
As the Worm Turns: Stern, "Sully and the Bush Backlash" by BuzzFlash Columnist Maureen Farrell
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"Passion" -- A BuzzFlash Cartoon by Eric Harrison
These Men Died in Vietnam While George W. Bush and Dick Cheney Avoided Combat Like Cowards. The Dead From the Hometowns of Bush and Cheney: Midland and Casper. The Two Cowards Let Others Die to Maintain Their Wealth, Elitism and Privilege.
U.S. and British Casualty Count. Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died -- And Continue Dying.
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This Modern World: Where Dubya Really Went in 1972 3/10
Lost in Space: The 2004 Bush Campaign 3/11
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