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The Banality of Lying. As the Bush Cartel Tries to, Once Again, Rely on Character Assassination to Get Votes, Remember That This Administration Lies so Brazenly and Audcaciously, It Becomes Commonplace. BuzzFlash Editorial From July of 2003.
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Illinois May Put an African-American Male in the U.S. Senate for the First Time in Ages. State Senator Barak Obama Wins Democratic Nomination for Open Seat. 3/17
"Bush's War," By James Moore, Author of "Bush's Brain." Moore Doesn't Forget the Military Victims of the Bush Cartel War Machine and Neither Do We. This is a Book that is Written With Heart, Soul, and a Sense of Deep Betrayal by Bush and His Cohorts.
Bill Gallagher: "We need St. Patrick to drive from our land and high offices the vipers of war, greed and intolerance." 3/17
Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else, by David Cay Johnston
Dwindling friends: The defeat of Spain's conservative government leaves the Bush administration even more isolated in Iraq and the broader war on terrorism. 3/17
Statement of the 9/11 Family Steering Committee 3/17
Bush's War on Terror is a Failure: Web of Islamic militants who share bin Laden's ideology grew out of al-Qaida recruiting drive 3/17
Kerry said, "On issue after issue, this president's misleading misstatements have produced a credibility gap as big as the New River Gorge." Give 'Em Hell, John! 3/17
The Daily Mislead: Bush Dishonesty Takes Center Stage 3/17
The Book on Bush: How George W. Bush (Mis)Leads America, by Eric Alterman and Mark Green
Family-values group mired in a divorce 3/17
Bush two-fer: Al-Qaida is alive, Iraq is a war zone 3/17
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Iraq gunmen kill eight civilians 3/17
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Seventh Iraq war veteran kills himself 3/17
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This is Brilliant! Rep. Waxman built a database of the Bush Cartel's Lies, Misstatements and Half-Truths about Iraq 3/17
"Whatever we do to the original members of al-Qaeda, a new generation of terrorists similar to them is growing. So, in addition to placing more cameras on our subway platforms, maybe we should be asking why the terrorists hate us." 3/17
Kerry Supports Our Veterans, While Bush Betrays Them. Indignities Experienced by U.S. Veterans.
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Six Moroccans Suspected in Madrid Blasts 3/17
John Kerry Vows to Be 'Veteran's Veteran' 3/17
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Daily Reality Check: In Their Own Words; The Bush administration's media tailspin continues. 3/17
Will the press finally shut up about Kerry's "foreign leaders" comment now? "I think Kerry will win. I want Kerry to win." José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, March 14, 2004. 3/17
Molly Ivins: Red alert at the White House; Failures pile up for our anti-government government 3/17
Spain's vote against mendacity 3/17
Democrats Seek Probe of Medicare Estimates 3/17
Words and deeds on women's issues 3/17
Out with the old: After the 2000's Florida fiasco, the retired Jewish community in West Palm Beach are in no mood for the possible re-election of George Bush 3/17
A Vindicated Hans Blix Returns to U.S. 3/17
US government FAKED Bush news reports; paid actors to pose as journalists in video news releases sent to TV stations intending to convey support for new laws about health benefits. 3/17
James Carroll: The Bushes' new world disorder 3/17
Poll finds pessimism about U.S. direction 3/17
E.J. Dionne, Jr.: Ickesy situation; Anti-Bush 'Media Fund' could reverse campaign finance progress 3/17
Turning Tyranny into Tea-ranny -- A BuzzFlash Guest Contribution
Kerry Wins in Ill., Mathematically Clinches Nomination 3/17
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Dying in Anonymity 3/17
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Progress Report: Loss of Trust on Bush's Economy; Questions of Independence on Intelligence; and more 3/17
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World Leaders Rush to Voice Support for Bush? Not. -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
The answer to terror is plain: "Has the invasion of Iraq really made the United States safer?" 3/17
How Cuts in Retiree Benefits Fatten Companies' Bottom Lines 3/17
U.S. Shut Out of Saudi Oil Contracts (NPR Audio) 3/17
What $80 Million for Medicare Ads Could Be Used For 3/17
Poll: Global Distrust Of U.S. 3/17
Robert Scheer: Dear W, your father knew best; Unilateralism of second Bush administration isolates America 3/17
Someone Should Sit Bush Down and Tell Him, in Excruciating Details, about the Lives of the 3100+ Wounded Soldiers and the 500+ Deaths He Caused by Lying the Country to War in Iraq. They Can Start with This Story. 3/17
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Mercury Emissions Rule Geared to Benefit Industry, Staffers Say 3/17
President Aristide In His Own Words: DN!'s Exclusive Interview, Pt. 1 3/17
Honduran Troops to Leave Iraq This Summer 3/17
Bid to curb groups' political ads may dim a Kerry bright spot 3/17
A Bipartisan Panel? Probing the 9/11 intelligence commission 3/17
The Dishonored Dead: Viet Combat Vet Outraged -- A BuzzFlash Guest Contribution
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While D.C. Citizens Drank Lead, The Issue Was "Debated" for Months; Regional EPA Office Decided No Federal Action Was Needed 3/17
I'm no math whiz but doesn't that mean that this survey demonstrates that 72% of employers (the overwhelming majority -- three out of four in fact) have no hiring plans or, worse yet, plan to lay off some workers? 3/17
"And if America were permanently at war, then Bush could forget democracy and representative government. In wartime, the American president becomes, effectively, a dictator if he so chooses." A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution.
Anti-war soldier surrenders to unit in Florida; "This is an oil-driven war, and I don't think any soldier signs up to fight for oil," 3/17
Rooney responds to Gibson 'wacko' furor 3/17
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For Best Updates on Aristide and Haiti, Go to Democracy Now 3/17
Bush Dishonors Firefighters to Win Election 3/17
Hard Lessons From Spain: "this democratic display of discontent should not be mistaken for a surrender to terrorism." 3/17
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Send the Message Across the Nation: "Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died" Postcards. The Perfect Message to Your Senators and U.S. Representatives.
Bush has made it clear to Robb that he must keep his distance from Senate Democrats. 3/17
"Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War" Get This DVD!
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
U.S. Allies on Iraq Fear They're Targets 3/17
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Jim Hightower: Common sense commentaries: March 15-19; The mad cow connection to Alzheimer's 3/17
Bear hunting anyone? It's every man for himself in today's U.S.A. 3/17
Bush Administration Worries of Pre-Election Attack. When ISN'T Bush Predicting an Attack? That's What We'd Like to Know. 3/17
Israeli air strike kills two in Gaza after Cabinet decides on new offensive against Gaza militants 3/17
William Rivers Pitt: 9/11 Nonsense from the Bush Cartel. Bush Left Us Defenseless While Vacationing for a Month in Texas Before 9/11. 3/17
Hypocrisy Now! Bush Campaign Ad Blasts Kerry's Vote on Iraq Funds 3/17
Iraq Insurgents Shifting to "Soft" Targets 3/17
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Second Oregon County to Marry Gays 3/17
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SF Mayor Newsom to Bush: "Keep your hands off the Constitution" 3/17
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It Takes an Overseas Magazine to Expose the "Freepers"! A BuzzFlash Reader Reports on a Der Spiegel (Germany) Magazine Poll Manipulated through "Freeping." Unlike American Publications, Der Spiegel Wrote an Article About the Poll Manipulation. 3/16
Outrageous! Taxpayers to Pay for Civil Damages Resulting from Janklow's Second-Degree Manslaughter Conviction! Only a Republican Could Bill the Taxpayers for His Negligence! 3/16
The Bush Legacy of a Boneheaded, Politically-Calculated, Oil Motivated, Saudi Enabling Sham War on Terrorism: 4 U.S. Civilians Killed in Iraq Shooting. Civilian Deaths Aren't Even Included in the Military Total Closing In on 600! 3/16
Machine Guns, Magnums and more: my day at an Ohio gun show 3/16
A Mea Culpa From a Houston Chronicle Reporter for Letting the Pentagon Manipulate Coverage of the Iraq War 3/16
Spain's incoming prime minister launched a verbal attack on President Bush on Monday and pledged to bring Spanish troops home from Iraq unless the United Nations takes control there. Remember, Bush Has Failed in Fighting Terrorism.
Paul Krugman Nails Bush as Ineffective Fighter of Terrorism. A Must Read Krugman Column. Aren't They All? 3/16
Drive-By Shooting in Iraq: 3 U.S. Civilians Shot Dead, 2 Wounded 3/16
Bush Cartel Frees 26 More from Guantanamo. Guess, There Must Have Been Some Mistake, Eh? 3/16
New York Times Awakens From Its Slothful Slumber: "A n Orwellian taint is emerging in the Bush administration's big victory last year in wringing the Medicare prescription drug subsidy from a balky Congress." 3/16
Fields of horror: "two-thirds of Canadians and Britons take a dim view of Mr. Bush's leadership, as do three quarters of Germans and Spaniards" and his support of land-mines only makes it worse. 3/16
Reposted: The Source is Suspect (Iran), But the Article is Worth Noting. Claims that the Bush Cartel is Bringing WMD to Iraq. 3/16
Spain: A Lesson in Nation Building -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
The Shiites The U.S. Thinks It Knows 3/16
U.S. Led Coup Head in Haiti Suspends Relations with Jamaica for Allowing Democratically-Elected Aristide Into Country. Are You Following This One? 3/16
CBS Washington Wrap: What are the Battleground States, a List. (Read Down) 3/16
We Recommend "Bushwomen: Tales of a Cynical Species," by Laura Flanders
Baptist Missionaries Killed in Iraq 3/16
Hans Blix Tells His Side of the Story: "Disarming Iraq." Available from BuzzFlash.com.
"When Bad Campaigns Go Good" -- BuzzFlash Columnist P.M. Carpenter
"FRAUD: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn't Tell You."
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Robert Reich: The Last Word on John Kerry 3/16
Liars Lose -- The Lessons of Regime Change in Spain 3/16
What are Bush's prospects in the CA? Zip, zero, nada: No way after 24/7 war he and his oil cronies waged on them. 3/16
Kerry reaches out to a world where support for Bush is ebbing away 3/16
Bush Lies Exposed: Link Between Taxation, Unemployment Is Absent 3/16
Going negative: The Man Behind the Bush's Attack Ads. "Alex Castellanos is known as vicious, irresponsible -- and effective." 3/16
Beyond the Duck Blind: Scalia "still stubbornly resists stepping out of the [Sierra Club's] case [against Cheney]" 3/16
Concerned About Electronic Voting! This is THE Book to read. "Black Box Voting" by Bev Harris, Lead Investigator on the Perils of Electronic Voting.
Talking Points: Bush's Brazen Lies and Deceit on Just About Everything 3/17
Defying Washington: Haiti's Aristide Arrives in Jamaica 3/16
It May Not Have Been the Terrorist Bombing That Undid Aznar, But Rather His Party's Attempt to Manipulate Blame About Who Likely Did It That Undid Him. That's One Theory, Anyway. 3/16
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The Progress Report: Sunday Show Stonewall on Iraq; Threats, Lies and Deception on Healthcare; and more 3/16
Like Machines, Nearly Two Million U.S. Farmworkers Labor Without Rights; "one million farmworkers earn less than $7,500 per year" 3/16
The Truth Leaks Out 3/16
Stock Indexes Tumble Again Amid Heightened Terror Fears 3/16
One Year Later, Sunday Shows Short on Iraq Critics 3/16
Authorities investigate possible ties between Madrid attacks, Casablanca bombings 3/16
Sharpton Endorses Kerry for President 3/16
Spain's newly elected prime minister pledged Monday to bring his peacekeeping troops home from Iraq by June 30. 3/16
Drive the Message Home, "Save America: Recall Bush" End America's Nearly Three Years of a Bush Cartel Halloween Nightmare
In New York, Clergy Charged for Marrying Gay Couples 3/16
EU Calls Emergency Meetings on Terrorism 3/16
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Blow to Bush: An Ally in Spain Is Rejected by Antiwar Voters. One Down, Two to Go. 3/16
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Little Secrets Behind the Profits: U.S. Corporate Profits Were UP 18.4%; Why Are Companies Still Eliminating Jobs? 3/16
Darpa's Far-Out Dreams on Display 3/16
News of day may move undecideds 3/16
Texas is Grimly Efficient in Executions 3/16
John Kerry: Vietnam Anti-War Leader 3/16
Democrats should lead on electoral reform; Red vs. Blue America leads to paucity of viewpoints, benefits conservatives 3/16
Tom Cole: The BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week, "This is a guy who thinks that denying he said a vote for Kerry is a vote for Hitler, but admitting he said a vote for Kerry is a vote for Osama, is some sort of personal image upgrade."
Protest at Dover Air Force Base, Where Our Dead Soldiers Return Home 3/16
The Bush Legacy of Shame: As tobacco controls lessen, sales to minors seem to rise 3/16
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A Stand-Alone Episode for New Cafe Visitors! "Lying as a Way of Life" -- Episode #9 of "The Last Chance Democracy Cafe" -- Political, Historical Fiction by Steven C. Day
Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died. A BuzzFlash List of Casualty Resources.
Man fools FBI with fake tips on bin Laden, flees country 3/16
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'On a Mission From God': The Religious Right and the Emerging American Theocracy by BuzzFlash Columnist Maureen Farrell
The BuzzFlash Interview With Eric Alterman
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"Disgracing the Fallen" -- Iraq Sketchbook, a tribute to the service and sacrifice of the men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The March 15th World Media Watch by Gloria Lalumia
Bush’s Failure To Support Fire Fighters And First Responders. Head of International Association of Firefighters: "We need a president who is gives us action, not photo-ops." 3/16
White House Attack Machine Can't be Stopped by the Truth, As Usual. Boston Globe Reporter Now Says Kerry Never Claimed "Foreign Leaders" Support Him. 3/16
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Citizens of Spain Teach Americans a Lesson About Condemning Terrorism While Embracing Democracy 3/16
Senator John F. Kerry attacked President Bush on national security issues today, asserting that Mr. Bush has played politics with the battle against terrorism and that the bombings in Spain show how ineffective his policies have been. 3/16
The Bush Cartel Tries to Make Kerry Into a Suspicious Character, Because the Only Thing that the Bush Cartel Can Do Is Lie Well -- And Then Lie All Over Again When They Wake Up in the Morning. They are Pathological, Brazen Liars.
"Bush: Soft-Headed on Military Intelligence" by The Angry Liberal
The Nature of the Threat by BuzzFlash Columnist Maureen Farrell
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: Sparky sees the Right 3/17
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