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Wolfowitz Visited Abu Ghraib in summer 2003? 5/29
Florida Sec. of State Glenda Hood hopes for a scandal-free election in November, even as she acknowledges a swirl of questions about the state's new voting machines. 5/29
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Richard Cohen: W's blind to the Iraqi reality show 5/29
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Iraqis snap up CDs of abuse images 5/29
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Who killed Nick Berg? Conspiracy theories about how the kidnapped American died in Iraq are flying around the world. 5/29
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Caravans of trucks carrying loot from Iraq, officials say 5/29
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Torture at Abu Ghraib followed CIA's manual 5/29
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In any normal organization Judith Miller would be gone. She committed journalistic malpractice of such a magnitude that people have died partially as a result of what she did. 5/28
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Armed Groups, Governments Unleash Weapons of Terror, Exacerbating Insecurity Worldwide, Charges Amnesty International on Release of 2004 Annual Report 5/28
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Bush Plans to 'Cut' Investment in Domestic Priorities and 'Run' From Campaign Promises 5/28
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Scott Ritter: Iraq sarin shell is not part of a secret cache 5/28
Molly Ivins: 10 ways we botched Iraq 5/28
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U.S. and British Casualty Count. Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died -- And Continue Dying.
Cynthia Tucker: Agree or disagree with Bill Cosby, an open debate on the role of personal responsibility is progress in itself 5/28
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Save Head Start: Understand the Issue 5/28
U-M minority applications down 21 percent; "decline may be due in part to a misunderstanding among some minorities about the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year" 5/28
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Bush uses "war on terror" as a pretext to commit war crimes, then White House lawyer tortures the truth 5/27
Kerry attacks Bush for `arrogance' in foreign affairs 5/27
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James Ridgeway: This Made Ashcroft Gag; Translator Sibel Edmonds keeps blowing 9-11 whistle on FBI; U.S. Keeps shutting her up 5/27
A top nuclear scientist tipped to become prime minister in the new Iraqi cabinet will not be taking the job after all, the UN envoy in Iraq said. The strings attached to his back and leading to Cheney were annoying him. 5/27
Wasn't Anything Planned For Before We Invaded Iraq? U.S. Asks Private Sector to Ease Bullet Shortage 5/27
The White House put government agencies on notice this month that if President Bush is reelected, his budget for 2006 may include spending cuts for virtually all agencies in charge of domestic programs, including education, homeland security ... 5/27
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Kerry to Accept Democratic Nomination at Convention 5/27
U.S. Unready for Next -- Likely -- Act of Terror 5/27
Watchdog Group Report: Most NPR Sources are Conservative 5/27
In a Second Bush Administration, Grover Norquist's Wet Dream of a Starved and Drowned Federal Budget (Except for the Military and Corporate Welfare) Will Come True. See the Wet Spots on His Pants Already! 5/28
Three U.S. Marines Die in Western Iraq 5/27
Magical History Tour: Bush can't learn from the past if he can't see it. 5/27
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The BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week is (Drum Roll Please)....Zell Miller!
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