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Oh Lord, if you want the lowdown on the incestuous Texas oil/law/government Bush Cartel, this is the book: "Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America's Superstate," by Robert Bryce
In a bipartisan show of concern that the military is dangerously overworked, lawmakers said Wednesday the Pentagon is stretching troops to their limit and perhaps undermining the nation's future force. 7/8
A Liberal's Heartland Lament: "What's the Matter with Kansas." BuzzFlash Has Read This Book and It is Brilliant and Written by a True Essayist. If You Want to Know Why So Many Working Class Americans Vote Against Their Own Economic Interests, Read It.
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War Criminals - BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Steve Bradenton
Report Confirms Medicare Cost Estimates Kept Secret by Threats from BushCo Member Tom Scully 7/8
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Three U.S. Soldiers, Iraqi Killed in Samarra Attack 7/8
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The Media has "protected a president whose administration, if examined fairly, may very well be indefensible." 7/8
Sidney Blumenthal: Edwards's roots are key to Kerry winning the presidential election 7/8
Cheney Cat's Paw, Porter Goss, as CIA Director? -- A BuzzFlash Guest Contribution from Ray McGovern
Under Bush, Federal Spending Increases 7/8
Class War -- BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Kirk Anderson
Only BuzzFlash Has It. Revolution (DVD) by Margaret Cho. It won't be in the retail stores until August, but because Margaret is a BuzzFlash fan, you can buy it as a BuzzFlash premium right now, and it's in stock.
House Votes to Overturn Bush Rules on Cuba 7/8
VP Breakdown - BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Thomas Burns
Texas legislator answers war call; Rick Noriega is three-term Democrat from Houston 7/8
The July 7th World Media Watch by Gloria Lalumia
Bush Must Go: The Top Ten Reasons Why George Bush Doesn't Deserve a Second Term, by Bill Press
The Republicans Support Nader. Here's Proof from the Homepage of the Florida Republican Paper: "Let Ralph Run!" 7/8
Kerry/Edwards: Right choice, right message 7/8
William Rivers Pitt: Kenny-Boy and George 7/8
They Will Restore Integrity and Honor to the White House: John Kerry, John Edwards, Theresa Heinz Kerry and Elizabeth Edwards 7/8
Manila Halts Iraq Deployment After Hostage Report 7/8
Oregon Diocese First to File Bankruptcy 7/8
Missing Marine reported safe in Lebanon, Formerly Reported to be Beheaded 7/8
Kerry Gets Bounce From Edwards' Pick: New Poll 7/8
Welcome to the Gun Guys! 7/8
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Today is Eric Seibel's Memorial. He Asked That You "urge everyone you know to work to defeat George W. Bush in the November election."
Nearly 8,000 OIF/OEF Veterans Seek Treatment at VA Vet Centers 7/8
Gene Lyons: The Bushies have gone too far 7/8
Liberals love America too 7/8
CHRIS MATTHEWS: You know who John McCain's second choice for president is? . . . George W. Bush. 7/8
CBS Poll: Voters Like VP Choice 7/8
Librarians Against Bush .org Launches 7/8
THE Book that First Exposed the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, "The Hunting of the President," is Now a Documentary. BuzzFlash Interviews Film Co-Screenplay Writer and Co-Director, Harry Thomason
The smile vs. the scowl: The Edwards-Cheney debate will offer one of the starkest contrasts since Clay fought Liston. 7/8
Westly's proposed Anti-Torture Investment Policy sparks virulent response from defense contractor; Controller’s Proposal Would Mark First for Large Pension Fund 7/8
The Irony Is Thick as Molasses: Bush Raises Issue of Edwards' Experience to Be VP. And Steve Holland Thinks Cheney's Resume is "Impressive." Is Steve Writing for Reuters or Cheney? 7/8
They Behead; We Do It With Smart Bombs 7/8
Kerry, Edwards Show Off the Democratic Ticket 7/8
Iraqi War Casualties; Covering the period of March 21 - July 31, 2003 7/8
Send the Message Across the Nation: "Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died" Postcards. The Perfect Message to Your Senators and U.S. Representatives.
Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died. A BuzzFlash List of Casualty Resources.
Center Turning Against Bush's War; In Kansas, inside the centermost bar in America, there is talk about their dying prairie, there is fear of Wal-Mart, and there is diminishing support for the war in Iraq. 7/8
Washington Wrap: The John-John Rollout, Day Two; North Carolina, the Newest Battleground; and more 7/8
Republican 'Oklahoman' Sues to Stop Fellow GOP Candidate's Ads 7/8
N.C. may now be battleground 7/8
"Fahrenheit" On The Brain; Who cares if Moore's flick is flawed, shameless propaganda? At least it makes America think 7/8
More litigation will follow on the Cheney energy task force 7/8
Edwards as the Anti-Cheney 7/8
The Daily Mislead: Bush Tries to Keep Half Million Vets In the Dark. 7/8
Reposted: Too Important to Pass Up, More than 2,100 Florida voters -- many of them black Democrats -- could be wrongly barred from voting in November because Tallahassee elections officials included them on a list of felons potentially ineligible to vote.
In The We'll Believe It When We See It Column: Ex-Enron Chief Lay Indicted says CNBC. The Timing is Rather Suspect, Don't You Think? 7/8
The Progress Report: Cheney's Pants 'Probably' on Fire; The Judicial War on Women 7/8
Movie Trailer for Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Memo to RNC: Call White House before Smearing Edwards on Guns; Edwards' support for top gun safety measures mirrors Bush's 7/8
A Must for Any BuzzFlash Reader Library: "Take Them at Their Words: Startling, Amusing and Baffling Quotations from the G.O.P., Their Friends and a Few Others, 1994-2004"
Bush Team Pushes Huge Timber Sale Under Guise of Fire Protection 7/8
Joe Conason: Nader returns, with G.O.P. help; If Nader movement in 2000 meant something, in 2004 it's become farce 7/8
Paul Bremer was out of touch with Iraqis 7/8
Outside View: Privatizing war 7/8
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From the Archives: McCain disputes reports of interest in Bush VP slot 7/8
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U.S. and British Casualty Count. Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died -- And Continue Dying.
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Kerry Campaign: 'We Never Got to a Short List' on VP Choices. 7/8
BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week: Dick Cheney. Cheney wasn't just telling Senator Leahy to "Go F*** Yourself." As one of our BuzzFlash readers noted, his real audience was us, the citizens of America.
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New From BuzzFlash.com, Thom Hartmann's "Independent Thinker" Book of the Month: Gore Vidal's "Inventing a Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson"
David Corn: The Democrats' V-Word 7/8
An Old Vet's Opinion: Fools and Fanatics 7/8
Media on John Kerry: Once a Beauty, Now a Beast. Media "characterizations will bear little or no relationship to reality" 7/8
Piety has vital role in voters' decisions; "very religious" like Bush. Could it be because faith requires no supporting facts? Just Asking. 7/8
Video: John McCain on Bush 7/7
Tom Engelhardt: The way we were; In the Driver's Seat 7/7
Report: Home of Iraqi PM Attacked 7/7
A Most Remarkable Book To Explain How the GOP Has Used Wedge Issue Class Warfare to Remold American Politics, While Pick Pocketing the Middle Class and Working Poor. "What's the Matter with Kansas?" Simply Brilliant.
New Book by Washington Post Columnist E.J. Dionne Now Available on BuzzFlash.com: "Stand Up, Fight Back: Republican Toughs, Democratic Wimps, and the Politics of Revenge." For $55 or More, Also Get Woodward's "Plan of Attack."
Rep. Waxman: Free Pass From Congress; "With few exceptions, Congress has abdicated oversight responsibility altogether." 7/7
"It's Not Funny" the New Comedy CD From Very Funny David Cross, BuzzFlash Fan
CNgopN Spins Bush-Cheney Talking Points on Kerry's first choice 7/7
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Ed Garvey: U.S. must get out of Iraq or draft will soon follow 7/7
Joe Conason: Kerry’s Record Should Scare Bush 7/7
On July 11 in Chicago, BuzzFlash Benefit Sponsors Screening of "Orwell Rolls In His Grave." Director Robert Kane Pappas Will be Present for Discussion. Midwest Premiere. Must See Documentary. Get Tickets Now, Only Online. (Not Tax-Deductible)
Illinois Republican Congressman Admits He Also Worked (or Works?) for the CIA. Say What? 7/7
From the Archives: Elizabeth Edwards charms, disarms; Not-Your-Ordinary Candidate's Spouse Works with Brains, Wit 7/7
Sen. Edwards' "Two Americas": "Worsening income disparities - greater than at any time since the 1920s - have produced two critical gaps that threaten American democracy." 7/7
Background on the Extraordinary Documentary, "Orwell Rolls In His Grave"
Catholic Kerry Supporters to Burn in HELL? -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
Few Detainees in Iraq Are Foreign Fighters 7/7
Ooops ... 'NY Post' Says Gephardt Gets VP Nod 7/7
When Saddam Fell: How the Press was Misled From Day One 7/7
EPA Narrows Access to Toxics Release Data 7/7
Davies: No 10 conducted witch-hunt against BBC 7/7
Blair: WMD 'may never be found' 7/7
The Religious Left and Kayaking in the Fog -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
Anti-Choice Extremist James Leon Holmes Appointed to Eastern District of Arkansas; Confirmation Puts Women’s Health and Civil Rights in Judicial Jeopardy
"I think there will be a real contrast between the hard negative campaign that Vice President Cheney and President Bush are running and the positive, optimistic campaign that John Kerry and John Edwards have run and will run in the future."
Why Doesn't the NYT Mention This Story About the Renegade Intelligence Operation Under Rumsfeld that Left the CIA Out of the Loop. On Tuesday, It Swallowed the WH "Blame the CIA" Bait. 7/7
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Bush's 2nd Choice: Cheney. After McCain Turned Down Bush, W. Settled On His Second Choice... Cheney: The Wrong Choice for America 7/7
You Want A Piece Of Us, Karl? "You toss us a spitball, we're going to hit you mothers with a nuke." 7/7
CNN lowered the bar on Kerry "flip-flops"; ignored more significant Bush flips 7/7
The Rude Pundit: John Edwards Will F**k Your S**t Up 7/7
Bush Response to Insurgency Called a Failure. Let Us Repeat That: "A FAILURE"! 7/7
A Parable from BuzzFlash Columnist Maureen Farrell: " Newly Discovered 10th Planet Invades California"
David Corn: An Ad Hoc Interview with Bill Clinton 7/7
Comic Relief Combo includes the satire, "The White House Inc. Employee Handbook: A Staffer's Guide to Success, Profit, and Eternal Salvation Inside George W. Bush's Executive Branch," the BuzzFlash piggy bank and "Bush-Liar-Liar-Pants-On-Fire" doll.
Could There Be a More Glaring Example of How Bush is Screwing our Soldiers: Church in AL Has Fundraiser to Buy 2-Way Radios for Soldiers in Iraq 7/7
Senate Confirms Holmes Nomination to Federal Court: Bush's Extreme Anti-Choice Nominee Gets Lifetime Judgeship 7/7
Edwards pick hailed in Madison, WI 7/7
About John Edwards (on Kerry's site) 7/7
DeLay opponent taking him on with help from all over 7/7
The Value of the ConWeb: How much is conservative 'Net news worth to Republicans in in-kind propaganda contributions? 7/7
The BuzzFlash Interview with Robert Kane Pappas, Director and Producer of "Orwell Rolls in His Grave"
Craig Unger: How Many Mistakes Can Newsweek's Michael Isikoff Make? 7/7
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Senate Homepage for John Edwards 7/7
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The Progress Report: Economy 'Stuck'; Rumsfeld's Record Unraveling in Iraq 7/7
Edwards gives ticket a Southern identity 7/7
Jimmy Breslin: Footing the GOP's heavy-handedness 7/7
Greens for Impact: Kerry in the Swing States; Cobb in the Safe States; IRV Everywhere 7/7
Private Guns, Public Health: Why Gun Violence is a Public Health Problem and What to Do About It
Local petition protests decision: GKC won't show 'Fahrenheit 9/11' 7/7
Get a Copy of "Moyers on America: A Journalist and His Times" by Bill Moyers. A Renaissance Man of Endless Curiosity, This Collections of Commentary Will Bring You to Tears Over What America Has Lost, While Also Restoring Hope About Regaining Democracy.
The Joker's Wild Playing Cards (Oversized) from Greg Palast, with Illustrations by Robert Grossman
Activist: E-Voting to Be a 'Train Wreck' 7/7
Does Illinois Republican Congressman Mark Kirk Still Work for the CIA? Inquiring Minds Want to Know. 7/7
E.J. Dionne, Jr.: Playing our heroes for fools; Tax cuts for the rich meet extended tours for veterans 7/7
Bush & Cheney Mislead on Tort Reform 7/7
Robert McNamara's Mesmerizing Reflections on War, The 2003 Academy Award Best Documentary Feature, "The Fog of War," Now Available on DVD at BuzzFlash.com. Riveting, Provocative, Insightful. Read Our Review.
Accommodating the Protesters in NY 7/7
'Fahrenheit' keeps momentum, and emotions, running hot 7/7
Where Fahrenheit 9/11 is Playing Near You
William Saletan: The Big Decision; The wisdom of picking Edwards. 7/7
Services Growth Slows, Job Picture Hazy 7/7
The Ultimate Tug of War: This time we are risking the loss of a nation 7/7
Showing Outpost Photos, Opposition Legislator Says Government Is Deceiving Washington 7/7
How To Respond to Victims of Anti-Fahrenheit 9/11 Propaganda 7/7
"Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War" Get This DVD!
Rep. Waxman: Medicare Drug Card Website Rife with Errors about Pharmacy Participation (PDF) 7/7
Doubts and Duty Tug at Marines 7/7
U.N.: New HIV Infections Soar 7/7
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"Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America," by Robert Reich. Now Available from BuzzFlash.Com. Your Purchase of a BuzzFlash Premium is What Makes Us Buzz!
Dead Wrong! After supporting George Bush's war, The New Republic finally asks, “Were We Wrong?” 7/7
President of Midwest Theater Company Refuses to Screen Michael Moore Documentary 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' Claims It Incites Terrorism. This Pro-Bush-At-All Costs Guy is the Kind of Anti-Democracy Nudnik Republican We are Dealing With!
Fifteen Iraqi Family Members Die in U.S. Bomb Raid 7/7
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Paid Sick Days Dwindle 7/7
At the Court, Inflating the White House's Power 7/7
You've Got Mail (and Court Says Others Can Read It) 7/7
Govt. knew of indictment against Reliant Energy but awarded contract anyway 7/7
Read or Listen to the Full Honor Roll of the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrites of the Week! Or Listen to Them! More Than 35 to Choose From. Pick Your Favorite. We Know It's Hard! So Many Republican Hypocrites, So Little Time.
Why is Road Runner Censoring BuzzFlash's Subscriber Reader Initiated, Anti-Spam Two-Step Registration, E-mail Alert? Good Question.
McCain Praises Edwards - A BuzzFlash News Analysis
An average working person voting for Bush is not unlike a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.
Shaw's actions are the latest to raise concerns that senior Republican officials working in Washington and Iraq have used the rebuilding effort in Iraq to reward associates and political allies.
Cheney Lies and Lied about Saddam-Al Qaeda Connection. 9/11 Panel: Cheney Has Same Info We Have and There's No Connection. 7/7
Four U.S. Marines were killed by guerrillas in the Sunni Muslim heartlands west of Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Wednesday. 7/7
From the archives: Was Cheney Bush's Second Choice After McCain Rebuffed Him for Running as VP in 2000? Sure Looks Like It. 7/7
Bush-Appointed Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Fired FBI Translator WITHOUT HEARING HER SIDE OF CASE 7/7
E.J. Dionne: Why the Bush Cartel Fears the Choice of Edwards as V.P.
Blasphemy! Republicans are Kicking God Out of Virginia! by The Angry Liberal
"Go F*** Yourself, Dick Cheney." Now, We Feel Better! -- A BuzzFlash Editorial
Don't Block BuzzFlash.com -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
"Basically, The Republicans Conduct Business in a Dishonest Way." And they are Demagogues to Boot. -- A BuzzFlash Editorial
Maureen Farrell: The Founding Fathers Meet George Bush
THE LIGHTER SIDE:
This Week's Top Ten Conservative Idiots 7/6
NY Post Mistake and Cover on Kerry Pick 7/7
Skewpoint: Cheney Calls Edwards, Tells Him To F**k Off 7/7
One Two Many Hot Dogs for Clarence 7/8
Pablo on Politics 7/6
Pet President: October Surprise 7/7
Laura Bush: Jesus Hates Science 7/6
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