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Rep. Corrine Brown Censured by U.S. Congress For Saying 2000 Election Was Stolen; Serious Free Speech Issue 7/16
Saddam Returns to Power; Only the name has changed. Iyad Allawi, Iraqi Prime Minister, Allegedly Personally Executed Six Suspected Insurgents 7/16
Bush Cartel Theft of the Election 2004 Update: Civil rights panel says Jeb Bush 2004 disenfranchisement of voters was deliberate 7/16
The White House and the CIA have refused to give the Senate Intelligence Committee a one-page summary of prewar intelligence on Iraq prepared for President Bush. 7/16
Martha Stewart Gets 5 Months in Prison for Lying about a Stock Trade; George W. Bush Did Same Thing at Harken, Gets to Be President. Where's the Justice? 7/16
Joe Wilson Once Again Under Character Assassination Attack by the GOP Junk Yard Dogs: His Response 7/17
SEE THIS FILM IN THE BIG APPLE! NY Opening of "Orwell Rolls in his Grave"; July 23rd @ The Angelika Film Center
Senate and House Democratic Leaders Call for Pre-Election Investigation 7/16
Arnold the Gropinator and Rudi the Adulterer to be Featured as GOP "Family Values" Convention Speakers 7/16
'NY Times' Admits 'Mistakes' in Iraq War Editorials 7/17
Hidden Angle. How Lazy Journalists Regurgitate Republican Vomit for Unsuspecting Citizens 7/17
NYT Editorial Page APOLOGIZES for Engaging in "Groupthink" in Supporting Claims of the Bush Cartel About the Iraq War. A Milestone or a Forced Confession? 7/17
Jon Stewart on Talking Points: "They're True Because They're Said A Lot" -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
John Kerry Addresses NAACP, "the country's oldest and largest civil rights group." Bush Acts Like a Baby, Avoids Group Because Somebody Said Something Mean About Him. 7/16
Did Larry King Bow to White House Pressure and NOT Interview Michael Moore? 7/16
Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing is Turning America into a One-Party State by Sheldon Rampton & John Stauber
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The July 16th World Media Watch by Gloria Lalumia
Queen - BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Thomas Burns
Mark Morford: Why Hookers Love Republicans; At the GOP Convention, where scores of sex pros gear up to party with "moral" conservatives 7/16
Matt Dredge - BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Steve Bradenton
Must See! Mark Fiore: Minister of Fear 7/16
UK policy on Aids leaves US isolated 7/17
As Expected, Am. Fed. of Teachers Backs John Kerry Bid 7/17
Bishops' Attack on Pols Harms All U.S. Women 7/17
Vote to Impeach Ad in NYT (PDF) 7/17
A Conversation With President Bill Clinton on Race in America Today 7/17
The Joker's Wild Playing Cards (Oversized) from Greg Palast, with Illustrations by Robert Grossman
Former HBS Prof Blasts Bush; Business scholar says president was 'shallow,' 'flippant' in 1970s class 7/17
Return of the Sixteen Words 7/17
Geov Parrish: Falling through the cracks; How I lost $20,000 as an insured patient in our nation's health system 7/17
Victory in 2004--and Beyond 7/17, by Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage 7/17
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Citing Falwell's Endorsement of Bush, Group Challenges His Tax-Exempt Status 7/17
Jim Hightower: Missing the train; BushCo trying to Gut funding for Mass Transit 7/17
Uncle Sam Mothballs Screening Program 7/17
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
Where were the whistleblowers? Did the White House put undue pressure on intelligence analysts in the run-up to the Iraq war? 7/17
Whoopi slams GOP; Calls outrage over Prez bashing 'a little fake' 7/17
Undecided Voters Likely to Break For Kerry 7/17
Bob Herbert: Bush's Not-So-Big Tent 7/17
Ex-President Bush sent Lay supportive message 7/17
E.J. Dionne, Jr.: Bush's 3-by-5 attack; Like his daddy vs. the Duke, Bush will hit Kerry with one notecard full of well-chosen zingers 7/17
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.
AP Seeks Release of Bush Military Records 7/17
Arab-Americans turn against the president 7/17
Heinz Kerry raps Bush on Hutch visit 7/17
Pro-GOP Groups Outpaced In Funds 7/17
The BuzzFlash Interview with Robert Kane Pappas, Director and Producer of "Orwell Rolls in His Grave"
Fla. Lawmaker Says 2000 Election 'Stolen' 7/17
Another IL GOP Senate Candidate Bites the Dust: Memo Rips GOP Hopeful for 'Lewd' Actions 7/17
Selection of Edwards Puts Key Areas in Contention 7/17
"Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War" Get This DVD!
Chalmers Johnson: Sailing Toward a Storm in China; U.S. maneuvers could spark a war. 7/17
‘Ashcrofted’ anyone? Dictionary imagines future in liberal terms 7/17
Now here's a class act: Will anyone threaten to boycott Dennis Miller's show over this performance, a la Whoopi Goldberg and Slim-Fast -- or with ratings as low as his, is there just no point? 7/17
Senior Sunni cleric calls for holy war against US forces in Iraq 7/17
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Why Journalists Help Governments Lie 7/17
In Fact, Kerry Strong With Blacks 7/17
Despicable. U.S. Won't Turn Over Data for Iraq Audits. Gee, What Do You Think Bush is Hiding? Corruption? Cronyism? Just Asking. 7/17
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Florida Faces Vote Chaos in 2004, Commission Hears 7/17
On the trail of Bush's missing past 7/17
Repost: Trust, Don't Verify; Bush's incredible definition of credibility. 7/17
Movie Trailer for Orwell Rolls in His Grave
Eric Alterman: Fox Outfoxes Itself 7/17
Republicans invited to anti-Bush movie; Theater operator will pay for their tickets 7/17
Kerry Accepts Debate Schedule 7/17
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White House Misleads On Bush's Military Records 7/17
Curbing GOP's iron rule in Congress 7/17
The Progress Report: Bush Backs Away From NAACP; Who Is Rupert Murdoch?; Congress Fills Bush Void on Saudi Arabia 7/17
Audit finds U.S. lax on control of oil money 7/17
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U.S. and British Casualty Count. Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died -- And Continue Dying.
Master of the Game: Bill Clinton sounds off on the current state of politics 7/17
Congress Daily censors anti-Cheney ad 7/17
Senate OKs $12B Tobacco Buyout, Regulation 7/17
Both Parties Homing In on the Expatriate Vote 7/17
Doonesbury Goes to War; Garry Trudeau talks about Iraq, the coming election and his old classmate George W. Bush 7/17
June Business Activity Showed Signs of Stalling 7/17
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"The future of the republic is threatened from within. Fueled by prejudice and a single-minded pursuit of power, a demagogue warped by alcohol occupies the White House." 7/16
Oklahoma Hopeful for GOP Senate Nomination (and a Former Congressman) Says, "I favor the death penalty for abortionists and other people who take life." 7/16
The real flip-flopper: The list of Bush's major policy U-turns is as audacious as it is long, by Arianna Huffington 7/16
Florida must help felons restore rights, says 1st District Court of Appeal 7/16
More cases of possible mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners have come to Congress' attention and need investigation by the Pentagon 7/16
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Paul Krugman: Medical Class Warfare 7/16
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Elizabeth Edwards Can Relate 7/16
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Kerry Asks Hillary to Introduce Bill
Matt Drudge, a Gay Who Backs the Gay Bashers, Part II of a Two-Part BuzzFlash Editorial
New GOP gay-ban tactics explored by radical republicans in the Houses
That Wacky Newt is Back, as a High-Tech Post-Terrorist-Attack Guru! You Can't Keep a Bad Man Down! 7/16
Iraq Blast Kills 10; Headless Body Found 7/16
Constitutional Crises -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
Ray McGovern: Iraq: An Intelligence Debacle...and Worse
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U.S. Treasury says likely to hit debt limit in Oct 7/16
Things you have to believe to be a Republican today -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
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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!
BuzzFlash Columnist Maureen Farrell: Liberty, Vigilance and the Writing on the Wall. Will the GOP Call Off the 2004 Election to Maintain One-Party Power in America?
Bush Must Go: The Top Ten Reasons Why George Bush Doesn't Deserve a Second Term, by Bill Press
Whopper of the Day: Bush and Lay Have Same Lawyer 7/15
"It's Not Funny" the New Comedy CD From Very Funny David Cross, BuzzFlash Fan
Iraq Trades Saddam's Secret Police for Another One, Sponsored and Trained by the Bush Cartel 7/16
Edwards can help Kerry win out-of-luck voters 7/16
The Media Masking of a Deserter 7/16
Private Guns, Public Health: Why Gun Violence is a Public Health Problem and What to Do About It
Did the Bush administration allow a network of right-wing Republicans to foment a violent coup in Haiti? 7/16
Thomas Frank on the Failure of Liberalism 7/16
Draft Jenna and Barbara 7/16
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Here's Where You Can See the Documentary "The Hunting of the President" in the Coming Months. Highly Recommended Insight Into the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy That Tried to Frame a Sitting President and Remove Him from Office.
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New Evidence : Bush Misleads on Prison Abuse Scandal 7/16
Now That You Mention It, I Guess [the Iraq War] Wasn't Such a Good Idea 7/16
The case of the missing Bush documents; Records covering the president's crucial missing months in the Texas Air National Guard were "accidentally" destroyed. But he could still clear his name if he chose to. 7/16
Fire Marriage Amendment Supporters; Elect A New Generation of Progressive Leaders to the U.S. House 7/16
Charges Against FEMA Employees Dropped; "A Texas couple is headed home after proving Americans have the right to say what they want, when they want, even during a Presidential visit." 7/16
If you didn't think outing was fair, read this 7/16
Wholesale Prices, Industry Production Drop 7/16
Profits Before People. Top Bush Administration Member on HIV-AIDS Policy Also Heads Drug Industry Front Group Opposing Generics 7/16
Another egg on face of IL GOP 7/16
Ex-Niger premier denies Iraq link; Niger's former prime minister has said that Iraq did not try to buy uranium, contradicting claims made in the build-up to the invasion of Iraq. 7/16
Cheney says he's staying on GOP ticket. He Has To -- If He Removed His Hand, Bush's Mouth Would Stop Moving. 7/16
Many of the "independent watchdogs" in charge of overseeing Iraq expenditures are anything but. 7/16
Edwards thanks Iowans during rally in D.M. 7/16
U.S. works to sustain Iraq coalition. Four nations have left; 4 more poised to depart 7/16
Prospect of a New Military Draft Drawing More Attention, Concern 7/16
Jimmy Breslin: As the list [of soldiers killing in Iraq and Afghanistan] grows, Bush is unmoved 7/16
US Senate Investigators Probe Riggs Bank; "report says Riggs Bank helped former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet hide money from authorities while he was under house arrest." 7/16
Sidney Blumenthal, Learn the code: The Senate's report is very revealing about Bush and his apostles - but the clues are buried deep 7/16
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.
Bush's Failed War on Terror: A Threatened Afghanistan 7/16
Barbara Ehrenreich: All Together Now. "This nation was not founded by habitual groupthinkers. But it stands a fair chance of being destroyed by them" 7/16
The People's Dreams vs. Wal-Mart's Schemes 7/16
Conventioneering.com; Will Political Convention Bloggers "lace the proceedings with fresh insight and even some Menckenian impertinence"? 7/16
The US government (i.e., the Bush Cartel) came under scathing attack from senior members of the medical establishment yesterday for blocking scientists from attending the International AIDS conference which opened in Bangkok.
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"
NY Police Give Demonstrators Take-it-or-Sue Option on Protest Site Four Blocks from Republican Convention. Protest Organizers "Blindsided." 7/16
The Bush-Riggs Connection. Riggs was Fined $25 Million for Money-Laundering for Saudis, Now Senate Investigating Riggs Hiding Money for Pinochet. 7/16
Background on the Extraordinary Documentary, "Orwell Rolls In His Grave"
A cloud over civilisation: Corporate power is the driving force behind US foreign policy - and the slaughter in Iraq 7/16
Election Protection 2004; Responding to the 2000 Wake-Up Call in 2004 and Beyond 7/16
Trespass charges dropped against Bush protesters 7/16
Repost: Canceling the Election: Don't Even Think About It 7/16
Arianna Huffington: George W. Bush: Presidential or Pathological? 7/16
Pentagon Uses Fear of Terrorism to Shut Down Daycare Center 7/16
Moore welcome in Sarnia, Ontario 7/16
Bank of America Profit Up Almost 41 Percent Following Merger with FleetBoston. Don't Forget the Bank One/J.P. Morgan Merger will Cause 10,000 Layoffs. 7/16
The Progress Report: More Proof They Knew; Fox Distorts, Fox Connives; and Underhanded Overtime 7/16
George Bush and the power of amae..... 7/16
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Racism at root of Sudan's Darfur crisis 7/16
War and Peace: A Soldier’s Story; National Guardsman Jason Moon spoke against the Iraq war before serving in it. 7/16
"The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy" -- Thom Hartmann's "Independent Thinker" Book of the Month
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The Successes of President George Bush -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
Powell's Speech Flawed Before and After Changes 7/15
FOX News Memo to Staffers on Bush: "His political courage and tactical cunning ar[e] [wo]rth noting in our reporting through the day" 7/15
Right Now, BuzzFlash is the Exclusive Distributor of the Remarkable and Chilling Documentary, "Orwell Rolls in His Grave." The Story About the Media That the Media Won't Report.
Militant Not Seen As Senior al-Qaida Aide 7/15
BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Kirk Anderson
Matt Drudge, a Gay Who Backs the Gay Bashers
Part 2 of the BuzzFlash Interview with Robert Kane Pappas, Director of "Orwell Rolls in His Grave"
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Mike Lane: Stamp of approval 7/17
Karl Rove's Secret "Plan B" Turns Up In Nevada Massage Parlor 7/16
Amendment Would Outlaw Heterosexual Marriage 7/16
These Are Ironic Times 7/16
GOP Survivor: We Have a Winner! 7/16
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