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Newly obtained military records of one of Sen. John F. Kerry's most vocal critics, who has accused the Democratic presidential candidate of lying about his wartime record to win medals, contradict his own version of events as in lying. 8/19
In a dramatic departure from the Bush administration, Nebraska Republican Rep. Doug Bereuter says he now believes the U.S. military assault on Iraq was unjustified. 8/19
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Another Stalinesque Bush Appearance."Bush campaign staffers tore up the 55-year-old social studies teacher's ticket and refused her admission because she sported a small sticker on her blouse that touted the Democratic ticket." In Michigan. 8/19
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Kerry Decries Bush Plan to Redeploy Troops 8/19
Female Bush Brown Shirt Member Tries to Silence Constitutionally Guaranteed Dissent in Portland 8/19
Bush On the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President, by Justin A. Frank, M.D. Now Available from BuzzFlash.com.
Bush's 9/11 Silence, A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
The Bush Cartel Learned from "Wag the Dog." The Classic DVD is Now Available from BuzzFlash. Learn Bush's Game Plan from a Hollywood Film!
What Would Jefferson Do? A Return to Democracy by Thom Hartmann
Minutes of Silence That Should Live in Infamy: As Americans Leapt to Their Deaths from the WTC, Bush Sat Cluelessly in a Florida Classroom, Endangering the Lives of the Children Around Him, Until His Handlers Could Figure Out What to Do With Him
Letters from Ethan - Mr. Bush, "Harming Our Country and Our People"?
Crying Wolf in the War Against Terror; The feds face a STUNNING BLOW TO CREDIBILITY by releasing a long-jailed U.S. citizen. 8/19
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.
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq: 946 8/19
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Maureen Dowd: "The president who promised a humble foreign policy ended up with a foreign policy inflated by hubris - which is, after all, a Greek idea." 8/19
Bush Campaign Short Sheets Kerry on Vital National Security Briefings. Despicable. These Guys are Total Un-American Thugs. 8/19
Sidney Blumenthal: Neurotic control lies at the heart of the Republican campaign 8/19
GunGuys.com: Where Everyone's a Straight Shooter 8/19
Delegate: Al-Sadr Agrees to Withdraw 8/19
This year’s general election campaign is taking on the trademark stamp of every Bush national campaign since 1988: attack politics that tear down the Bush opponent while a compliant Washington press corps is asleep at the wheel.
Jefferson City — Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader failed to provide enough valid signatures to earn a spot on Missouri's November ballot, the secretary of state's office said this afternoon. Ralph, Nobody Likes a Spoiler. 8/19
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Bush "Party Down" Twins to See Gay Vows? 8/19
NYT on the Swift Liars for Bush 8/19
"Wag the Dog," A Review by The Film Fan Man
Soldier with Kerry in '68 says he earned first medal 8/19
How U.S. Fares in Iraq May Sway Swing Voters 8/19
Private Guns, Public Health: Why Gun Violence is a Public Health Problem and What to Do About It
David Broder: Election Extension 8/19
The August 18th World Media Watch by Gloria Lalumia
"Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War" Get This DVD!
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Journalist killed in Fallujah; He had filmed "a house destroyed by U.S. warplanes" and then was killed "in unexplained circumstances" 8/19
A Look at U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq: 943 8/18
Bush Cancels Funding for Important Weather Satellite Program, A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
David Corn: Media Lessons 8/19
Falwell opening his own law school 8/19
Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush by Jim Hightower
Bush's Stem Cell Problem - BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Steve Bradenton
MoveOn.Org Rebuts the Sh** Mouth Liars with An Ad That Features Bush's Avoidance of Service in Vietnam. Kerry Condemned the Ad. You Didn't Need to John. The MoveOn.Org is True. The Bush Surrogate Ads are Lies. That's the Difference. 8/19
Steadfast in Defiance, Cleric Gains Stature With Iraq Masses 8/19
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IL Gov. Blagojevich, Rep. Emanuel say Rx imports are safe 8/19
The Progress Report: Ask the White House; Bush Misfires 8/19
Unlike Bush, Kerry set to meet with undecided voters during visit 8/19
Citizens For Honest Fighter Pilots May Have Answer To AWOL Questions. The Fourth Article in an Ongoing Series.
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Group of unions sues Florida over provisional ballot law 8/19
The Tide Is Biased, Part 2: Justifying the Lie 8/19
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Report Shows Bush Ignoring Chemical Security 8/19
Financial Firms Hasten Their Move to Outsourcing 8/19
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Bush, Cheney, Ashcroft --- And More Let Other Young Men Die for Them in Vietnam. That's the Swift Boat REAL Truth. Buy Your GOP Chickenhawk Cards Now.
The Ghosts of Penn Station: As the Republican National Convention nears, street people have started to disappear 8/19
U.S. and British Casualty Count. Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died -- And Continue Dying.
Report: Bush Fails N.Y., Site of Republican Meet 8/19
With Storm Gone, Floridians Are Hit With Price Gouging 8/19
Robert Reich: Who Pays And How 8/19
Top Blair Aide: Iraq War "May be a Total Waste." Just Like Bush's Presidency. 8/19
Lee Hearing Ends With 6 Journos Awaiting Judge's Decision Later This Week 8/19
Why Can't Ex-Felons Vote? 8/19
Key Evidence Cast in Doubt on a Claim of Terrorism 8/19
Penguin Group Thinks We Need More Lying Right-Wing Authors; Hired Editors 8/19
TomDispatch: What do we call the enemy? Part II of his series on Iraq. 8/19
So far, Halliburton has been paid more than $4.3 billion under its logistics contract in Iraq. 8/19
Info on car safety off-limits to public; U.S. rule keeps data secret at request of companies, lobbyists 8/19
Here it Comes: Iran a Nuclear Threat, U.S. Says 8/19
Mixed Signals On Iraq Standoff 8/19
How I Came to Write "What Would Jefferson Do?" by Thom Hartmann
Gene Lyons: Playing not to lose 8/19
You, Too, Could Be A Suspected Terrorist 8/19
Oil Hits Another Record After U.S. Economic News 8/19
"Which campaign is serious about addressing the critical issues facing our nation? Which campaign is being run by 12-year-olds?" 8/19
Bloomberg says Free Speech a "privilege," not a right. Perhaps we should exercise our 'privilege' and tell him what he can do with his opinion. 8/19
Covering the "Caged Hamster"; Media's picture of Kerry based on RNC distortions 8/19
Bush Blocking Safe Chemical Alternatives at Vulnerable Power Plants 8/19
Military spending nears $1 trillion. That's a lot of school lunches and healthcare. Too bad they waste it on killing people. 8/19
FL Dept. of Law Enforcement probe under scrutiny; Democrats question motives 8/19
It's not always easy to see the big picture 8/19
U.S. Troops Training for Iraq in Israel -Paper 8/19
Did W show 'reckless disregard' for our health after 9/11? 8/19
King George in La Crosse 8/18
New Eyewitness to Kerry's Vietnam Tour: "I saw a nice, quiet guy who knew he was in command and didn't flaunt it. He could make a decision, and he made the right one because we got out of there alive. That's all I can tell you." 8/18
Racists Behind The Swift Boat Book? 8/18
Losing America: Confronting a Reckless and Arrogant Presidency, by Senator Robert C. Byrd. Now Available for BuzzFlash.com.
Garrison Keillor Gets to the Soul of the Democratic Party in "Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts From the Heart of America."
Democrats in Congress Want the White House to Stop Using the FBI to Put a Chill on First Amendment Rights 8/18
Bush's "Popular Uprising" -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
Less than two weeks before the Republican National Convention convenes in Manhattan, a group of congressional Democrats from New York on Tuesday charged that the Bush administration exploits the 9/11 attacks for political gain. 8/18
For Bush, the Coward, All Crowds are Cleansed of Dissenters, While Kerry Quips, "That's all right. Let 'em chant, ladies and gentlemen," Kerry said, as his supporters began to drown out the Bush fans, "because they've only got three more months to chant."
Maureen Farrell -- Conventional Facades: Why the Republicans Have to Hide their Agenda
Paul Krugman: Saving the Vote 8/18
Thom Hartmann: Cheney Speaks to the Reptile Brain 8/18
No TFRs (temp flight restrictions) for Kerry campaign; He doesn't want any. 8/18
NYT Must be Reading the Buzz: "The knock on the door from government investigators asking about political activities is the stuff of totalitarian regimes." 8/18
David Corn: Let Alan Keyes Speak! (at the GOP Convention) 8/18
Soldier Sues U.S. Military Over Extended Service 8/18
From the Archives: Goss, in 2003, Didn't Think National Security Violation of Plame Link Worthy of His Committee's Investigation in the House. Any Wonder Bush Appointed Him to Head the CIA? 8/17
Check out NotSoSwiftVets.com 8/18
Republicans for Kerry in Suburban Philly 8/18
Black Waller County, TX leaders file civil rights suit against white county leaders and Gov. Rick "Goodhair" Perry 8/18
Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Now Available from BuzzFlash.com. Support the New Media.
Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson Still Uninvited to Repug Convention. Gotta Keep the Scary GOP at Arm's Length So as Not to Frighten the Citizens. 8/18
Battleground Rout: Kerry Carries America 8/18
From the Archives: Bush Bio on Web Inflates Guard Service 8/18
The Joker's Wild Playing Cards (Oversized) from Greg Palast, with Illustrations by Robert Grossman
Nader on the Ropes in Oregon? 8/19
E.J. Dionne, Jr.: A Test of Toughness 8/18
Ghosts of Hatred Haunt the GOP 8/18
Sen. John Kerry has recognized that the lesson of Sept. 11 is that the U.S. need for allies is going up, not down. He has pledged to make the reinvigoration of U.S. alliances a foreign policy priority. 8/18
Reposted: The AWOL Report 8/18
Will Corzine Run for New Jersey Governor? 8/18
2004 Campaign Edition "Unprecedented": The 2000 Presidential Election" DVD
Will The Real Flip-Flopper Please Stand Up! -- A BuzzFlash Guest Contribution from Ayesha F. Nariman
Cat Sees More Battle than President Gomer -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution from One Citizen
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Keyes likens abortion to terrorism. The remarks came as Keyes was explaining why three months ago he said that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were a "warning" from God to "wake up" and stop "the evil" of abortion. 8/18
'NY Times' Gets 2 More Subpoenas in Plame Case 8/18
Will Violent Protest in New York Help Bush in November? 8/18
Is Our Media Covering its Errors or Covering Them Up? 8/18
Bruce Springsteen Is Rising To Change America 8/18
NYT and Media Attorneys Worried About Wen Ho Lee Hearing 8/18
Afghan vote threatens Bush's credibility (not that he had any); Administration needs success to back claim of spreading democracy 8/18
Not Enough Sunshine in the Sunshine State 8/18
Help Get MoveOn Ad on the Air 8/18
C.I.A. Officer Denounces Agency and Sept. 11 Report 8/18
America's Wartime Leaders Used Sensitivity to their Advantage. Must read closing paragraph. 8/18
Bush Lied and Our Soldiers Died. A BuzzFlash List of Casualty Resources.
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Jim Crow is alive and well; Recent events show voter suppression and intimidation survived the Voting Rights Act 8/18
Bush's tax-cut policies put economy in the tank 8/18
Bush's faith-based changes scrutinized; He has made changes without Congress' OK 8/18
Repost: Kerry earned Nam medals, says Ex-Navy chief and Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. John Warner 8/18
Paul Krassner: Woodstock 35 Years Later 8/18
Poll: Jewish Voters as Democratic as in 2000 8/18
Tex! George Bush and the Fine Art of Character Assassination 8/18
FBI Tracks Potential GOP Protesters
Dear Bush Beat . . .Goss and Bush suck, you suck, Ridge sucks, etc. 8/18
Racist and Need a Date? Dating the White Way 8/18
Thieves plunder in Charley's aftermath 8/18
Appeals court rejects Ashcroft's fight against assisted suicide 8/18
New York City Lowering Its Sights for a Convention Boom 8/18
Plan would split Colorado's electoral votes 8/18
Najaf Fighting Intensifies Amid Peace (or lack thereof) Push 8/18
David Hackworth: Once More a Nation Divided 8/18
New York Vs. the Protesters: City Must Balance Freedom, Security 8/18
God Made Him Become a Hypocrite, Alan Keyes Tells the Media. The 4-Time Loser from Maryland is Dishonored as the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week, As He Commutes to Run for the Senate in Illinois. (Read or Listen!)
Hindsight -- BuzzFlash Editorial Cartoon by Kirk Anderson
Even the Lapdog Press Corps is Exposing the Potemkin Village of the Bush House of Illusion
Citizens for Honest Fighter Pilots Ask Bush To Get Honest: Part III
Citizens for Honest Fighter Pilots Ask Bush To Get Honest
Quotes and Opinions From Vets Who Served With Bush -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution from the Citizens for Honest Fighter Pilots
Iraqi officers threaten reporters 8/18
Is Our Commander-in-Chief a Deserter? You Decide! -- A BuzzFlash Reader Contribution
Voters Grow Increasingly Skeptical of Iraq War 8/18
Venezuelans give Chavez landslide win 8/17
Iraq Prepares Assault on Najaf, Gives Rebels Hours 8/18
Daniel Pearl's Family Protests Cheney's Sleazy use of his death to mock Kerry! 8/18
Molly Ivins Tells BuzzFlash.Com Who Let the Dogs In!
Remember You Can Read AND Listen to the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrites of the Week. Well Worth Listening to!
Citizens For Honest Fighter Pilots Call On Bush To Explain His Military Record
"The Silence of the Songs," Episode 18 of The Last Chance Democracy Café, Episode 17: The Road to Hell by BuzzFlash Columnist Steven C. Day
BuzzFlash Interviews Paul Krugman, Witness to the Great Unraveling of America
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Pee Wee Bush's Big Re-Election Adventure 8/17
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Bush Inspires A New Generation of Existentialists 8/19
The Dubya Chronicles 8/16
It's a Lie. A Flash. 8/16
These Are Ironic Times 8/17
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