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Justice Department Releases Video of Five "Suspected" Al-Qaida Members. BuzzFlash Thinks It's An Attempt to Distract Everyone from Bush's Enron Problem. Can Someone Say, "Wag the Al-Qaida?" Johnny Boy, Where are Osama, Mullah Omar and the Anthrax Killer?		Archived 01/18/02 8:08am
"Bush's penchant for secrets shows a troubling disregard for accountability in government, " Editorializes the PRO-GOP Chicago Tribune


The Real Enron Scandal, by Daniel Schorr 1/18 Top Secret, Just Whose Government is It Anyway? Does it Belong to the People of America or to the Royalist Bush Family? 1/18 BUZZFLASH HOOT OF THE DAY: Enron Fires Andersen, "We're very concerned about the accounting advice we got." 1/18 SUPPORT BUZZFLASH, THE UnDRUDGE REPORT, NOW AND GET A BOOK! IT'S US OR RUSH! Get News Fast! Sign up for BuzzFlash Alerts, the fastest and easiest way to keep abreast of breaking news and commentary (see bottom of the right column). Click here for the latest alert. "The truth is that key institutions that underpin our economic system have been corrupted," by Paul Krugman 1/18 A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL - Can The "National Review" Transform Itself Into A "New Age" Right Wing Media Publication? Which Is To Say, Can It Master The Art Of Fiction Writing? 1/18 Enron: Too Serious for a Scandal 1/18 We Can't Restrain Ourselves Anymore: Ari, Just Stuff It You Liar! 1/18 Campaign Finance: Still Rotten After All These Years 1/18 IT'S TIME TO SAY IT: CHENEY'S DISAPPEARING ACT IS TRULY BIZARRE. WHEN WILL THE POOHBAH PUNDITS DEMAND THE REAL STORY WHY HE'S BEING KEPT IN THE CLOSET. 1/17 Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's fund-raising stop on Thursday at the home of a former president of energy trading giant Enron Corp. was criticized by state Democrats as a ``lapse of judgement.'' 1/18 The January 17th BuzzFlash Mailbag: Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, and All-American Bomb Suspect Reid Called Terror Scout 1/18 "But the Republicans, never troubled by egalitarian scruples, are united in the idea that the best way to run the economy is to tax the poor and give it to the rich." 1/18 Red Cross Arrives at Cuban Prison 1/18 BuzzFlash Presents "The Angry Liberal" - Ted Kennedy Throws Down the Gauntlet! Who Gave Chris Matthews a Whack on the Head? This Column Actually Makes Sense! 1/18 Former Enron President (Left Enron in 1996) Hosts Fundraiser for Jeb Bush 1/18 Key Enron Dates (Go to Bottom of Article) 1/18 Has Power Deregulation Shorted Out? 1/18 Okay, What are the Teamsters Getting out of this Deal? 1/18 "The Bush administration abruptly withdrew plans Thursday to broadly reorganize U.S. antitrust enforcement, amid strong opposition from some lawmakers and parts of the Federal Trade Commission." 1/18 LEARN MORE ABOUT THE U.S GERM WARFARE PROGRAM. Contribute to BuzzFlash.com and receive the #1 Bestseller: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War: Germs. In total disregard toward the poor, by Molly Ivins 1/18 Bin Laden's Brother (1 of 53 siblings) Moves Forward With "Binladen" Clothing Line; Not Worried About Osama Tainting Name. 1/18 Kenneth Lay Puts His FOUR Aspen Properties up for Sale 1/18 Jeff Skilling Did Business Bush Family Style 1/18 "S.C. House Republicans admitted Monday they used a secret "black dot" computer program during redistricting to show where black voters live, but denied using it to discriminate." 1/18 The Accidental Terrorist 1/18 Enron Explored a Deal to Offer Sex Videos 1/18 Despite The Bush/Cheney Fossil Fuel-Based Energy Plan, There Are Still Folks Who Want To "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rethink" 1/18 Putting fact behind the hopes: All isn't so cozy after Sept. 11 1/18 SEVEN PROTESTERS ARRESTED ON STEPS OF U.S. SUPREME COURT 1/18 Fall on Your Sword, Joe 1/18 Canada becoming land of hope for immigrants 1/18 Ted Kennedy Calls for Delay in Tax Cuts 1/17 Guantanamo Could Be Where America and Europe Part Company 1/18 Lead Justice in Enron Probe Refuses to Step Aside 1/17 Legislators Rush to Dump Enron Money 1/18 WSJ's John Fund, Who "Eagerly Denounced Clinton in Editorials" During the Monica Fiasco, Now Has His Owned Taped Scandal To Deal With. 1/18 Welfare Rolls Grew in City Late Last Year 1/18 HMOs Say Medicare Pay Not Enough. Because We All Know, It's Not About Providing Healthcare, It's About All Profits and More Profits. 1/18 Andersen Was Suspicious of Enron's Accounting As Far Back As February 2001 1/18 The Real Enron Scandal 1/18 President Bush's problem-plagued missile-defense initiative promises to dramatically shift the balance of power between the technology community and the federal government. 1/18 Despicable! Cross Burned in Tennessee Mayor's Front Yard. Feds Investigating as "Possible Hate Crime." Possible? How Many People Burn Crosses In Front Yards as a Sign of Love? 1/18 Why media mergers matter 1/18		"President Bush has nominated an expert as chairperson to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, but the appointee’s expertise appears to be in fields unrelated to federal labor-management relations." 1/18 JUDICIAL WATCH LAWSUITS AGAINST BUSH ADMINISTRATION SEEK ALL CONTACTS BETWEEN BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND ENRON 1/18 Democrats: Luggage Checks Fall Short 1/18 On Defensive, General Says Prisoners Get Mats, Even Bagels. Bagels? 1/18 America's Shooting Gallery: Bid to limit State House guns pulled 1/18 U.S. Eyes Shift in Colombia Policy: Greater Aid for War Against Leftist Guerrillas Sought 1/18 Bush Antitrust Overhaul Collapses 1/18 A council of Clones, Bush's "Bioethics Panel" 1/18 War on bin Laden -- or Unions? 1/18 Oops. I Guess That Crack Bush Anthrax Cleanup Team Just Ain't What it Used to Be: Hart Building to Remain Closed -- For Now. 1/18 BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY: David and Goliath -- National Public Radio and Bill O'Reilly's "No Spin Zone" 1/17 It's all Bill Clinton's fault by Gene Lyons 1/17 Cheney to Emerge from Hiding to Raise Money for Right Wing California Congressman 1/18 Former Lawyer for Clinton's 1992 Campaign and Acting Asst. Atty. Gen under Reno Was Dean of Appalachian Law School Who Was Shot and Killed Today. America's Shooting Gallery: Three killed in Virginia law school shooting 1/17 World Trade Center Steel Being Sold for Recycling 1/18 Statement by Janet Reno regarding the shooting at the Appalachian School of Law today 1/17 Six Israelis Slain by Palestinian Gunman 1/18 Enron Avoided Income Taxes in 4 of 5 Years Saudis May Seek U.S. Exit 1/18 DNA Frees 100th Inmate as Advocates Call for Movement to Reform Criminal Justice System 1/18 Bushido, the Way of Oil 1/18 Houston Job Growth Lowest in Decade? 1/18 Hey,Teamsters, You Should Read this About the Arctic Refuge. But the Deal You're Probably Cutting with Bush Incorporated is Not About Jobs, Is It? 1/18 "The Enron bankruptcy investigation has increased pressure on the Bush White House to release records of the task force that drafted its energy policy last year" 1/17 Florida's last-minute Enron stock buys probed 1/17 Another Theory on Enron's Collapse 1/18 Former president of Enron to host fund-raiser for Gov. Bush 1/17 THEY HAVE NO SHAME: Grand Hypocrisy Party Front Group Runs Ads Blaming Daschle for Deficits 1/17 "and Enron, the energy trading group forced to sack its finance director this week, would be given $254m," as reported on 10/16/2001. When were those Enron calls to the White House? Hmmm. 1/17 Andersen Was Warned of Enron Financial Woes in August 1/17 The End of Enronomics? Are You Kidding? George is Still Trying to Impose an Enronomic Economic Disaster on the Entire Nation 1/17 Harvey Pitt, How do You Spell R-E-C-U-S-A-L? 1/17 Faith-Based Legislation Gets Second Wind, Separation of Church and State Gets The Cold Shoulder. 1/17 Papa Bush and the Clan Keep Making Wads of Money Off of the Carlyle Group 1/18 Will Bush Incorporated Sell Naming Rights to the White House to a Corporation? Or Should We Just Call It the House of Greed? 1/18 This Article May Make You Become a Vegetarian 1/17 THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SEC SHOULD RECUSE HIMSELF FROM ENRON PROBE "When Senator Phil Gramm and his wife Wendy danced, it was most often to Enron's tune," By Bob Herbert 1/17 Watch Out: the Justice Department to Get Enhanced Anti-Trust Authority Over Media 1/17 Teacher's Federation Sues Enron and Andersen To Protect Retirement Funds 1/17 Campaign Finance Bill Closer to Vote in House 1/17 Hey, Mike Bloomberg, Do You Want to Buy a BuzzFlash T-Shirt? Only 25 Bucks? 1/17 Fired Enron Auditor Cooperating 1/17 U.N. Officials Press White House to Free Family-Planning Money 1/17 Supreme Court Makes Wrong Judgment on ADA 1/17 Fired Auditor Blames the Home Office of Andersen 1/17 Most Texas politicians to keep Enron money 1/17 The January 16th Edition of the BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia		A Corporate Welfare State Nightmare 1/17 Moonie-Owned Washington Times Prints GOP Message of the Month: Blame Enron on Clinton. They are Pathetic, Aren't They. 1/17 Missing nuclear fuel rods likely disposed of. Hmmm. We Don't Know Where They Are, But We're Sure They're In a Safe Place. Why Don't We Buy That? 1/17 Surgeon General Accepts College Job; Leaves Post on Feb. 13. Expect Bush To Nominate Some Right-Wing Nut Who Thinks Sex Education is Evil. Gosh, Isn't This Administration Fun? 1/17 FROM THE ARCHIVES: About those Karl Rove Stocks 1/17 RECEIVE "TALIBAN: Militant Islam, Oil & Fundamentalism in Central Asia" With a $30 Voluntary Subscription to BuzzFlash.com. Yale University Press, #1 on the NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller List (Paperback Nonfiction) Oh, Alan, You Must Have Been the Class Cut-up! 1/17 Energy Company Sues Enron's Auditors 1/17 "Among them, D. Stephen Goddard Jr., an Andersen managing partner, was a major fund-raiser for President Bush's 2000 campaign for the White House and was one of the "Pioneers" who raised at least $100,000." Hey CNN, BuzzFlash reported this 5 days ago.1/17 Are We Really Cozying up to Libya? 1/17 THE SHAMEFUL GRAND HYPOCRISY PARTY NEVER ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR. WHEN THEY BETRAY THE PUBLIC TRUST, THEY ONLY KNOW ONE CHILDISH RESPONSE: BLAME IT ON BILL 1/17 Dave Zweifel: Clinton bashers off base on military 1/17 Industrial Production Falls Once Again 1/17 U.N.'s Robinson: Cuba Detainees Are Prisoners of War 1/17 Kmart Shares Dive on Bankruptcy Worries 1/17 Pentagon Sent Troops to the Philipines. Bush's War on Terror Hits the Road. Coming to a Town Near You! 1/17 Supreme Court is expected to rule by July on whether states can require health plans to accept an outside, second opinion when there is a dispute with a patient over paying for care. 1/17 Misdirected Defense Dollars 1/17 Nukes Should be Destroyed, Not Stored as Bush Would Like 1/17 Law firm advised Enron not to worry; Politically-connected Vinson & Elkins discounted warnings about accounting 1/17 Shoe Bomb Suspect Linked to Al-Qaida. Really? Now Who Would Have Thunk That? Those Guys are QUICK! 1/17 Statement from DNC Chairman Terry McAuliffe on the ADA Ruling 1/17 "If they are not prisoners of war then they are criminal suspects. And in either case they are not giving them the safeguards that criminal suspects need." 1/17 Everyday Mundane Warmongering: Just another day in the life of a commonplace war no one fully understands 1/17 Our Treasury Secretary: Proof Positive that Brains Don't Count in the Bush Administration 1/17 Bush’s ban on unions at Justice serves no purpose, union says 1/18 REPOST: Blind Faith: How Deregulation and Enron's Influence Over Government Looted Billions from Americans 1/17 California fears key Enron papers gone 1/17 Enron's Ties to THE Leader of House Republicans, TOM DELAY, Went Beyond Contributions to His Campaign A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY: Bush Pioneers, Andersen Consulting, and Enron 1/16 BUSH LIED -- AND HERE'S THE PROOF A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY: Ken Lay, Enron, and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 1/12 BUZZFLASH WAS ON ENRON FROM DAY ONE: BUZZFLASH INTERVIEWS CONGRESSMAN HENRY WAXMAN ON ENRON. A MUST READ, REPOSTED ON 1/2 Faith in democracy is crucial, Moyers says. Bill Moyers for President! 1/6 "But if more people intended to vote for Gore than for Bush in Florida -- as they surely did -- then it is a crime against democracy that he did not win the state and thus the presidency." FOR $35.00, RECEIVE JEFFREY TOOBIN'S "TOO CLOSE TO CALL." THE CAMPUS VOICE: Dukakis Discusses Life In The Theater, The Boston University Daily Free Press 1/18 THE LIGHTER SIDE: Somthings are Just Hard to Swallow 1/18 Pretzelgate: Bush chokes on pretzel, hilarity ensues. 1/17 Terrorist White House Coffee Table Sent to Cuba for Interrogation 1/16 For Sale on Internet: Enron Ethics Guide 1/18 Real Story That is Laughable: CNN Chief Seeks Style and Substance 1/17 GET A BUZZFLASH.COM T-SHIRT AND SPREAD THE NEWS! Top ten innocent explanations for Arthur Andersen's end-of-Enron document shredding party. 1/16 BUSH FAINTS, HITS HEAD, LOSES ALL MEMORY OF ENRON 1/15 Register for BuzzFlash.com email updates

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