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The Great Bush Enronomics Con Game
Archived 01/29/02 7:57am

BUSH TO AMERICANS: WHAT YOU PAY ME TO DO IS MY OWN PRIVATE BUSINESS, GOT IT!

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Which Boot Will Drop Next? 1/29

THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. BUSH INCORPORATED 1/29

Don't Cry for Me Mrs "Evita" Enron Lay! 1/29

FLASHBACK: Papa Bush Got $14.4 Million for Giving a Speech. Need We Say More. From Global Crossings. 1/29

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"This is a disgraceful book, both in what O'Connor has to say and how she has chosen to say it," from a Chicago Tribune Book Review of Sandra Day O'Connor's Autobiography 1/29

Global Crossings: It's Deja Vu All Over Again 1/29

Ashcroft Can't Handle Breasts 1/29

Congress, Cheney gird for battle 1/29

Andersen fees from Global Crossing get critical eye 1/29

HAVE WE BEEN MISLED ABOUT BUSH'S HEALTH?

America's Newest Best Friend 1/29

Global Crossing files for bankruptcy 1/29

Bush Army/Enron Secretary Under Growing Scrutiny 1/29

The January 28th Edition of the BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia

BuzzFlash presents The Angry Liberal - Are Bush, Republicans really "Pro-Competition?" Yeah, Right! 1/28

The January 28th BuzzFlash Mailbag: Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, and All-American

Enron the Death Star 1/29

And Then There's Halliburton... 1/29

"Dick Cheney was on the line, and it wasn’t to chitchat...." 1/29

Enron's contribution trail reads like U.S. road map 1/29

Submarine That Sank Ehime Maru Collides with USS Ogden During Personnel Transfer. Was An Enron Donor At the Controls? (Hey, We're Just Joshing!) 1/28

Bush: Captives are murderers and terrorists 1/29

Did bin Laden Get Kidney Dialysis in Pakistan on September 10th? 1/29

Cheney-Enron Links Could Harm GOP 1/29

Airport with bin Laden family, Bush ties to close 1/29

Clinton the Statesman Takes Show on Road 1/29

Grand Hypocrisy Party in South Dakota Takes Aim at Daschle 1/29

Bush is Starting to Make Nixon Look Good 1/29

Teddy Roosevelt's Lesson for Bush 1/29

Bob Novak, of All People, Indicates Bush Betrayed the Free Market System to Help Out Enron. Bush Also Wanted to Trample on State's Rights to Aid "Kenny Boy"

To Protect Our Own American Soldiers, Let The Captured be P.O.W's 1/29

The New Republic Takes a Sharp Turn to the Right, A Very Sharp Turn 1/29

Saudi Arabia Unveiled 1/29

States Feel a Prescription Pinch for Seniors 1/29

(LINK FIXED, MUST READ) Hey Bush, This War is Nothing to Joke About! Bush joked, ``I've been to war. I've raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war.'' Okay, But You and Cheney Evaded Serving in Vietnam. 1/28

Lt. Col. Martha McSally, You're A-OK 1/29

Kennedy's tax sense 1/29

The Bush Incorporated Enron Stock Holders 1/29

The BuzzFlash "DUH" Award of the Day to the CEO of Anderson 1/29

Bush on Prescription Drugs: Too Little, Too Late 1/29

Message to the New Republic: Bush DOES have a problem telling the truth. 1/29

More on the Wall Street Journal Reporter Held Hostage 1/29

Poll Says Bush Popularity Continues 1/29

Anthrax virus tied to Texas, not Iowa 1/29

America's Shooting Gallery: 3 killed, 2 wounded in East Texas rampage 1/29

Tony "I Gave Big Bucks to Bush" Sanchez Dodges Debate with a Real Democratic Candidate for Texas Governor and Angers Hispanic Group 1/29

FDNY Doesn't Welcome Blacks 1/29

Was Malaysia the Launch Pad for September 11th? 1/29

What Would Jesus Lobby for? 1/29

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Bush family finances: Best democracy money can buy, by Greg Palast (BuzzFlash Will Shortly be Posting Our Interview with Greg) 1/29

Jesse Jackson and Former Enron Employees Ride to D.C. 1/29

First-Hand Account From One of Ashcroft's Detainees 1/29

Enron fallout hits Northwest 1/29

Nation: Colorado auditors investigate Lt. Gov. Joe Rogers 1/29

Truth set ex-detainees free in terrorism probe 1/29

"While Enron's collapse has renewed the call for campaign finance reform, pols are in no hurry to give back their Enron checks." 1/29

Probe Continues in Former Enron Exec's Death 1/29

Bush wants $100M to urge welfare moms to marry 1/29

Senators Gramm and Hutchinson Give "Informational Strip Search" For Judicial Applicants 1/29

Conservatives Pressure GOP Leaders 1/29

Bush Gave Enron Breathing Room 1/29

Enron Employees File Suit 1/29

Now We Will be Subsidizing Marriage! 1/29

The Great Divide, by Paul Krugman 1/29

NOW, with Bill Moyers 1/29

FRIENDS OF ENRON LAUNCH VICIOUS ATTACK ON DASCHLE

The New Math: Fudging the Numbers in the Economic Blame Game 1/29

Approval of media back down, study finds 1/29

In The Northwest: Clinton loves it here, and Cantwell is thankful 1/29

Tempe 8th-graders disciplined for hugging 1/29

Saudis Want Suspects Handed Over 1/29

Attorney argues that limited partners in Enron's special purpose entities had fiduciary responsibilities, too. But exactly who were those partners? 1/29

Enron's secrets are safe 1/29

10 Months Ago, Questions on Enron Came and Went With Little Notice 1/29

American's Shooting Gallery: 3-year-old mourned as cops hunt killer 1/29

"A stockbroker suspected of stealing as much as $100 million from clients reportedly told authorities before he disappeared that lax supervision made it possible for him to misappropriate money over a 15-year period." 1/29

Republicans Call Bush's West Virginia Visit "a total and complete lack of organization" 1/29

Enron employees file suit 1/29

SEC Makes Puzzling Move: U.S. Regulator Halts Securities-Violation Suit 1/29

Pentagon Plans New Command For U.S. 1/29

We Already Know What State the Union's In 1/29

More Staff That Missed Bush's "Appearance of Impropriety" Lecture: Appearances Count in Conflicts of Interest 1/29

Florida's Enron connection 1/29

"One of the president's assistants said recently that if Mr. Bush chose to model himself on anyone, it would be Theodore Roosevelt. As regards environmental policy, surely an important component of Roosevelt's legacy, we fail to see the comparison." 1/29

Ex-Enron CEO's Wife Says They Are Broke. Oh, Sure. And Enron Didn't Have Any Debt Either. 1/29

Special-purpose vehicles used to control market, credit rating 1/29

The True Crime Behind Enron 1/29

In his State of the Union address, President Bush will perpetrate a consumer fraud that makes his feint to the center in the 2000 campaign seem like truth-in-advertising. 1/29

"President George W. Bush's controversial choice to join the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights once dismissed affirmative action as ''racist'' and ''a colossal failure.'' "

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Cheney Says His Energy Contacts are Private: Message to Dick, You're Vice President of the United States, Not CEO of Halliburton! 1/28

BUZZFLASH EXCLUSIVE: FORMIDABLE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE WILL OPPOSE KATHERINE HARRIS FOR CONGRESS 1/28

Cheney: Let the Public be Damned! I'll Do Whatever I Damn Well Please! 1/28

The financial terrorists. by Arianna Huffington 1/29

Enron cocktail of cash, sex and fast living 1/28

Bush May Slightly Reconsdier Position on Prisoners at Guantanamo 1/29

From World Net Daily Archives? on BuzzFlash. Okay, We'll Swallow Our Pride in Linking to this One on Bush's Questionable Business Practices 1/29

A Deliberate Scandal: Enron/Bush/Congress 1/28

Bush's Tax Rebates Were a Bust for the Economy 1/28

After Green Beret Operation, Townspeople Have Questions About Bound Bodies 1/28

Neil Bush, Just Another Bush Out for a Buck and Undercutting the War on Terror to Boot. How Much Were You Paid for that Speech, "Silverado" Neil? 1/28

Our Man Ashcroft is Very Sensitive About Overexposure, So to Speak, But Not About Violating Civil Liberties (Read First Section of Article) 1/27

When the Business of Business is Politics 1/28

'''Marin hot tubbers,' Iran-Contra ghosts, and other fears of the Bush clan'' 1/28

SAY WHAT DEPARTMENT!: "Osama bin Laden is likely alive and will be caught, top Bush administration officials said Sunday, but his capture isn't necessary to disrupt global terrorism, they stressed." Excuse Me, John Wayne Bush. You Promised Him DOA.1/28

The real scandal is business as usual 1/28

1) ARCHIVES: BUZZFLASH Repeats, BUSH INCORPORATED WAS PROTECTING ENRON FROM DAY ONE. PAUL O'NEILL SUCCESSFULLY WEAKENED INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO CRACKDOWN ON OFFSHORE SCAMS, AT THE HEART OF THE ENRON BANDITRY. 1/27

2) REPOSTED: Read this article to understand the significance of the article above. The Bush Administration, until September 11th, fought efforts to get much tighter regulation of offshore rip-offs, like Enron's. 1/27

3) "Summers also tried to crack down on [tax] shelters but got nowhere. His successor, Paul O'Neill, has shown no interest in making sure shelters have a legitimate business purpose, as opposed to a sham designed solely to evade taxes." 1/28

Class Dismissed 1/28

Inside the Terror Network: Frontline 1/28

LLP or CYA for Andersen? 1/28

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Look Who's Heading the SEC. Someone Who is Receptive to Corporate Vultures. 1/28

Afghans: US Forces Killed Wrong People 1/28

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Promises, Promises, "Bush says he'd veto Yucca as interim site" Bush said during the Campaign. You just can't trust a man nowadays! 1/28

Enron: Drain the Swamp 1/28

About the Chief Medical Examiner for the Enron-Connected Baxter Death in Texas 1/28

Grisly Recruiting Videos for Al-Qaeda Discovered in England 1/28

Enron Scandal Hits Thatcherite Politician in England 1/28

Daschle's Common Sense Stimulus Package 1/28

Backlash Hits WTC Families 1/28

Enron May Spark Revolt of Professionals 1/28

The National Security Council Aided Enron. The Bush Administration Gave Kenneth Lay All the Help and More. 1/25

FROM THE ARCHIVES: ENRON PRACTICALLY DICTATED THE FERC APPOINTMENTS. BUSH INCORPORATED DID THE BIDDING OF ENRON FROM DAY ONE. 1/25

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Bush Violated Security Laws, SEC Report Says 1/25

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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

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Poll Says College Freshmen Lean Left 1/29

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The Dubya Chronicles 1/28

FIRST LADY MRS. GEORGE W. BUSH ("LAURA") DELIVERS REMARKS TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE 1/29

The Top Ten Conservative Idiots of the Week 1/28

An Ode to Kenny Boy 1/28

Memo to Media Moguls: Give Us Our Leftwing Blondes! 1/28

The Simple Talking President That People Can Understand 1/29

A Primer on Enron 1/28

These are Ironic Times 1/28

CHENEY’S BRIEF APPEARANCE, RETURN TO SECURE LOCATION MAY MEAN SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER, EXPERTS SAY 1/28

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