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Jeffords Plans to Stump for Senate Democrats 2/20
Anthrax suspect 'is US scientist' 2/20
Federal Court Moves to Loosen F.C.C. Rules on TV Ownership 2/20
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'Education president' Reneges on the deal 2/20
The beating of innocent civilians 2/20
BuzzFlash Interview with Douglas Kellner, Author of "Grand Theft 2000: Media Spectacle and a Stolen Election."
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"The Bush administration's decision to single out North Korea, as a new focus for the U.S. war on terror, has frozen American dialogue with Pyongyang." It Has Also Raised the Likelihood of War, Not Peace. 2/20
Bush Returns to His "Evil" Twin Side After a Day of Talking Peace 2/20
MUST READ: SHOCKING, BUSH ADMINISTRATION MAY BE WITHHOLDING NAME OF KEY ANTHRAX TERRORIST SUSPECT BECAUSE OF HIS CONNECTION TO GOVERNMENT RESEARCH! FOR REAL! 2/20
"Buck Up, Suck Up and Come Back When You Foul Up" by James Carville and Paul Begala
"We have no intention of invading North Korea ," the president said. Well, That's His Story Today. 2/20
The February 19th BuzzFlash Mailbag: Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, and All-American
Kenny Boy Lay Speaks on the Record, Sort of 2/20
Guess What Tommy T., We Don't Have Security Guards to Protect Us. So You Can Wait in the Line Like Everybody Else and be a Little Late for Your GOP Fundraiser. 2/20
Supreme Court Votes 9-0 that "Peer Grading" is Okay 2/20
"For nearly 20 years, the US Supreme Court has been gradually lowering the wall separating church and state, making it easier for religious schools to receive government aid." 2/20
Wolfowitz Tells Americans to Ready Themselves for the Permanent War 2/20
Italy Arrests Four Moroccans with Cyanide, Maps 2/20
Florida is Rejected as Lead Enron Plaintiff 2/20
The Smog of Toxic Rhetoric 2/20
VIGOROUS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ENRON INVESTIGATION? FORGET ABOUT IT. NO ONE'S ASKED THE CAYMAN ISLANDS ABOUT ENRON'S OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS (AS OF 2/8).
Bloodbath Continues in Mideast? Clinton Showed Leadership. Bush Runs Away from the Crisis. 2/20
"So What's Next? Support Tax Cuts or We'll Break Off Your Legs?" by Paul Krugman 2/19
FROM THE ARCHIVES: YES, THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION APPEARS TO BE STALLING ON REVEALING WHO IS BEHIND THE ANTHRAX TERRORIST ATTACKS BECAUSE IT MIGHT IMPLICATE ARMY OR CIA RESEARCH. NO, WE'RE NOT BEING CONSPIRATORIALIST. THIS IS THE TRUTH. 2/20
Whitman Stands Up for Phony Bush Clean Air Plan. Remember What Bush Did for Houston. Most Polluted Air in the Nation. He'll Do for America What He Did for Texas. 2/20
Profit Trumps Patriotism, by Molly Ivins 2/20
US troops deployed this week to fight Abu Sayyaf may provoke a broader militant Muslim backlash. 2/20
Is death fair for low-IQ defendants? 2/20
Mob Rule 2/20
The GOP's Jane Swift Ain't So Swift 2/20
Will Texas Plutocrats Embrace Ken Lay? 2/20
Bush Administration Sides With Peru's Harsh Sentence for Berenson 2/20
"The state of Florida clings to antiquated and discriminatory laws that deny ex-felons the right to vote" 2/20
"The economy, it seems, is finally turning a corner. But whether it will get out of first gear is another matter." 2/20
The Senate's Turn on Cars 2/20
Deconstructing the Media Coverage of Gore and Edwards 2/20
Nikkei Stocks Slump Because of Bush's Visit. He's Like The Anti-Martha Stewart, Whatever He Does Is "Not" A Good Thing. 2/20
Peru Minister: No Pardon for American Lori Berenson 2/20
"A Washington showcase of the Bush administration's faith-based initiative that was supposed to renovate properties worth $14 million has been violating federal rules and failing to deliver on its promise" 2/20
Tracking "Pug" Winokur, wolf in the Enron fold 2/20
Concern at Pentagon Over 'Strategic Influence' Plan. "Leave the propaganda leaks to the CIA, the spooks," one of the defense officials said. 2/20
Supreme Court agrees to review whether Congress has exercised too much authority in copyright protection 2/20
"500 Enron-affiliated companies receiving mail at P.O. Box 1350, [Cayman Islands]" 2/20
'Axis of evil' remark sparks damaging backlash, a USA Today Editorial 2/19
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Enron allies helped stave off tax haven crackdown 2/20
PFAW Responds to WSJ's Editorial "regarding the opposition of People For the American Way to the confirmation of Charles Pickering to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit." 2/20
Time is running out for many U.S. jobless 2/20
BuzzFlash Perspectives: The Bush-Enron Lovefest Connections 2/18
Bush to Stare Into 'Axis of Evil' State N. Korea. Maybe He Could Look Into Its Soul? It Worked For Putin. 2/20
'Education president' reneges on the deal 2/20
FL Democrats: Gov. Jeb Bush Repeatedly Breaks No Fundraising Promise 2/20
Ten Questions the Media Can't Answer, Including "Where is Osama bin Laden?" and "Who's to blame for Al Qaeda drug profits?" 2/20
Christian broadcast group accepts leader's resignation (Note Last Sentence About Ashcroft) 2/20
SEC's Pitt: "Enron's collapse exposed a systemic flaw that governments cannot fix: accountants and lawyers who follow the letter rather than the spirit of the law." In Other Words, Accountants and Lawyers Who Have No Ethical or Moral Compass. 2/20
More About The New Enron LIES That Target Clinton. That GOP Just Can't Find It In Their Heart To Accept Blame When It's Theirs. Like Children With a Mouthful of Cookie Who Finger "I Don't Know" For Breaking the Jar. 2/20
Saudi Royal family's wealth invested in West 2/20
President's uncle shares Bush family ties to China 2/20
Pentagon Plans Propaganda Campaign, Including Placement of Lies in Foreign Papers. Imagine That. 2/19
WHITE HOUSE ECONOMIC ADVISER THINKS OFFSHORE TAX SHELTERS ARE JUST FINE. ENRON IS NO STRANGER TO THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.
Bush Met by Protests in South Korea and Dismay Over His "Axis of Evil" Remark 2/19
Enronphobia: "[T]he Enron debacle put the fear of God into many House members and the Bush administration." 2/20
Bush’s 2003 federal budget — another giant sucking sound 2/20
Skating Group Proposes New Judging System. We Know This Story Isn't Very Political, But We're Hoping the Supreme Court Follows It and Learns How to "limit the threat of collusion between judges." 2/20
Making Terrorism Easy: Airlines Fended Off Security Upgrades. When Profits Are Your Only Motive . . .
At Least He Didn't Throw Up on the Japanese Prime Minister, Like Papa Bush 2/20
You Never Know Whether Bush is Going to Rattle His Saber or Talk Peace. It All Depends on What Karl Rove Tells Him to Do. 2/20
Democratic Liberal Radio Network: The Joe Allen Show 2/20
GWBUSH.Com is Worth a Visit 2/20
Washington to Unemployed: Too Bad, Life's Hard 2/20
REPOSTED FROM VALENTINE'S DAY: Bush Bombs Them and Then Drops $100 Bills on Them With His Picture Attached. Why Can't He Do the Same for Americans Unemployed by His Recession, the $100 Bills That is. 2/20
Beautiful: Patriots of Civil Rights, by Taylor Branch 2/19
"About 60 News Corp subsidiaries are incorporated in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands" 2/19
The Bush Hypocrisy on Family Matters Amounts to This: "I'll Use Them for Political Gain When I Want To, But Don't You Dare Talk About Them if It Exposes My Hypocrisy. Then It's Personal." 2/19
"The era of the swaggering capitalist is over. The era of the reasonable capitalist and responsible government is beginning anew. Or so we have to hope, and demand." 2/19
"How one of the two brains behind the Iran-Contra scandal this week became one of America's most powerful men" 2/19
Bush's Phony War in the Philippines. It's About Politics, Not About Effectively Fighting Terrorism. 2/19
You Always Knew Robert Ray Was Running for Something When He Took Up the Ken Starr Mantle to Persecute the Clintons on Behalf of the Right Wing 2/19
The Bush Family Way of Making Money: Sleazy, Opportunistic and at the Taxpayer's Expense 2/19
"Revell predicted that (Jeb) Bush, if he wins re-election this year, will press for (electricity) deregulation in 2003." The Bush Boys are Brazen Beyond Belief. 2/19
DID BUSH LIE ABOUT YUCCA MOUNTAIN NUCLEAR STORAGE? YOU DECIDE, FROM THE ARCHIVES. 2/19
The February 18th Edition of the BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia
A Media Watch Special Report: AMONG OTHER THINGS . . . CARVILLE WATCH 2/18
Republican Virginia Bill Would Prohibit Discussion of Gays in School 2/19
Fundamentalist GOP Nut Case Says Acceptance of Gays Played a Role in Enron Downfall 2/19
Bush's Welfare Chief Will Promote Marriage. How About Promoting Ethics in the White House? That Would be a Pursuit Worth Undertaking. 2/19
Peru's Supreme Court today upheld a 20-year prison sentence for Lori Berenson 2/19
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Just Like His Brother, Jeb Appointed a Ken Lay Point Man to Head the Florida Energy Commission 2/19
Bush Economic Advisers Don't Think the 90's Were Right for America -- and They're Full of Dangerous, Loony Economic Theories to Boot 2/19
Are Banks Using the War On Terrorism as Cover for Using Your Banking Information to Make a Higher Profit? What Do You Think? 2/19
"The National Council of Jewish Women has launched what's being dubbed the "Benchmark" campaign to uphold Roe v. Wade, the 29-year-old Supreme Court decision guaranteeing abortion rights." 2/19
In America, Anything's for Sale 2/19
The Giuliani Betrayal 2/19
Bush draws from nuclear industry for energy team 2/19
A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary: Orwell Lives 2/19
Bush Administration Pushes for Oil Drilling Off the Santa Barbara Coast 2/19
REPOSTED: Are Microsoft and the DOJ in Cahoots? 2/19
Like Enron, bankrupt Global Crossing was major Washington donor, lobbyist 2/19
Bush to backtrack on ‘evil axis’ charge in Korea peace gesture. Well, That's Par for the Bush Course. Open Mouth, Insert Foot, Staff Pulls Foot Out, Cleans Up Mess. 2/19
Gategate or How Tommy Thompson Zips Through The Airport While You Stand in Line 2/19
"In awarding custody of three teenagers to their father over their lesbian mother, the chief justice of the Alabama supreme court wrote that homosexuality is "an inherent evil" and shouldn't be tolerated." 2/19
George Bush is Leading Students "Off a Cliff" On Sex Education 2/19
Protection for Oil Pipeline Raises US Profile in Colombia 2/19
REPOST: The War On Waste: Defense Department Cannot Account For 25% Of Funds — $2.3 Trillion. 2/19
Bush is Bad for America 2/19
"He should never, ever put his wife on TV again" PR People Give Advice To Enron's CEO 2/19
Taking the Fifth Too Often 2/19
BUZZFLASH IS NOT MAKING THIS UP! Bush Robot Debuts at Disney Theme Park in Florida 2/19
Four Lies About Social Security 2/19
Cayman Islands Gov't open to U.S. requests for assistance on Enron investigation. But, Bush and Company Haven't Asked Them For Help. Hmmm. One Wonders Why? Do They Have Enron Money There? Just Asking. 2/19
ENRONOWNSTHEGOP.COM TELLS BUZZFLASH THAT IT WON'T SHUT DOWN! 2/18
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL: Bush Incorporated, In Bed With the Enron Bandits from Day One: PART II 2/11
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL: Bush Incorporated, In Bed With the Enron Bandits from Day One 2/8
BuzzFlash Interview with Greg Palast, an investigative reporter for the BBC and the Observer
BuzzFlash Interviews Congressman Henry Waxman on Enron: Part II, Conducted January 30th by BuzzFlash.com
BuzzFlash Interviews Congressman John Conyers, Jr., About the Justice Department Investigation of Enron
THE CAMPUS VOICE:
Fine line between patriotism, indoctrination, from the Rocky Mountain Collegian 2/19
THE LIGHTER SIDE:
BuzzFlash Reader Satire: The "Shallow Throat" Documents: A Pre-9/11 Bush&Co. Scenario 2/20
This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow 2/20
Dubya's Dayly Diary 2/19
President Appoints Family Planning Ambassador To People's Republic of China 2/20
Air Force Mistakenly Bombs Stuntman’s Museum 2/20
CLINTON THIRD TERM BESET BY FAILURE AND SCANDAL 2/19
This Week's Top Ten Conservative Idiots 2/18
Bush Tries to Get a Grip on Sumo Wrestling 2/19
What a Difference Three Decades Make 2/20
Bush to Promote Anti-Ax Defense System 2/20
Top 11 reasons the Russian pair got the gold medal even though most people think the Canadian couple skated better. 2/18
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