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The Rove/Bush/Cheney Machine in Full Campaign Mode 3/18
Tipper Gore Won't Run for U.S. Senate 3/18
Don't Forget "Too Close to Call," Available at BuzzFlash.com
Politically Incorrect Gets the Ax 3/18
U.S. to Resume Vieques Training 3/18
Ashcroft Gags Lawyers at Justice Department 3/18
As Scandal Keeps Growing, Church and Its Faithful Reel 3/18
"As a lobbyist, Mark Weinberger was paid millions by corporations to win tax breaks and keep loopholes open. He says that won't influence him in his new Treasury job." 3/18
Washington Post Hides Past of Hatchet Job Reviewer of David Brock's Fine Book "Blinded by the Right." The Post "Reviewer" is Even Mentioned in Brock's Book (pages 166-7), but Doesn't Reveal that in the Review! 3/18
US puzzled as battle zone yields few bodies 3/18
New Shipment of "Stupid White Men" on BuzzFlash.com, by Michael Moore. #2 On NY Times Best Seller List.
The Washington Post Also Had Someone from the American Spectator Review "The Hunting of the President," by Conason and Lyons! 3/18
FAT KING COAL: Polluters Rewrite the Clean Water Act 3/18
THE BUZZFLASH MONTANA GOP GOVERNOR JUDY MARTZ WATCH 3/18
In Illinois, Three Democrats Battle in Race to Win Tuesday Primary for Governor 3/18
"Air Canada has banned British author Salman Rushdie from its flights because the extra security required for him to fly could mean long delays for other passengers" 3/18
The Republicans Try to Redefine "Balanced Budget" 3/18
Witnessing death turns minister into execution critic 3/18
Firm turning SUVs into covert weapons for anti-terror fight 3/18
Church Silence Now Deafening, by Pete Hamill 3/18
"Florida's Retirement System shows no inclination of backing off its strategy of investing two-thirds of its money in American and foreign stocks despite losses over the past two years." 3/18
First Punch in the Revived Bench-Tipping Brawl 3/18
Palestinian and Israeli generals meet 3/18
Dumb and Scary: U.S. may resume shooting down suspected drug planes in Amazon, drug policy chief says 3/18
Seeds of a Scandal 3/18
""Probably no modern vice president has spoken with more authority than Dick Cheney,'' says Rutgers political scientist Ross K. Baker. "He's almost like a family inheritance, a human legacy of the first Bush administration." 3/18
Case of Bisexual Soldier Reveals Army Untenable on Gays in the Military 3/18
Bizarre Bush Initiative and We're Paying for It 3/18
Makings of a 'Dirty Bomb' 3/18
"Jordan's King Abdullah II is urging the Bush administration to abandon ideas of taking on the regime of Saddam Hussein, predicting that any U.S. military action against Iraq could produce an "Armageddon" in the Middle East." 3/18
Senate GOP Discusses "Retaliation" for the Democrats Rejecting an Unworthy Nomination for the Federal Bench 3/18
"Up to 300,000 people joined a final protest march against the EU economic summit in Barcelona, according to first estimates by organizers." 3/18
Britain's Generals: War against Iraq is doomed to fail 3/18
2000 recount bounces players to election prominence in 2002 3/18
Bush Administration Will Try and Twist New Zealand's Arm on Its Anti-Nuclear Policy 3/18
Terror War Veering Out of Control 3/18
US to gather Iraqis to topple ruler 3/18
Reed takes lead in challenging missile plan 3/18
On Monday, BuzzFlash.com Will be Posting an Extensive Interview with David Brock, Author of "Blinded by the Right" 3/18
Public Schools May Unwittingly Be Part of Cyberspace 'Holy War' 3/18
Upcoming Greg Palast Appearances 3/18
Favorable Review of David Brock's Book: " Brock has the decency to come clean and apologize, but his onetime allies ride unrepentant and high." 3/18
Progressive Radio Programs 3/18
The Great License Plate Battles 3/18
America's Shooting Gallery: Man Shoots Would-be Rescuers, Two Dead 3/18
Bush "Anti-Drug" are Despicable Grandstanding and Driven by Politics 3/18
Prescription Drug Aid for Seniors is Casualty of BushEnronomics 3/18
Mideast Violence Hampers Cease-Fire 3/18
Enron's grab for Florida's water was factor in collapse 3/18
Afghanistan Accuses Pakistan of Harboring Taliban and Al-Qaeda Fighters 3/18
Enron has been staking a claim to Florida's future for years. 3/18
"A successful U.S. missile defense system test completed this week did not realistically duplicate conditions of an actual attack, a top U.S. defense official said Saturday." 3/18
America's Shooting Gallery: Young Girl Shot and Killed in Seattle 3/18
The Secret Afghan War 3/18
Creative Budgeting 3/18
"Senate Democrats say they'll pass campaign finance legislation next week over Republican efforts to block it." 3/18
U.S. Tobacco Companies Accused of Terrorist Ties and Iraqi Sanctions-Busting 3/18
Can Arkansas Handle Two Huckabees? 3/18
West Must Say "No" to Nuclear Option 3/18
Message from a Bush Protester in Chicago 3/17
Wife and daughter of US diplomat killed in grenade attack on church in Islamabad 3/17
Protesters, Barcelona Police Clash After EU Summit 3/17
"The Rev. Billy Graham is again apologizing for a 1972 conversation with former President Nixon in which he said a Jewish ``stranglehold'' of the media was ruining the country." Keep Apologizing Before the Lord, Billy! 3/17
"U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni continues talks on Sunday with Israelis and Palestinians aimed at brokering a cease-fire, amid confusion over whether possible trilateral talks announced by Israel would go ahead." 3/17
"Two attackers hurled grenades into a Protestant church filled with Sunday worshippers, killing five people — including two Americans — and wounding about 45, police and U.S. officials said." 3/17
"Secret court documents reveal that New York Cardinal Edward Egan, while serving as bishop of the Bridgeport Roman Catholic Diocese, allowed several priests facing multiple accusations of sexual abuse to continue working for years." 3/17
Keep on Truckin': DOJ Says Andersen Destroyed Tons of Evidence 3/17
Domestic agenda in jeopardy despite Bush's high ratings 3/17
Declare War Before Going to War 3/17
How About the "Fightin' Whites"? 3/17
"Mr. Bush has repeatedly told the world: If you're not with us, you're against us. He needs to remember this: The rest of the world is saying the same thing to us." 3/17
Guatemalans Protest Government Corruption 3/17
Priest abuse cases slow to settle in R.I. 3/17
"Pentagon officials said there is no credible evidence to suggest that Speicher is still alive, but reclassifying him as a POW would put more pressure on Iraq to account for him, sources said." 3/17
U.S. fraud suit targets ex-partner of Jeb Bush 3/16
Unappealing Judges 3/17
Many Doctors Say They Are Refusing Medicare Patients 3/17
A Moral Issue -- and a Crime 3/17
Soundbyte Patriots 3/17
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HUD SECRETARY GOP FUNDRAISING LETTER VIOLATED THE LAW
Ottawa using trade deal as an excuse for not labeling genetically modified foods 3/17
"Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terrorist network has been active in the Balkans for years, most recently helping Kosovo rebels battle for independence from Serbia with the financial and military backing of the United States and NATO." 3/17
The World According to Barbara Bush 3/17
Nixon Rift More Than a Sister Act 3/17
Is This Story from the Pentagon Office of Disinformation? If Our Intelligence Services Know All This, Wouldn't They be Able to Find the Al-Qaeda Involved? 3/17
Is Jeb Bush's Name Trademarked? 3/17
"Housing Secretary Mel Martinez on Friday defended the Bush administration's aid to religious groups by siding with a Roman Catholic agency that asks homeless-shelter residents to pray before meals." 3/17
McCarthyism Watch 3/17
"Members of a task force formed by Cardinal Bernard Law pledged at their first meeting Saturday to produce a public report on ways to protect children from sexual abuse by priests." 3/17
Sentimental for Steinbeck 3/18
Strange Love: The Ann Coulter Story 3/17
The Return of Nuclear Insanity 3/17
Florida "Hootergate" Figure is to the Right of Tom DeLay 3/17
25 more states join fight against Microsoft 3/17
More on the Carlyle Group 3/17
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute. Check it Out!
The March 15th Edition of the BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia
Greg Palast in Chicago 3/15
The March 15th BuzzFlash Mailbag: Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, and All-American
Dave Zweifel: Clinton haters are obsessive, weird 3/16
A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION: Bob Barr is "Under Attack from the Radical Left" 3/14
MUST READ BBC REPORT ON THE ANTHRAX ATTACKS
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY: Watch Out for Code Blue Dress 3/15
Catholic paper: Is priestly celibacy tied to sex abuse? 3/16
BuzzFlash interviews Michael Moore, Filmmaker, TV Host, and author of Stupid White Men . . . And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation.
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BuzzFlash interviews Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. NEW INTERVIEW!
"Buck Up, Suck Up and Come Back When You Foul Up" by James Carville and Paul Begala
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL: Of All The Republican Chicken Hawks, Tom Delay Takes The Cake 3/12
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY: Tom Delay, Cluck Cluck 3/13
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Liberal media bias may be a figment of the conservative imagination, Bill Press of CNN’s “Crossfire” told a Brown University audience, from the Brown Daily Herald 3/19
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Bush Aerobics 3/18
This Week's Top Ten Conservative Idiots 3/18
Keep 'Em Guessing About the Nukes 3/17
If Washington Were Casablanca 3/18
Democrats.com Launches Internet Game that Challenges Users to Try to Pick Up Ann Coulter. Why Would Anyone Want To Do That?
These are Ironic Times 3/18
Tom Ridge is About to Reveal Today's Terror Alert Code 3/17
A Senior Birthday Greeting from President Bush 3/17
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