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Whatever the Cover Story, the Milan Skyscraper Plane Crash Does Not Look Like An Accident 4/19
Report: Israel Pulls Out of Jenin 4/19
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The owner of a sporting goods store got so fed up with glitches in the state's automated system for selling hunting licenses that he used a 20-gauge shotgun to blast a hole in his computer monitor. That's Our Kind of Gun Guy! 4/19
Bush Urges Chavez to Embrace Democracy. Really. What, You Think Bush Understands Irony? 4/19
Army Sec. White Says He Needs New Artillery. But, NOT ONE PIECE OF Artillery Was Used in The War On Afghanistan. Hmmm, Do You Think Poppy Bush's Connections to Companies That MAKE Artillery Had Anything to Do With White's Needs? Just Asking. 4/19
In Venezuela, the Media was an Active Accomplice in the Coup. Sound Familiar? 4/19
When It Comes to the Bush Administration, It's Their Wealth Vs. Your Health 4/19
BuzzFlash presents The Angry Liberal - Bush's New Hole in Border Security: Big Enough to Drive a Truck Through 4/18
Top Hamas Terrorist Captured: U.N. Officials Deplores the Devastatin at Jenin 4/19
Canada launches inquiry into Afghanistan bombing deaths 4/19
The Roll Call Vote on Drilling 4/19
The Wagons are Circling Around Illinois GOP Governor George Ryan 4/19
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The Bush Administration's Slash & Burn Environmental Budget 4/19
Government Running $133B Deficit 4/19
Background on Otto Reich, the Bush Official Who Probably Oversaw the U.S. Plan to Assist in the Failed Ouster of a Democratically-Elected Head of State in Venezuela 4/19
"The ghost of terror past" -- An Archive Salon Premium Page on Otto Reich. Worth The Effort, Even For The Short Intro 4/19
"Federal agents searched two offices used by Essex County Executive James Treffinger, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, the FBI said." 4/19
Conyers again calls for new Enron probe 4/19
These Tarnished Cardinals and Bishops Need to Step Down 4/19
The April 18th BuzzFlash Mailbag: Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, and All-American
In Need of an Image Makeover, Jeb Drops $2 Million on Ads 4/19
Bush waives law forbidding U.S. aid to PLO 4/19
The Bush Royal Court on the Defensive? 4/19
Actor Blake Arrested in Wife's Death 4/19
Senator Byrd Stickes to His Guns on Ridge Testimony 4/19
Labor Department Questions Enron's Truthfulness. No Kidding. 4/19
Canadian Prime Minister Promises Investigation of Friendly Fired Deaths of Soldiers 4/19
The Army Secretary's Duty (To Resign) 4/18
Tom DeLay, the Grandest of the Grand Hypocrisy Party Hypocrites! "What the Sugar Land Republican and house majority whip did not say is that he was kicked out of Baylor in 1967." Oh, And He Evaded Service in Vietnam and the Military to Boot. 4/19
BuzzFlash Reader Commentary: What Katherine Should Have Said 4/18
The World According to Michael Powell 4/19
The Enron Rip-off 4/19
Families Hear Flight 93's Final Moments 4/19
D.C. Protests This Weekend 4/19
What's wrong with tying a prisoner to a hitching post? asks Justice Scalia. 4/19
Ex-Mossad Chief Proposes Palestinian State 4/19
"Up From Conservatism" by Michael Lind. "BuzzFlash Gives It Two Thumbs Up and Four Stars"
More Suicide Attacks Threatened Against Israel 4/19
Medics Trying to Get Into Jenin 4/19
So how did Democratic Mayor Tony Williams get himself cross-wise with his own national party and with some D.C. Democrats? 4/19
The World According to Ari 4/19
More Pollution by Alcoa, The Company Previously Headed by Paul O'Neill. Is There A Difference Between Companies That Pollute and The Men Who Ran (Or Run) Them? Just Asking. 4/19
BUSH RESUMES CASE AGAINST IRAQ. GET A LIFE GEORGE! OSAMA BIN LADEN, MULLAH OMAR, THE ANTHRAX TERRORIST, ALL STILL AT LARGE. NO CEASEFIRE IN THE MIDDLE EAST. FAILED U.S. SPONSORED COUP IN VENEZUELA. YOU ARE A FAILURE.
Is Whitman Seizing EPA Files that May Embarrass Her Husband, Or, Perhaps, Even Put Him in Legal Jeopardy? Why is She Abolishing the EPA Ombudsman's Office? More Grand Hypocrisy Party (GHP) Personal "Save My Butt" Politics at Work.
Hate Groups to Target Utah Teens 4/19
Jeb Bush lashes out at National Governors Association 4/19
"Blinded By The Right" by David Brock
Former mayor Riordan plans to start newspaper to challenge Los Angeles Times 4/19
April 22nd is Earth Day 4/19
Search for Oil Targets Rockies: The Oil President and His Administration Takes Steps to Loosen Drilling Curbs 4/19
"Too Close to Call," Available at BuzzFlash.com
House Republicans argued Thursday for blocking cities and counties from filing more lawsuits against gun manufacturers. 4/19
Giuliani faces huge divorce bill 4/19
Five arrested in shoe bomb case 4/19
Scientists Ask Immediate End to Logging U.S. National Forests 4/19
"Buck Up, Suck Up and Come Back When You Foul Up" by James Carville and Paul Begala
Berlusconi tightens stranglehold on Italian networks 4/19
Firing of college paper's adviser blasted 4/19
"A TV newsman spent 20 minutes flying over the Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester to throw cold water on industry claims that power plants are not vulnerable to terrorist air attacks." 4/19
"The new prominence of Central Asia and its potential oil riches is but one sign of a larger transformation of U.S. strategic thinking." From the 500-word preview of "The New Geography of Conflict" 4/19
Hey, Jeb, Not Every Governor is in the Bush Family Royal Court 4/19
How safe is safe? How well will Nevada's Yucca Mountain perform as a long-term storage site for the nation's most radioactive waste? 4/19
"Grand Theft 2000: Media Spectacle and a Stolen Election"
Simon refuses to release tax returns; CA Governor hopeful doesn't know if he paid state anything last year. 4/19
White House May Fight on for Energy Bill, ANWR. May? What Sort of Propaganda Is That? 4/19
Confederate flag on South Carolina Capitol grounds torched 4/19
For $10bn, America has bought a small victory 4/19
Introducing A Bill to Rob the Public, Because We Can 4/19
Karen Hughes Blathers To Trapped Staffers The Stories of Her and Bush (If you can stomach it -- it'll put you off your lunch -- look for "Spin City" in the 6th paragraph) 4/19
Republicans In House Make Enrich-the-Rich Tax Cut Permanent. No Vote In Senate, Says Daschle. 4/19
Is Microsoft Passport the Next National ID Card? 4/19
"Despite his leading role in some of the most ambitious and money-bleeding ventures at Enron, Pai hasn't attracted the kind of attention associated with other major players in the energy giant's recent collapse." 4/19
Bush in 2000: No "Nation-Building." Bush in 2002: Sees Large Role for U.S. in Rebuilding Afghanistan. Hypocrisy or Just Plain Old Lies? 4/18
ASHCROFT DENIED! Judge Upholds Oregon Assisted Suicide Law Ashcroft Challenge Called Attempt to Usurp State Rights. 4/18
U.S.: No Lawyers for War Captives. Oh, That'll Win Over The Int'l Community. Good Job, Georgie. 4/18
FURTHER PROOF OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION INVOLVEMENT IN VENEZUELA COUP AGAINST DEMOCRACY: "The U.S. diplomat said Soto and Molina each received $100,000 from a Miami bank account for denouncing Chavez." Washington Post Buries this Tidbit in Story. 4/18
Chicago's Cardinal George says regaining trust will be difficult 4/18
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U.S. Bomb Kills Four Canada Troops 4/18
Diocese apologizes for priest remarks (may need registration) 4/18
Former King Returns to Afghanistan 4/18
On Jew-hatred in Europe, by Oriana Fallaci 4/18
Cardinal Law Must Answer Questions About Why He Covered Up for a Pedophile 4/18
Flunking Foreign Policy 4/18
Bush Administration takes an Undemocratic Backwards Step in Venezuela 4/18
"A Spanish judge is seeking to question former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in London about crimes committed during the military dictatorships that ruled several South American countries in the 1970s and 1980s." 4/18
Bush Orwellian Alert of the Day: "The time is now for all to make the choice for peace," Mr. Bush told the cadets 4/18
Don't believe everything you read in the papers about Venezuela, by Greg Palast 4/18
Roger Ailes, Head of FOX News Network, Vs. BuzzFlash.Com: We'll Take You on With One Hand Tied Behind Our Back, Roger 4/18
Right Wing Bonghead 4/18
How Bush Charges Taxpayers While Raising Money for the GOP 4/18
Democrats' Removal From Pentagon Boards Criticized 4/18
Bush and Daschle Set Terms for Their Battle on Budget 4/18
Part IV of the Roger Ailes Email Chronicles on BuzzFlash.com 4/18
A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL: Katherine Harris Says She Upheld The Rule of Law in 2000 -- NOT!
Cheering on Democracy's Overthrow 4/18
Scientists Unearth Thousands of Inca Mummies 4/18
Weather radar might detect terrorist front 4/18
U.S. Companies Hired to Train Foreign Armies 4/18
George W. Bush: Statesman or Dog Trainer? 4/18
Is The Conservative Movement On the Verge of Exploding? Oh Please, Oh Please, Oh Please, Let the Answer Be "YES." 4/18
Democrats Say Bush Revisions Ruin Medical Privacy Rules 4/18
The April 17th Edition of the BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia (Neither BuzzFlash Nor Gloria Endorse the Opinions of Articles Included in World Media Watch.)
Nuclear Waste Move Spews Political Fallout in 2 States 4/18
Candidates and Tax Returns: "One thing wealthy people often fail to understand when they run for high public office is that they forfeit a share of their personal privacy." 4/18
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In BuzzFlash Perspectives: Media Liberal Bias, GOP ChickenHawks, Bush's Accomplishments and the Bush-Enron Lovefest Connection
William Bennett Chases His Tail: Self-criticism is bad for us, good for them 4/18
Lawmakers Tackle Corp. Tax Breaks 4/18
Look Out, Here Comes The House GOP Agenda: Make tax cut permanent; override Nev Gov's Yucca Mtn. veto; reauthorize welfare reform; and other bills masquerading as good legislation. 4/18
On the domestic front, the future is looking bleak 4/18
Rejection of world court shows contempt for justice 4/18
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Part Two of the BuzzFlash interview with Paul Begala, Famed Democratic Political Strategist and Co-author of Buck Up, Suck Up, and Come Back When You Foul Up.
Part One of the BuzzFlash interviews Paul Begala, Famed Democratic Political Strategist and Co-author of Buck Up, Suck Up, and Come Back When You Foul Up.
BuzzFlash interviews Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich, Author of The Popular "Prayer for America" and Advocate for Creating A Department Of Peace.
BuzzFlash interviews David Brock, author of Blinded By The Right.
BuzzFlash interviews Greg Palast, author of The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. NEW INTERVIEW!
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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"The Bush administration is using Sept. 11 as a way to line defense contractor's coffers — buying weapons developed in the Cold War, for use in the Cold War," from the University of Illinois Daily Illini 4/18
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Bush Middle East Foreign Policy 4/18
Typo or Intentional? Yahoo Calls George Bush the "resident" 4/16
Bush or Chimp.com 4/19
These Are Ironic Times 4/16
So Where's the Controversy? 4/18
Nixon Meets Elvis (for real) 4/19
What Does the Emporer Wear? 4/19
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