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Don't Stop Fighting! "The Conscience of a Liberal," by Senator Paul Wellstone. From BuzzFlash.com.
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The "Extra Large Postelection" BuzzFlash Mailbag - Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, And All-american
We've Got Stomach Acid Already: Orrin Hatch to Head Judiciary Committee 11/8
A large accounting firm released documents today that it said showed that William H. Webster had fired it as the auditor of U.S. Technologies after the firm warned him about financial problems at the company. 11/8
Falwell on Liberals, Abortion and the Reinvigorated Right Wing Juggernaut - A BuzzFlash Alert
Civil rights advocates voiced outrage Wednesday over Gov.-elect Sonny Perdue's use of a famous quote by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during his victory speech the night before 11/8
The November 8th BuzzFlash Mailbag - Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, And All-american
Bush Cartel Eyes Quick Approval of Right Wing Judicial Nominees 11/8
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute Will Only Take a Second!
BuzzFlash World Media Watch for November 8th, by Gloria Lalumia (Neither BuzzFlash Nor Gloria Endorse the Opinions of Articles Included in World Media Watch.)
We Declare Paul Krugman an Honorary BuzzFlasher! 11/8
SEC: Chief Accountant Herdman Resigns 11/9
Highly Recommended Book on the Right Wing Agenda of the Supreme Court: "Courting Disaster." This Book and John Dean's Fantastic "The Rehnquist Choice" for $50 (less than the combined retail cost, and we pay the shipping). Support BuzzFlash.
Environmentalists brace for changes led by GOP 11/9
Aryans For 9/11: An Excerpt From "The Terrorist Next Door," Pulitzer Prize Nominee 11/9
Eric Alterman: Bush Lies, Media Swallows 11/9
It's Back! Get Your Copy of "Fortunate Son." The Original Expose on George W. that the Bush Family Had Temporarily Banned Before the Election.
Is Our Children Learning? Paul Begala Knows the Answer to That Question
Scouts should respect my freedom of religion 11/9
Depressed? Read "The Emerging Democratic Majority." Remember that the Democrats Won the Last THREE Presidential Elections. Republicans Can Only Win Through Campaign Deception and 5-4 Supreme Court Votes. This Book Will Cheer You Up!
Kristoff: Be Careful What You Ask For 11/9
John Dean: Dangerous Times Ahead After Election 2002; Despite the Nation's Deep Divisions and Bush v. Gore, The President Plans On Filling The Courts With Right Wing Judges 11/9
Exit Poll Reveals Exceptionally High Percentage 11/9
Stocks fall on earnings news from McDonald's, Iraq resolution 11/9
Michigan Judge Caught Smoking Pot, Goes on Leave After Admitting Smoking Marijuana at Rolling Stones Concert 11/9
The Powder Keg: "much of al-Qaida is probably in Pakistan, a nuclear-armed country riven not just by ascendant Islamist extremism, but also by fierce communal conflicts" 11/9
Former Marine Urges Restraint: Don't Attack Iraq 11/9
New Group to Peddle Iraq War. The purpose of the Committee for the Liberation of Iraq (CLI) is to sell war on Iraq. 11/9
Justice sends Bush camp a sign: Dissident corral not OK 11/9
When big wheels go to the big house 11/9
Okay, Here's What We've Got To Do 11/9
Debate Continues on Social Security: "proponents of partial privatization of Social Security are pressing for an overhaul of the retirement system as early as next year." 11/9
"Get Your War On" by David Rees
Congressional Progressive Caucus website 11/9
Tinker, Banker, NeoCon, Spy; Ahmed Chalabi's long and winding road from (and to?) Baghdad. "Chalabi would hand over Iraq's oil to U.S. multinationals, and his allies in conservative think tanks are already drawing up the blueprints." 11/9
BuzzFlash Interviews Paul Begala, "Crossfire" Host And Author of "It's Still The Economy, Stupid."
Molly Ivins: Battle stations! Sure they're dipsticks -- and they're about to stick it to us 11/9
Mainstream journalism: Shredding the First Amendment 11/9
Worker control breathes life into ailing factories 11/9
McDonald's Will Close about 175 restaurants, slash up to 600 corporate jobs and pull out of three countries in the Middle East and Latin America 11/9
Growing the alternative economy: “But if I don’t buy Nike or Gap, what should I buy?” 11/9
Top Turkish General Advises U.S. to Avoid Iraq War 11/9
So the German doesn't click his heels: Get over it 11/9
Democrats will be back: Bush won this week because of one issue - security. When that fades, he will be vulnerable 11/9
Hollywood to the Rescue: "Having wedded themselves to policies that will impoverish and pollute America, one can hardly blame the GOP for lying about their intentions." 11/9
How Republicans Usurped the Center 11/9
Democrats pay price of cowardice 11/9
Afghan war faltering, Gen. Myers says 11/9
Attorney General John Ashcroft dictates the news to the stenographers at the New York Times and Washington Post. 11/9
White House takes aim at the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 11/9
Put Bush Where You Want Him: Bush Wipes 11/9
Journalist Helen Thomas condemns Bush administration 11/9
American Among Those Bush Executed In Yemen 11/9
It turns out the (FBI) federal agency has transformed Cinergy Field (Cincinnati) into an anti-terrorism training facility this week. 11/9
E.J. Dionne: "Democrats have to learn how to oppose, how to organize and how to inspire. In this election, they failed at all three." 11/8
Pointing Fingers Among the Democrats 11/8
An All New Gunguys Mailbag: "Libral Pinko Commy Basturds (sic)" 11/8
Election Night -- BuzzFlash Cartoon by Eric Harrison
Boycott JebWorld: Florida Finds 103,000 'Lost' Votes 11/8
Here Comes the War! 11/8
The Democratic Senators Can Fight the Republican Onslaught in the Senate, If They Finally Get Some Fire In Their Bellies 11/8
Read This Book on Iraq! Scott Ritter Interviewed: "War On Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You To Know" By William Rivers Pitt with Scott Ritter. Just Published. (Includes BuzzFlash Bumper Sticker, Button and Postcard with Order.)
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Violating the Privacy of America's Students: Should the military be given the names of every high school student in America? 11/8
US and France Reach Agreement on UN Resolution 11/8
Feds Drop Case Against Sniper, Let Virginia Take It. Gosh, Do You Think Ashcroft's Press Conference Was A Political Maneuver for The Election? Does Bush Lie? 11/8
Chicago Tribune Sardonically Covers Anti-Globalization March 11/8
"I recommend this book to everyone with a brain -- and Republicans too," Says James Carville. "It's Still the Economy Stupid," by Paul Begala. Your Purchase of This Book Supports BuzzFlash.Com
Nancy Pelosi Fights to Lead the Democrats
A New Progressive Democratic Leadership - A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
We Will Not Give Up - A BuzzFlash Editorial
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Two Possible Plague Cases In NYC 11/8
As the threat of war grows, archaeologists make plea to spare Iraq's treasures 11/8
It's the Economy, Stupid: How Bush Has Made Our Lives Worse
A Thousand Points of Lightning 11/8
Chicago Tribune Claims Police Presence Overshadows Protestors in the Windy City 11/8
In His Own War on Terror, Putin Targets the Media 11/8
Low Black turnout helped South GOP 11/8
Empty victory for a hollow man. How Norm Coleman sold his soul for a Senate seat. (A Salon Premium, but we liked the title) 11/8
Jimmy Breslin: Thrill Is Gone With Hyphen Politics 11/8
Democrats Destroyed All Their Opportunities 11/8
Are You an Angry Democrat? Sound Off. 11/8
Democrat losses bolster Gore by default 11/8
A Must Read: "Wealth and Democracy" by Kevin Phillips. A BuzzFlash Premium. The influence of money on government is now, more then ever, a hot political issue.
Voters back city pot distribution Measure would have S.F. study growing, dispensing marijuana 11/8
What Went Wrong: James Carville talks about the Democrats’ bad day 11/8
'Endgame' begins on Iraq resolution. 11/8
The GOP Sweep And The Fourth Estate; Will Dissenting Voices Be Heard? 11/8
Anti-war protesters flock to Italy 11/8
House In Order For Long Island Democrats 11/8
Why Did Bush and Cheney Not Want an Investigation Into 9-11?
Marie Cocco: Bush Tax Cuts Spell Trouble Over Long Run 11/8
Forced Vaccines Haunt Gulf Vets 11/8
Small group of Kuwaitis opposes U.S. plan for Iraq 11/8
Democrats and Republicans alike accused one another of conspiracy to influence elections after a poll watcher was escorted from a Pontiac precinct Tuesday. 11/8
Argentina checks Ford's 'military ties' and involvement in "the illegal detention and disappearance of workers during the military regime." 11/8
Bush wins hardline UN deal on Iraq; Dual victory as Congress falls to Republicans 11/8
Police: Atlanta killing linked to suspects in sniper shootings 11/8
Adoption by the United Nations security council of the resolution on Iraq, tabled yesterday by the US, will set in motion a detailed timetable that could take the world to war within months. 11/8
Why Is This News? "Bush Will Stick With Cheney in '04." What's Going to Be Revealed About Cheney This Week? More Bad Halliburton News? Evil Iraq Dealings? Despicable Energy Meetings? So Much to Choose From. 11/8
The Rehnquist Choice by John Dean -- The explosive, never-before-revealed story of how William Rehnquist became a Supreme Court Justice, told by the man responsible for his candidacy.
The Truth About Bush's Alleged Accomplishments
Bush Says He Wants Homeland Security Dept. This Year; Lott Said Yesterday That It Wouldn't Get Done This Year. Let The Games Begin. 11/8
Must Read: "Courting Disaster: The Supreme Court and the Unmaking of American Law." Become a Reader Supporter of BuzzFlash.com.
The Bush Harken Insider Trading Collection - A BuzzFlash Perspectives Page
Paul Vitello: The Message Was Missing 11/8
Fear Alert: Top terrorist figures met in South America to plan new attacks on U.S. targets, intelligence sources tell CNN. 11/8
Chicago police to videotape anti-globalization protesters 11/8
Mother, Son Shot Outside Missouri Catholic School 11/8
Limbaugh's Liberal Media Proof: Too Good To Be True 11/8
'Let's stay home' won in a landslide 11/8
Russia claims right to take action beyond borders 11/8
Mark Morford: Everybody Must Get Armed; The NRA reminds you, please exercise your God-given right to wallow in fear and kill stuff. Thank you 11/7
U.S Citizen Among Those Killed by CIA in Yemen 11/8
Debacle: Without vision, the party -- well, a Senate majority -- perishes 11/7
No Excuses: Joe Conason's Journal 11.06.02 11/7
The Democratic Leadership Needs to Learn that Standing in the Middle of the Road is Only Going to Get You Run Over, A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
The Federal Reserve, worried about the sputtering economy, cut a key interest rate by a half point on Wednesday, marking its first rate reduction this year. 11/7
Hawaii Congresswoman Patsy Mink Honored with Posthumous Election Victory 11/7
Gephardt Will Step Down as Majority Leader. Hey, You Are a Great, Earnest Guy, Richard, But a Failure as a Political Strategist. You Should Seek the Presidency of a University Somewhere, Not of the United States. We Need Tough, Very Tough. 11/7
Exclusive BuzzFlash Interview with Greg Palast about the Continued Suppression of Florida's Black Vote in Election 2002
The Wellstone Memorial - An Inspirational Farewell to America's Finest Senator - The Angry Liberal
Q: How Many Ws Can Stand on the Head of a Pin? -- P.M. Carpenter's Fifth Columnist
BuzzFlash interviews Martin Garbus, Author of "Courting Disaster: The Supreme Court and the Unmaking of American Law." Read About the Right Wing Takeover of the American Judiciary.
BuzzFlash interviews Ruy Teixeira, Co-Author of "The Emerging Democratic Majority"
"The Calm Before The Storm" -- Southern Style by Rebecca Knight
THE LIGHTER SIDE:
Betty Bowers GOP Victory Newsletter 11/8
Official White House 2002 Nonpartisan Voting Guide 11/6
Tom Tomorrow: Honoring Wellstone the only way we know how 11/6
Herman on the GOP 11/7
Inside Karl Rove's Election Night Diary 11/7
Ted Rall on "Dudile Profiling" 11/5
President Bush's Champagne Victory Toast at the GOP Celebration Breakfast 11/9
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