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Report: Bush Not Keen on Taking on One Leg of the "Axis of Evil," North Korea 12/18
Leaked report says German and US firms supplied arms to Saddam 12/18
Must See! Trent Lott, Version 2.0. BuzzFlash Cartoon by Eric Harrison
He's Got a Script and He's Sticking to It! Bush to Declare Iraq in Violation of U.N 12/18
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Maureen Dowd Has Got Karl Rove's Number in "The Ghosts of Mississippi." Maybe She's Reading BuzzFlash Too. 12/18
"Get Your War On" by David Rees
Spare a Thought for Iraqi Civlians 12/18
Hillary Vs. the Wretched Grover Norquist. We'll Bet on Hillary. 12/18
From Lott to Frist: From Racism to a Family That Has Committed Medical Fraud? 12/18
More Enron Fraud Exposed 12/18
Chretien signs Kyoto agreement 12/18
Another Aide Splits for Greener Pastures: Bush's Chief Liaison to Congress, Nicholas Calio, Calls it Quits. 12/18
"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
The Past is Prologue: "Secrets," by Daniel Ellsberg. Get It for the Holidays.
2000 Lott video adds fuel to furor 12/18
Lott to White House: Sorry, I'm the Man! 12/18
Bush "Unofficially/Officially" Cuts Lott Loose. BuzzFlash Called This One from the Word "Go." It's Back to the Plantation for Trent!
Frist May Be in Line For Senate Leadership 12/18
From the Archives: A BuzzFlash Interview with Jim Hatfield, Author of "Fortunate Son." (This Interview Was Conducted Shortly Before Him Hatfield Committed Suicide in 2001) 12/18
BuzzFlash Alerts! Don't Miss A Thing!
Gore's departure puts Kerry at front of the pack 12/18
Oh, Trent and Strom are Real Hooter(ers)! 12/18
Don't Stop Fighting! "The Conscience of a Liberal," by Senator Paul Wellstone. From BuzzFlash.com.
Lott Out in Two Days? Will He Be Given a Plum Senate Chairmanship to Keep Him From Leaving the Senate and Having His Seat Go to a Democrat? Stay Tuned. 12/18
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Here's the Classic Karl Rove Photo-op for Bush to Counter the Unveiling of the Neo-Confederacy Party Underpinning: Show Bush With Black Children and Dogs 12/18
Rush's Pain in the Ass 12/18
George W and Laura Go to the Dogs (Read to the End of the Article) 12/18
"Big Hug": A "Bush Dyslexicon" Update, by Mark Crispin Miller for BuzzFlash.Com
Report: Democrats Will Wimp Out on Wasteful Missile "Defense" System 12/18
Texas Judge Suspended After Slurs 12/18
Bush Will Deploy Failed Missile Program in 2004. $7.8 Billion Dollars Wasted Just THIS YEAR 12/18!
We Hate to Brag, But BuzzFlash Was the First One to Let You Know That the Knife in Trent Lott's Back Was Put There by Karl Rove, A BuzzFlash Editorial
Friends: Edwards to run for president 12/18
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The Fall Guy: Trent Lott Hit A Real Nerve. The Other Senators Just Fawned. 12/18
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.
Senate Seeks Info on how Richard Mellon Scaife Facility Lost 71,000 Tax Returns 12/18
Is Bush a Coward or a Weasel? - A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
The BuzzFlash Buzz Store. It's What Keeps Us Going! Great for Holiday Gifts. We Send Out First Class and Priority Mail -- and We Pay the Postage.
Trent Lott and Don Nickles, Two Peas in a Bigot Pod: From the Archives
Nickles Has a "Burning Tree" in His Past 12/18
Guaranteed to Offend Everyone: The Trent Lott Christmas Greeting Card, For White Guys Only!
The Osama Clock - How Many Days Will Osama Run Free (not to mention the Anthrax Terrorist)
Mayors Say That Requests for Food and Shelter Are Up 12/18
Saving the Mandate - BuzzFlash Reader Commentary
Don't Forget December 12, 2000: Too Close Too Call
New York Times Perpetuates White House Myth that It is the Democrats Who are Leading the Drive Against Lott. It's the White House, NYT! Will the NYT Name All the Leading Senate Democrats That They Are Claiming are Leading a Drive Against Lott? Alas.
New York Gay Rights Bill Passes 12/18
Battling the Neo-Confederacy Movement 12/18
The BuzzFlash Buzz Store. It's What Keeps Us Going!
For Lott, Some Key Endorsements 12/18
Papa and Junior Bush Caught on Enron Tape 12/18
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.
Molly Ivins: A disinformation office is not a good idea 12/18
Foes of Venezuela's Chavez Step Up Street Campaign 12/18
Simple question: If Trent Lott is not a racist, then what is he? 12/18
"Several news organizations asked a federal court Tuesday to unseal all documents submitted in a case challenging the nation's new campaign finance law" 12/18
U.S. troops say that the military mistakenly released one of the most-wanted Taliban leaders in Afghanistan in the summer based on faulty intelligence. 12/18
Women in Afghanistan Forced to Have Chastity Tests 12/18
Trent Lott is Republican Party's Monica Lewinsky, By Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Bush's Economic Jitters Are Showing; Determined not to follow dad's path, he's plotting a stimulus strategy aimed at bolstering his '04 prospects. Voters are watching 12/18
Alarmed by runaway growth, Nevadans join the anti-development movement 12/18
"Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers" by Daniel Ellsberg
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Rhode Island's Sen. Lincoln Chafee holds strong cards in Lott game 12/18
No More Gore--For Now 12/18
A $40 Twofer Special: "Forbidden Truth" and "War on Iraq." And We Pay the Shipping. Support BuzzFlash!
Is the Bush Cartel Covering up the Saudi Relationship to 9/11. Read "Forbidden Truth" Now.
Boycot Jebworld: Haitian Immigrants Demand Kids' Release Before Christmas 12/18
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.
Bill Berkowitz: What's The ANSIR? FBI Warns Corporate Leaders Of Possible Attacks By Antiwar Activists 12/18
The Case Against the Bush Cartel War on Iraq. Scott Ritter Interviewed: "War On Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You To Know" By William Rivers Pitt with Scott Ritter. (Includes BuzzFlash Bumper Sticker, Button and Postcard with Order.)
The Truth About Bush's Accomplishments (Or, Lack Thereof)
Boycott Jebworld: Florida Welfare Officials Say 88 Children Missing 12/18
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Armenia nationals without permanent residency status in the United States were added yesterday to the growing list of immigrants asked to register with federal officials. 12/18
Fear Factor: Bill Maher takes on Bowling for Columbine's Michael Moore on the issues of guns, politics, the media, and America's culture of fear 12/18
From the Archives: Ashcroft Quizzed About Southern Partisan Endorsement; Attorney general nominee refuses to condemn white supremacist magazine 12/18
Paul Krugman: Gotta Have Faith. "I'm talking about the executive order removing longstanding barriers between church and state." 12/18
Must Read: "Courting Disaster: The Supreme Court and the Unmaking of American Law." Become a Reader Supporter of BuzzFlash.com.
If Saddam Were Only Brazilian, "Then Washington might pay attention to the fire next door" 12/18
U.N.: Al-Qaida's Afghan Camps Reopening. Bush's War Doesn't Appear to be Going as Well as Rove Tells Us. 12/18
Adapting to Our Own Engineering - How Cloning is like In-Vitro Fertilization 12/18
Daily Howler: Why did those “good guys” stay so silent? We start an incomparable series. 12/18
Scientists: 2002 Second Hottest as Global Warming Accelerates 12/18
Oil's Not Well in Spain: "The Prestige was carrying more than twice the amount of fuel oil contained by the Exxon Valdez when it ran into an Alaska reef in 1989." 12/18
Most Unconvinced on Iraq War: Two-thirds believe Bush has failed to make the case an attack would be justified. Many think weapons are there, but they want proof 12/18
Frist has a few problems of his own. Particularly his venal sponsorship of Bill S.2053, which limits the ability of parents with children who were harmed after being given vaccines containing Thimerosal, to hold the drugmaker, Eli Lilly, accountable 12/18
Black Democrat could fill Lott's seat 12/18
An All New American Shooting Gallery
Stories from a Parallel Universe: Right Wing Poobahs Thought Trent Lott Was Too Much of a Compromiser and Not Ideologically Pure Enough. What Does That Mean? He Didn't Read Mein Kampf Every Night? 12/17
John Snow to receive "$2.47 million a year from CSX until he dies" 12/17
Who is That Whispering into the Ear of Disgraced Wall Street Journal Writer John Fund? Could it Be Mr. Rove, Telling Him to Join the Rest of the Amen Chorus White House Right Wing Media Hookers and Call for Lott to Step Down? Could be. 12/17
Krugman: Trent Lott is Just the Tip of the Iceberg 12/17
A Great Holiday Gift: "Hail to the Thief: Songs for the Bush Years." This is a Fantastic 15-song Satirical CD.
Lott, Nickles Civil Rights Votes Similar. It's Just That Nickles Keeps His White Sheet Locked Up In His Closet, With His Guns and Ammo. 12/17
REPOSTED: More on Why Karl Rove is Conducting a Behind-the-Scenes Campaign To Get Trent Lott to Step Down as Majority Leader, A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL
Gore "At Peace" with His Decision 12/17
Karl Rove's Press Puppets Continue to Do the Bidding of Herr Karl: Peggy "Madwoman of the WSJ" (Which is To Really Say Something) Noonan Calls for Lott to Step Aside. 12/17
Unbelievable! Powell: "U.S. Not Trying to Oust Saddam." This Administration Gets Loopier Every Day. They Can't Get Their Story Straight. 12/17
Brian Whitaker looks at how the American media are softening up public attitudes to war with Iraq 12/17
FEMA Director to Step Down in March to Run Bush's Election Campaign 12/17
Bill Maher Interviews Michael Moore 12/17
The "Bushism-A-Day" Calendar Makes the Perfect Holiday Gift
Gore Scores with Best 'SNL' Season Ratings 12/17
New York Transit Strike Averted 12/17
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!
From the BuzzFlash Archives: Ashcroft, the Neo-Confederacy Movement, Bush and Orwell
"Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate," by Naomi Klein
Enron Party and Comments of the Two Georges 12/17
Cast Your Vote for News That Fights Back. BuzzFlash Needs Your Support to Expand Our Coverage.
Daschle Urged To Perhaps Not Run for President. We Agree. We Need a Dragon Slayer, Not a Guy Who's Just Been Wrestled to the Ground by a Mugger, Stands up, and Then, as a Gesture of Forgiveness, Extends His Hand to Help the Mugger to His Feet . 12/17
Video of Gore Explaining Why He Isn't Running 12/17
Paul Wellstone D.C. Office to Close Shop on Friday. BuzzFlash Sends Its Best Wishes to the Wellstone Staff. 12/17
NBC: Lott doesn’t have the votes 12/17
In Desperation, Lott's Trying to Roll Himself Out as Martin Luther King. Sorry, Trent, Karl's Got His Stiletto Stuck in Your Back. So You Can Save Yourself the "Black Like Me" Routine. It's Becoming a Little Embarrassing.
Anyone Doubt BuzzFlash's Theory About the White House Sticking the Shiv in Lott's Back. Well, Even The Wall Street Journal is Dumping on Lott. Read Down to "Rogue Elephant." Column Also Confirms White House is Leaking Anti-Lott Info. 12/17
Are Newspapers Allowing the Sale of Guns To Criminals and Terrorists Through Classified Ads, Just Like Gun Shows? Hmmm. 12/17
Debunking the bin Laden tape: Voice detective wonders why U.S. called it genuine 12/17
300,000 to Invade Iraq? 12/17
The December 16th BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia (Neither BuzzFlash Nor Gloria Endorse the Opinions of Articles Included in World Media Watch.)
Bush's Treasury Nominee to Get BIG Pension 12/17
Pentagon Broadcasts Propaganda Over Iraq 12/17
Will the Bush Cartel Back Anti-Affirmative Action Case Now Before the Supreme Court? 12/18
Sen. Boxer takes aim at Bush's policy on Iraq 12/17
The December 16th BuzzFlash Mailbag - Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, And All-American
Bush Businesses in Government 12/17
If Lott's Out, Who's In? 12/17
Ex-N.J. Governor, Thomas Kean, To Head 9/11 Panel 12/17
Transcript Of Gore's 60 Minutes Interview
Kissinger didn't convince you that Bush is on tilt? OK, how much do you know about Elliot Abrams? 12/17
The Detestable, Decrepit Strom Thurmond 12/17
As BuzzFlash Editorials Indicated This Week, The Knives in the Back of Lott are Coming from Karl Rove, Not the Democrats (Who Remain Generally Mute). In This Case, Bush Cartel Surrogate Senator Don Nickles Calls for a New Vote. He's Not Freelancing!
$40 Twofer Special: Forbidden Truth and War on Iraq
About that "Sexual Lawsuit" Against Bush in Texas, A BuzzFlash News Analysis
Is Our Children Learning? Paul Begala Knows the Answer to That Question
Daily Howler: LOTT SAYS LITTLE! Why won’t Lott praise desegregation? Where on earth is liberal bias when the answer to this isn’t clear? 12/17
It's the Economy, Stupid: How Bush Has Made Our Lives Worse
Why Did Bush and Cheney Stop The Investigation Into 9-11?
Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute Will Only Take a Second!
THE LIGHTER SIDE:
Trent Lott Apologizes for His Apology 12/16
The Top Ten Conservative Idiots: Trent Lott Special 12/16
These Are Ironic Times 12/17
Bush Names Bernard Law To Head 9-11 Commission 12/17
Lott's Choice of Apologies 12/17
The "Trent Lott Racist Action Figure" 12/17
Liberty Man: The Phenomenal Fourth Issue 12/17
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