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Hans Blix Tells U.S. and U.K. To "Show Me The WMD"; If Evidence Exists, Bring it Forward 12/20 White House to Propose System for Wide Monitoring of Internet 12/20 Bill Schneider proves BuzzFlash's Theory: White House Handled Lott 12/21 "I cannot believe that I lived to see the day that such human rights violations occur in the United States of America in the 21st century." 4th Day of Captivity for L.A. Muslims 12/21 The "Bushism-A-Day" Calendar Makes the Perfect New Year's Gift Trent Lott - Coming Attractions -- Hilarious BuzzFlash Reader Satire Sen. Lott's Backers Upset by White House Leaks 12/20 BuzzFlash Can be Even Better, But Only With Your Support. Click Here. Leaked report says German and US firms supplied arms to Saddam: "24 US companies are reported to have supplied Iraq with equipment and know-how for its weapons programmes" 12/20 The December 20th BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia (Neither BuzzFlash Nor Gloria Endorse the Opinions of Articles Included in World Media Watch.) The BuzzFlash Buzz Store. It's What Keeps Us Going! Bill Clinton: America should lead, not dominate 12/20 The December 20th BuzzFlash Mailbag - Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, And All-American - Last Mailbag Before the Holidays Sen. Patty Murray Asks Students The Hard Question: Why is Bin Laden Popular in Poor Countries? We should all be asking this question and demanding an answer from Bush! 12/21 To all those Chicken Littles clucking frantically about the imminent threat of a terrorist attack on U.S. computer networks, a new report says: Knock it off. 12/21 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! NOW President Says Potential Lott Replacement No Improvement 12/21 We'll Believe it When We See It: U.S. to Soon Share New Iraq Intelligence with U.N. 12/21 What We Need Is a Fear Vaccine 12/21 McCain to Battle Bush over Global Warming; Says Americans Disagree with Bush Actions on Issue 12/21 Thurmond's GOP, by the Incomparably Cheeky E. J. Dionne Jr. :) 12/21 Reserve unit fears 2nd tour of duty; Maryland military police company just back from year in Texas 12/21 A 'silver bullet's' toxic legacy; If US fights Iraq, it would use a weapon that left a radioactive trail in Gulf War. 12/21 Global pressure on U.S. against land mines; Bush may use them in Iraq 12/21 More Racist Republicans: North Carolina's Ballenger says he's had segregationist feelings AND Calls Cynthia McKinney "a bitch." Another Jerk of a Human Being. 12/21 Will Cheney Do The Perp Walk? Halliburton Down as SEC Probe Intensifies 12/21 FBI, Justice cooperation worries some agents Chief's closeness to Ashcroft seen as threat to bureau's independence 12/21 Blix urges US and UK to hand over Iraq evidence 12/21 Excellent Q&A about Trent Lott by Jesse Jackson 12/21 The Grand (Dragon's) Old Party 12/21 Pictures from the Anti-INS Immigrant Rights Protest 12/21 Letter by Alliance of Iranian Americans to INS Acting District Director in Los Angeles 12/21 ACLU Calls Immigrant Registration Program Pretext for Mass Detentions 12/21 Must See 12/20 Mirror Front Page: "There is a lunatic with weapons of mass destruction 'ramping up' for a war that will imperil the whole world ... STOP HIM" 12/21 U.S. Soldiers Watched Massacre of Taliban, says Scottish Filmmaker 12/21 US likely to snub China's missile offer 12/21 Frist favored to succeed Lott, but Pennsylvania’s Santorum is considering a challenge 12/21 Lott to Frist? - Racism to Medical Fraud 12/21 "Big Hug": A "Bush Dyslexicon" Update, by Mark Crispin Miller for BuzzFlash.Com Richard Reeves: What If They Gave a War and Nobody Cared? 12/21 CA Republicans' circular firing squad loading up for new fusillade 12/21 61% of newsprint used in state recycled 12/21 US has insatiable need for weaponry 12/21 Some Religious Groups that will Benefit from Bush's Faith-Based Welfare Program Don't Want the Program to Help Religious Groups that Support Green Initiatives. Hypocrisy So Thick, You Can Cut It With a Knife. 12/20 Krugman: Quo Vadis, Karl? 12/20 StopFristBill.org - Senator Frist Wants to Stop the Debate on Thimerosal-Injured Children 12/20 Pentagon seeks to detect people by odor 12/20 Oil Blasts Toward Two-Year High 12/20	Illinois Republican Governor Tied to Probe of License-Bribery Scheme 12/20 Orwellian Bush Cartel Wants to Emulate Chinese Government and Monitor Everything on the Internet 12/20 Hundreds Are Detained After Visits to INS; Thousands protest arrests of Mideast boys and men who complied with order to register. 12/20 Frist Considering Challenging Lott for Leadership Post. The Bush Clone Cometh. Retired Gen. Wesley Clark has made some preliminary steps toward an Iowa caucus bid 12/20 Top Brokerages Pay Fine One Billion Dollar Fine for Conflicts of Interest that Tainted Stock Research; Salomon Smith Barney parent Citigroup Inc. was expected to pay about $350 million. 12/20 Frist's Right Wing Voting Record 12/20 The United States has failed to provide Britain with full details of its "solid evidence" proving that Iraq is hiding weapons of mass destruction, security sources say 12/20 The Third Edition of Fortunate Son Premiers Exclusively on BuzzFlash.com! Only Available on BuzzFlash.com at This Time! Preface by Greg Palast, Intro by Mark Crispin Miller. Agency Faults SEC on Handling of Audit Panel 12/20 Mass arrests of Muslims in LA 12/20 U.S. knew of junta's link to killings, ex-ambassador says. Argentina revisited. 12/20 Bush administration slammed for deleting info from CDC condom fact sheet 12/20 Bush Wants to "Privatize" the Printing of the Govenrment Budget. That Way They Can More Tightly Control Cooking the Books. 12/20 Dems Seek to Extend Unemployment Benefits for Everyone; Republican Plan Only Helps a Few. 12/20 Cast Your Vote for News That Fights Back. BuzzFlash Needs Your Support to Expand Our Coverage. A federal jury on Thursday ruled that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, for five years had forced more than 400 employees to work unpaid overtime. 12/20 SEC Launches Probe Into VP Cheney's Halliburton 12/20 BuzzFlash Headlines On YOUR Web Site for Free (You Can't Get Any Cheaper Than That!) -- Spread the Pro-Democracy, Anti-Hypocrisy Word! Guaranteed to Offend Everyone: The Trent Lott Christmas Greeting Card, For White Guys Only! 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. CDC fact sheet not promoting condom use any more 12/20 'Twas the Night Before an NRA Christmas! Happy Holidays, From Chuck Heston! 12/19 "Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate," by Naomi Klein "Get Your War On" by David Rees Air marshals charge new policies could endanger passengers Anti-hijacking program mismanaged, many say 12/20 Snooping in All the Wrong Places; Not only would the Administration's plan to centralize every American's records destroy privacy, the security payoff would be minimal 12/20 Lott Issue May Derail Agenda Pressed by Conservatives 12/20 House Appropriations ranking member David Obey, D-Wis., blistered the Bush administration; says homeland security funding inadequate 12/20 Don't Stop Fighting! "The Conscience of a Liberal," by Senator Paul Wellstone. From BuzzFlash.com. Lawmaker Wants Details On Appointees’ Cash Bonuses 12/20 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. GAO: Feds Gave to Lawbreaking Companies; The rule to ban lawbreakers from getting gov't contracts "was suspended after President Bush took office, then revoked in December 2001" 12/20 The Lost Cause - Southern Racists 12/20 Two Hospitals Refuse to Join Bush's Plan for Smallpox 12/20 On October 26th the New York Times Couldn't Find 150,000 Protesters in Washington, D.C., Now They Can't Find Karl Rove's Fingerprints on the Media Dagger in Trent Lott's Back BuzzFlash Alerts! Don't Miss A Thing! A Great Gift: "Hail to the Thief: Songs for the Bush Years." This is a Fantastic 15-song Satirical CD. FBI Tests Suspicious Letter to Democratic Senator 12/20 U.S. links Ryan to cover-up; Prosecutors say he knew campaign records would be destroyed 12/20 The Osama Clock - How Many Days Will Osama Run Free (not to mention the Anthrax Terrorist) Bob Herbert: Weirder and Weirder, or The Strange Racist Tale of Conrad Burns 12/20 Reward! For Information Leading To The Identification Of The Eli Lilly Bandit 12/20 Liberal Wins South Korea's Presidential Election 12/20 Powell: Iraq Violated U.N. Resolution; Iraq's deputy U.N. ambassador: U.S. Charges Are "Baseless" 12/20 U.S. Intervening Against Democracy in Venezuela 12/20 The Past is Prologue: "Secrets," by Daniel Ellsberg. By the Man Who Released the Pentagon Papers. A Warning About a Government that Keeps Secrets. 12/19 Bush Nominates Himself to Chair 9/11 Investigation; Thomas Kean and Why The 9/11 Victims Families Have Concerns About His Appointment 12/20	Pornographic Movie on Senate TV Channel 12/20 From the Archives: Portrait of a Hypocrite, "Burton has made a career of attacking people who are most like him, and lionizing those whose values he himself cannot live by." 12/20 Jane Fonda Visits Middle East 12/20 U.S. Seen As 'Fortress America' by International Tourists 12/20 From the Archives: Bush Appoints Sidney Taurel, Chairman, President and CEO of Eli Lilly to Homeland Security Advisory Council. What a Coincidence that Eli Lilly Got a HUGE Gift in the Homeland Security Bill. 12/20 Don Wycliff: Have the AP and the Wash. Post "slipped toward the role of government organ in the run-up to a possible war"? 12/20 Marie Cocco: Republicans Are Still Playing the Race Card 12/20 What About the Newspaper Gun Loophole? Why Stop With Lott? The Racist Comments of Katherine Harris and Dick Armey 12/20 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) Mass arrests of Muslims in LA 12/20 Karl Rove: The Man Behind the Curtain 12/20 Eric Alterman's Review of "Bush at War" By Bob Woodward 12/20 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. Buzz Into Winter! Get A BuzzFlash.com T-shirt And Spread the News! Is Our Children Learning? Paul Begala Knows the Answer to That Question War on Terror Walkouts: Oakland, Flagstaff City Councils to Vote on Opposition to Patriot Act Provisions 12/20 Geov Parrish: Water flows downhill; As do wages, benefits, and job security in the "free" market world 12/20 "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 It's the Economy, Stupid: How Bush Has Made Our Lives Worse Joe Conason's Journal: The night Trent Lott 'did the right thing' 12/20 Teacher harnesses antiwar sentiment. BuzzFlash Contributor and Freelance Writer William Rivers Pitt. 12/20 Why Did Bush and Cheney Stop The Investigation Into 9-11? "Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers" by Daniel Ellsberg Is the Bush Cartel Covering up the Saudi Relationship to 9/11. Read "Forbidden Truth" Now. 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. Big Brother Doctors Health Info 12/20 Cities Say No to Federal Snooping 12/20 The Truth About Bush's Accomplishments (Or, Lack Thereof) Must Read: "Courting Disaster: The Supreme Court and the Unmaking of American Law." Become a Reader Supporter of BuzzFlash.com. Don't Forget December 12, 2000: Too Close Too Call Halliburton reaches $4 billion asbestos settlement 12/20 U.S. moves to build a missile defense system will impede the fight against terrorism and lead to a "new senseless arms race," Russia warned Wednesday 12/20 The Truth About Lott's Record of Tolerance 12/20 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 Lott’s foot in mouth comes as a Christmas gift to Democrats 12/21 Critics say it should be end of story for Chapter 11 12/21 Must See! Trent Lott, Version 2.0. BuzzFlash Cartoon by Eric Harrison THE LIGHTER SIDE: Lott Steps Down to Run Thurmond Campaign 12/20 Mark Fiore: Whole Lotta Racism, A Southern Strategy Productions film 12/20 For Whom The Bell Tolls (a Trent Lott cartoon) 12/20 Trent Lott Bonds with African-Americans 12/19 I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas (Flash) 12/19 Vote for BuzzFlash as the "Most Entertaining Source for Political News and Commentary" in the 2002 Political Dot-Comedy Awards (last category) 12/20 The "Trent Lott Racist Action Figure" 12/17 Liberty Man: The Phenomenal Fourth Issue 12/17

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Trent Lott Resigns as GOP Leader Frist is Front-Runner for Post

Trent Lott Resigns as GOP Leader
Frist is Front-Runner for Post