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White House to Propose System for Wide Monitoring of Internet 12/20
Mass arrests of Muslims in LA 12/20
The "Bushism-A-Day" Calendar Makes the Perfect New Year's Gift
Sen. Lott's Backers Upset by White House Leaks 12/20
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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
Bill Clinton: America should lead, not dominate 12/20
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Krugman: Quo Vadis, Karl? 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
Wall Street Firms to Pay $1 Billion to End Probes 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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
The December 19th BuzzFlash Mailbag - Patriotic, Honest, Irreverent, And All-American
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)
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.
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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)
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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
Bob Herbert: Another Republican Senator Who is a Serial Offender 12/19
"More church files were released [by the Boston Archdiocese] showing priests allegedly molesting youngsters" 12/19
Top-secret Iraq Report Reveals U.S. Corporations, Gov't Agencies and Nuclear Labs Helped Illegally Arm Iraq 12/19
Bush's "Close Ties" To Neo-Confederate Groups Questioned 12/19
Stick a Fork in Trent. Only 21% of Americans Have a Favorable View of Him. 12/19
USA Today Poll Also Shows Erosion of Support for Bush 12/19
Hmmm, William Safire Calls for a Congressional Investigation of Bush 12/19
In the Age of the Bush Cartel, Lower Taxes Means Freeing Felons 12/19
The Big Dog, Brother Bill, Shows the Senate Dem Wimps How to be a Democrat by Removing the White Sheets of the GOP. "How do they think they got a majority in the South anyway?" You're Music to Our BuzzFlash Ears, Brother Bill.
Major Drop in Bush Polling Data on Key Issues 12/19
It's Thursday in America's Shooting Gallery! (Scroll Down) 12/19
U.S. May Send 50,000 More Troops to Gulf -Officials 12/19
Powell and Jeb Bush Criticize Lott for Remarks 12/19
Daily Howler: WHY GOOD GUYS SLEPT (PART 2)! The press corps booed and jeered at Gore. Your “good-guy” pundits didn’t tell you. 12/19
Republican, Ex-KKK Leader, and Former Louisiana Congressman David Duke Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Filing A False Tax Return 12/19
Bush Cartel Economic Policies Force Release of Felons in Kentucky, But The Rich Have More Money, You See! 12/19
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!
Bill Moyers Interviews John McCain 12/19
Trent Lott is Republican Party's Monica Lewinsky, By Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr.
The Man Behind the Vaccine Mystery 12/19
The Big Ten Media Conglomerates 12/19
Sen. John Edwards: "Washington is not doing enough to make America safe" 12/19
Newspaper Asked to Police Gun Ads 12/19
Resignations of Three Priests in Connecticut Stun Parishes 12/19
Rove to Bush: We Need to Get Iraq Back in the News Today Because the Lott Thing is Getting Out of Hand. (BuzzFlash Interpretation of Linked Article.) 12/19
Little White Republican Lies 12/19
Must See! Trent Lott, Version 2.0. BuzzFlash Cartoon by Eric Harrison
Hundreds of Muslim Immigrants Rounded Up in California 12/19
A Fresh Face for the Democrats: General Wesley Clark 12/19
The Republican Code-Talkers
Bombs Away - Bush's indefensible missile-defense plan 12/19
"Big Hug": A "Bush Dyslexicon" Update, by Mark Crispin Miller for BuzzFlash.Com
The December 18th BuzzFlash World Media Watch, by Gloria Lalumia (Neither BuzzFlash Nor Gloria Endorse the Opinions of Articles Included in World Media Watch.)
Democratic senators gauge support as possible successors to Daschle 12/19
U.S. to Train Iraqi Exiles at Hungary Camp 12/19
Judge Reduces $28B Judgment to Smoker 12/19
"Machiavellian Mayberry," A BuzzFlash Reader Commentary 12/18
Icelandic activist freed after arrest over e-mail 12/19
US fears Saddam will raze Iraq in final vengeance. Okay, so what's the next step, guys? 12/19
Bush and Poppy Caught on 1997 Enron Tape; Skits Make Fun of Accounting Scams 12/19
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
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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