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THE BUZZFLASH WINGS OF JUSTICE AWARD

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April 9, 2008

Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Diaz

Once again, a military attorney (JAG) wins this week's BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award, and once again the nominator is a former military lawyer (JAG), Stephen A. Justino, who writes:

Former Navy Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Diaz served as a lawyer for prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. The superior officer who evaluated him before he left for Cuba had described him as "the consummate naval officer" and "a stellar leader of unquestionable integrity." Those words turned out to be prophetic.

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BuzzFlash's Last Chance Democracy Cafe

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Hi. It’s Christy once again. Did you watch the testimony yesterday from Gen. Petraeus and Amb. Crocker? What should the reaction be?

Last time General Petraeus came to Congress with a report on Iraq, there was an uproar about MoveOn’s "General Betray Us" characterization that prompted a swift repudiation by Congress.

Senate Approves Resolution Denouncing MoveOn.org Ad

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Would a cowering Abu Ghraib detainee, until it hurt,
Have been frequently forced to wear a puffy shirt?

Would prisoners prefer their eyes were sprayed with cumin
Than learn they had gotten on the wrong side of Newman?

VERSE CASE SCENARIO

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Mark Penn, Not Gone and Not Forgotten

I recently detailed how Mark Penn’s visit with the Colombian ambassador to the U.S. about the proposed free trade agreement with that nation, where union leaders are regularly assassinated, was in all likelihood carried out as part of his dual roles as then top Clinton campaign strategist and on behalf of Burson-Marsteller, which he also represented since he never stepped down as CEO -- and that was fine with Senator Clinton.

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"What can I major in at Electoral College?"

Yes, the Electoral College isn't a real college. No late-night studying. No toga parties.

Trying to explain the Electoral College to a foreigner is pretty difficult. Explaining the Electoral College to an American naïve about politics is just as hard. And for many of those who do understand the Electoral College, they want to blow it up.

There is a movement to dance around the requirement. Illinois, Maryland, and New Jersey have signed bills into law noting that the states will get all their electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote. The catch is that the bills won't go into effect until the states that approve such a bill would have 270 electoral votes -- the margin a presidential candidate needs to win.

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BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE

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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
by Christine Bowman

Since our current president was put in office in 2000 by the Supreme Court of the United States, it may be that congressional oversight of elections and their financing has become as quaint and obsolete a concept as the Geneva Conventions. That would be a shame.

Yet there is no urgency evident among lawmakers or the Bush Administration to appoint and confirm replacement members to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) in time to impact this year's election. Currently, the FEC has only two sitting members; and at least four of a mandated six members are needed for a quorum. Thus, the oversight commission's "neutering." Since January, the two remaining FEC members have been forbidden to issue opinions or launch new investigations.

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