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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT

There was plenty of fanfare when the number of dead soldiers in Iraq reached 4,000. The MSM actually paid (some) attention to the war in Iraq.

But two other round numbers were reached over the weekend: The number of U.S. wounded from Iraq stands at 30,004, as of May 7. And the number of U.S. dead from Afghanistan is now at 500.

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America's hottest new game is who Barack Obama should pick to be his running mate in November. With apologies to Hillary Clinton (who likely isn't going to get the nomination) and John McCain (picks likely to be boring, almost Dan Quayle like), the focus is on Obama.

And there are many places to turn to speculate on who Obama will choose. Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, and Kathleen Sebelius are among many good quality candidates.

But this is the Democratic Party, where good choices don't often get made. So Sen. Obama, while many people are giving you good advice on who to pick, I will give you advice on who not to pick. (These are my personal thoughts as a BuzzFlash staff member, but do not necessarily reflect the editorial opinion of BuzzFlash.)
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Subject: McCain and Myanmar's Lobbyists

The problem with McCain's campaign manager's lobbying firm having ties to Myanmar's junta lies in the nature of lobbying. It isn't the same as if McCain had ties to a firm that once sold spare parts to the Myanmar regime. The trouble is in the product that lobbyists sell. They peddle the ability to influence.

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BUZZFLASH EDITOR'S BLOG
by Mark Karlin
Editor and Publisher

May 12, 2008

As we take a reprieve from the 2008 elections for a day, we wanted to take note of a Chicago Tribune editorial that repeats the story of how Dick Cheney approved the shooting down of United Flight 93 on 9/11:

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http://www.lastchancedemocracycafe.com/?p=1363

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On Sunday, March 9, 2008, BuzzFlash sponsored an afternoon talk with David Cay Johnston, who discussed his latest book: “Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill).”

BuzzFlash taped the presentation -- and on this page, BuzzFlash is offering his remarks to our readers as You-Tube segments.


Part One:


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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
by Christine Bowman

Why has Barack Obama avoided seriously attacking Hillary Clinton? Why hasn't he taken the gloves off when she attacked him? Could it be in part because he sees his mom in her? Here's how one associate of Barack Obama's mother describes the late Stanley Ann Dunham:

"She was stubborn, hard core, decisive, convincing, deep-thinking, rigorous in her analysis," says [Nancy] Barry.

Sound like anyone else we know?

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