Vern Buchanan

Good and Bad News for Rep. Buchanan

washingtonpost.com     6 hrs ago          

Even though that new Office of Government Ethics now has a board to run it, it won't be able to investigate any House members this year. That might be good news for Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.), who is alleged to have committed...                

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Tomato growers push for compensation for FDA warning

mcclatchydc.com     3 hrs ago   10 related          

By Michael Doyle | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- Two separate congressional hearings will enable California and Florida growers to bash the FDA for supposedly blowing a recent salmonella outbreak. "Clearly, the FDA has...                

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Salmonella scare spurs bill aimed at FDA

bradenton.com     17 hrs ago          

MANATEE -- Bob Spencer of West Coast Tomato in Palmetto on Thursday said the bill - which was introduced Wednesday night - could force the federal government to review its procedures when it comes to issuing food safety alarms....                

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Nathan Robinson: Close Encounters With My Congressman: Learning to Loathe Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL)

huffingtonpost.com     Jul 22, 2008          

I live in a fairly absurd congressional district. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) was elected in one of the most ridiculous elections in our state's history (and since it's Florida, believe me, that means it was pretty ridiculous). We...                

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Study: Poor ballot designs still affect U.S. elections

usatoday.com     Jul 21, 2008   13 related          

A Palm Beach County ballot led to confusion at the polls in 2000. Counties where ballot design caused confusion and influenced election results: November 2000 Palm Beach, Fla. November 2006 Sarasota, Fla. February 2008 Los...                

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District 13 money gap widens

bradenton.com     Jul 16, 2008          

MANATEE -- The financial race for the 13th Congressional District seat is turning into the haves versus the have-nots, according to quarterly campaign-finance reports filed Tuesday. At the top is U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, whose...                

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VP Watching

time.com     Jul 15, 2008   5 related          

What are the chances of an Obama/Hagel ticket? The Obama campaign released the following statement regarding the senator's speech in Washington tomorrow: CHICAGO, IL -- Unlike Senator McCain, Senator Obama had the judgment to...                

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Sarasota tests new voting machines

baynews9.com     Jul 14, 2008          

Only one failure with a scanner was reported during the mock election. SARASOTA (Bay News 9) -- This election year Florida's voting machines will be under national scrutiny as millions of voters use new optical scan voting...                

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Access Washington: Immigration and Money in 2008 Politics

newamericamedia.org     Jul 12, 2008   2 related          

Access Washington: Immigration and Money in 2008 Politics New America Media, News Report, Wendy Sefsaf, Posted: Jul 12, 2008 Editor’s Note: NAM’s Access Washington Weekly Immigration Update is a column summarizing key...                

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Sheriff to ID illegal migrant inmates

bradenton.com     Jul 11, 2008   6 related          

MANATEE -- The Immigration and Customs Enforcement program allows authorities to identify prisoners during the booking process, a system officials say can now take days because of fraudulent documents or aliases. It sends home...                

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