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Vern Buchanan

Program helps save family homes

More than 25 agencies will gather to counsel those in danger of foreclosure Families in danger of foreclosure will find help Saturday when more than 25 organizations, lenders, attorneys and others volunteer their time for...

Letters to the editor

Manage growth well, sustain Old Florida Sandy Kirkpatrick's commentary (July 28) proposing that Manatee County's growth management policy is one of "low density zeal" and is "over simplistic" confused me. Does Kirkpatrick...

DCCC Opposes Progressives in Upcoming Primaries

In the next few weeks, we'll have the final round of Democcratic primaries for Congress. And Howie Klein is rightfully outraged that the DCCC is endorsing rank mediocrities instead of talented progressives, all of whom we...

2008 Election Forecast: All Eyes on Florida, Again

Florida has been hotly contested in each of the past four elections. Bill Clinton finished 100,000 votes behind President George Bush in 1992, but four years later he carried the state by 303,000 votes. George W. Bush, after...

Suit: Rep. Buchanan Skirted Campaign Finance Law

By MARK DOUGLAS News Channel 8 Published: August 4, 2008 SARASOTA - A former employee has filed a lawsuit accusing U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of falsifying business documents in the operation of a Venice car dealership. The...

The Captain’s AMERICA Radio Show For July 31st

Click HERE to listen to this important radio broadcast of The Captain’s America Tune in today to find out if Barrack Obama blew off our Troops waiting to shake his hand at Bagram AFB… The details of an incident that happened in...

A Tale of Three (Electronic Voting) Elections

Electronic voting has made great strides in reliability, but it has a long way to go. When reformers push for greater safeguards, they often argue that future elections could produce the wrong result because of a computer...

NEW YORK TIMES ADMITS DRE VOTING MACHINES CAN'T WORK

A Tale of Three (Electronic Voting) Elections By ADAM COHEN, New York Times Electronic voting has made great strides in reliability, but it has a long way to go. When reformers push for greater safeguards, they often argue that...

IN BRIEF: Surgeon to testify on records

BRADENTON -- A Bradenton surgeon is expected to testify today before the House Committee on Small Business on the cost and challenges of electronic health records. Dr. Philip W. Tally with Neuro-Spinal Associates of Bradenton...

Buchanan's business practices questioned

At least nine individuals, including former executives of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan's car dealerships, are claiming they either witnessed fraudulent practices at the automotive centers or were pressured to contribute to the...