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Skip to comments.Todashevs Killer: No Wonder His Identity Was Secret
Posted on 05/23/2014 3:26:37 AM PDT by Renfield
Doubts about the already controversial shooting of Boston Bombing figure Ibragim Todashev in Florida last year are sure to grow with new revelations about the FBI agent who shot him.
As WhoWhatWhy previously reported, the case is full of anomalies and part of a larger pattern of harassment against Chechen-Americans who knew accused bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Like everything related to the bombing, Todashevs killing is swaddled in official secrecy and the U.S. governments latest report about the Boston tragedy shows there was plenty to be secretive about.
Emerging details about the FBI shooters past cry out for further inquiries about the FBI itself. How could they hire an officer with such a history?
Officials refused to identify anyone present during the May 22, 2013, shooting of Todashev, a 27-year-old mixed martial arts fighter, in his Orlando apartment. But Florida State Attorney Jeffrey L. Ashtons report on the shooting did soinadvertentlydespite the FBIs request to remove any identifying information.
On May 14, 2014, the Boston Globe identified Aaron McFarlane, 41, as the agent who emptied half his ammunition clip into Todashev. It uncovered his name by removing improperly created redactions in PDF files from the Florida report.
Digging through public records, the newspaper discovered McFarlane had been accused of brutalitytwicewhile serving as an Oakland police officer in lawsuits that were settled out of court. (McFarlane and another officer were allegedly beating up someone who had already been subdued when they noticed a bystander photographing the incident. Then they attacked the bystander.)
He also took the Fifth Amendment and later testified under immunity during a corruption investigation into a rogue police unit called The Riders whose members were charged with making false arrests, planting evidence, and falsifying police reports. The city settled the federal lawsuit for $10.9 million. McFarlane wasnt charged in that case, or in three other internal affairs investigations, although a prosecutor accused him of being misleading.
McFarlane retired from the Oakland Police Department in 2004 on medical disability after repeatedly injuring his leg and breaking his ankle, securing a lifetime $52,000-a-year pension. Four years later he joined the FBI, raising questions about how he passed both the rigorous background check and the FBIs physical requirements.
The Globe story advanced the work of the Boston Marathon Bombings blog which, in a May 3 post, explained how it used simple software to find the names of McFarlane and Massachusetts State Troopers Curtis Cinelli and Joel Gagne. It also recovered a picture of what the investigators said was Todashevs unfinished, handwritten confession of involvement in a 2011 triple murder in Waltham, Mass. Authorities were already investigating Tamerlan Tsarnaevs links to those slayings.
Among the other finds is a photograph of the gash on McFarlanes head, which the report says was caused when Todashev struck him with a table. It gives no explanation as to why McFarlane turned his back on an agitated Todashev, a physically dangerous suspect who had a sticker of an AK-47 on the front door of his apartment.
The agent was cleared of any wrongdoing by an FBI internal review. Thats no shock. The FBI always clears its agents of wrongdoing in shootings.
Ashton cleared him too, but notes that the FBI complicated the analysis by limiting the Florida investigators access to McFarlane to a signed, sworn statement. Why didnt the FBI let a fellow law enforcement agency follow its usual investigative procedures and make McFarlane available for an interview?
As with most aspects of the Boston Marathon bombing, the official answers leave us asking: what else are they hiding?
The Waco massacre predated Holder
Uhhhh, no.
Holder was Clinton's Deputy AG:
Author is I believe assuming that the agent "turned his back" on Todashev. We don't know this for a fact though. Todashev was an extremely agile mixed martial arts competitor. The wound being to the back of the head doesn't necessarily mean that the agent's back was turned.
Possible NJCT ping.
I fell sorry for the good
agents citizens. It is not the FBI USA we once knew.
There, fixed it for you!
Uhhhh, yes. Reno was AG. Reno and Clinton were making the decisions.
My point exactly (well Clinton too.)
They have to get rid of all the double agents!
My favorite are those who have a crush on Vladimir Putin and on Todashev simultaneously.
It's doubly ridiculous - not only do they sympathize with both a Chechen terrorist and the man who is the world's most prominent killer of Chechens, but they oppose American law enforcement while idolizing the Russian secret police.
But which Clinton?
McFarlane gets into a fight w/ Todashev. Was he trying to arrest him?
Todashev hits him on the head, a nasty looking wound BTW, McFarlane shoots him.
The problem?
Does it matter? Is one any better than the other?
Who are you specifically directing this assertion towards, or did you intend to smear the entire forum with this cowardly crap?
Your failures of observation aren't my problem.
The Female and Baby Incinerators of Waco, and the murderers of Ruby Ridge were evil scum long before Obama came along.
To get onto The Nut-job Conspiracy Theory Ping List you must threaten to report me to the Mods if I don't add you to the list...
Just because people would like some actual honesty and forthrightness from our government does not mean they support the accused. Those who would write a blank check to Fedgov are not serving the cause of liberty.
"Waco was all Janet el Rino."
I was contacted by one of the Waco investigators because of info I had provided to the US Attorneys office in Houston back in June of 1992.
The info I provided the US Attorneys tied the FBI and unknown to me at the time the ATF also, into orchestrating cover up of police/official corruption of city govts. which are overwhelmingly controlled by dems.
It involved the 15,000 FBI files of complaints filed against police with the FBI and why only, IIRC,42 of the complaints were pursued in court.
Bush had ordered the US Attorneys to review the 15,000 FBI files and find out why only 42 cases were pursued.
One of the 42 cases pursued out of 15,000 complaints filed was against Governor Bill Clinton for ordering his Arkansas State Troopers to racial profile. As part of the settlement he had agreed to stop racial profiling, but he didn't so he was in contempt of court. A review of the complaints would have revealed that.
Waco was Hillary's operation to cover up what was in those FBI files, namely Billy's racial profiling, and it started before Reno was anywhere to be found.
Vince Fosters job was to surround Bill Clinton with people that also needed the US Attorneys fired to cover up what was in those files. Reno was just one.
VF ended up dead when he started spilling his guts about the firing of the US Attorneys.
Waco was orchestrated as a diversion to the second trial of the LA police with the R King case and a diversion as to why Reno fired the US Attorneys.
Because of Waco the MSM never bothered to question the firing of the US Attorneys or what was in the 15,000 FBI files the US Attorneys were reviewing.
Those FBI files were all but forgotten until Clintons impeachment when Hillary had a threat of releasing FBI files.
The threat was known as the "Scorched Earth Policy".
Even though Clinton hadn't been removed from office after his impeachment, Hillary attempted to implement the "Scorched Earth Policy' on March 20. 1999.
She failed in her attempt because at least 15 people, I know of 15 because I was number 15, contacted the AP reporter and let her know what it was Hillary was up to.
From my Boston Bomber timeline notes concerning Todashev:
May 21, 2013 U.S. Rep. William Keating says Russia informed the FBI at some point about Ibragim A. Todashev. At 7:30 pm 6022 Peregrine Avenue, Windhover Condominiums on Kirkman Road near Conroy Road, Orlando, FL directly across the street from Univeral Studios. FBI interviewed Ibragim/Ibrahim A. Todashev (b. Sept. 22, 1985, 27, Chechen born, connections with radical Chechen rebels, US citizenship, previously of the Chechnyan community in Boston and drove a Mercedes) and Khusn Taramov (22, from Chechnya and previously of Boston, he and Todashev knew each other in Checnya and came to US together) at an Orlando, FL apartment for 3 hours. Taramov left after an agent said theyd need Todashev a couple more hours. He told Taramov he was worried he was getting set up and would be killed so gave him his parents phone number in case he got arrested. He is not suspected in the Boston bombing but did confess to the slaying of Mess et al in Boston two years ago. When he was about to sign a confession, he became violent and pulled a knife at which time an agent shot him 18 times and killed him early May, 22, 2013. The agent has non-life threatening injuries. Todashev, an MMA fighter, met Tamerlan several times in Boston while competing in mixed martial arts. Todashev had a plane ticket for May 21 to NY to Chechnya to spend a month with family that was bought before the bombings and the FBI wanted to question him before he left and was pressuring him not to leave so he cancelled the ticket. May 4, 2013, Todashev was arrested on aggravated assault charges after getting into a fight with a man at the Orlando Premuium Outlet mall over a parking space and released on May 5, 2013 on a $3,500 surety bond.
FBI agents came to the apartment complex and started questioning a few people of Chechnyan descent. One day they started questioning us, next day after the bombing, not the bombing , after they found out the bombers were Chechnyans, and they started following us, watching us, they pretty much told the guy from his apartment and they start following us, watching us like everyday, said Taramov. Said Todashev just gotten his green card (green card or citizenship?) and had spoken to Tamerlan a month before (a week before the bombing or just after?). Didnt know Tamerlan in Chechnya. Hed also been to Boston to visit Tamerlan. Several Chechnyans in apartment complex claim theyre muslim but not radicals. In the last two months, neighbors reported unfamiliar cars and men walking around the complex and parking near the condo. She said the man used to sit in his white Mercedes and listen to music and give candy to kids. FBI sending a post-shooting incident review team from Washington. This may have been his girlfriends apartment. Todashev lived in a gated community in Kissimmee called Orlando Sun Village and had been in the US since 2006.
Dec 30, 2013 Father of Ibragim/Ibrahim A. Todashev, Abdulbaki Todashev, now of Russia, wrote to Obama asking for explaination in FBI shooting death of his son. Claims son knew the brothers through boxing but wasnt involved in any other crime. Says Ibrahim went to FBI office 4 times for interviews and fears a cover up. FBI/locals now hazy on him having a knife.
Notes on the murders:
Sept 11, 2011 Tamerlans best friend, another Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School grad (same class as Tamerlan?) and boxer, Brendan Halley Mess (25, martial arts instructor) and two other Jewish men, Erik Hacker Weissman (31, a Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School grad, personal trainer) and Raphael Teken (37, close friend to Mess brother Dylan, and bodybuilder) were dragged to different rooms and murdered in Mess's and Tekens apartment at 12 Harding Avenue Waltham, MA throats slit/nearly decapitated, seven pounds of marijuana and $5,000 scattered over bodies. Suspicion is now on Tamerlan. Cell phone records show the brothers were in the area that night. Police records show marijuana arrests and neighbors thought they were dealers. A 3 dinner order was called into Gerry's Italian Kitchen at 8:54 p.m. from Mess cell, but when a delivery woman arrived at 9:14 pm, there was no answer at the door and no one answered a call to Weissman's cell phone, from which the order was placed. Cell phone records show none of their cells were used after that time. The bodies were discovered the next day. Tamerlan didnt go to Mess memorial or funeral and didnt go back to the gym until March 2013 when he was rude. Friends say he was upset with Mess lifestyle.
stranger and stranger
As with most aspects of the Boston Marathon bombing, the official answers leave us asking: what else are they hiding?
That is indeed the question.
This case stinks to high heaven.
I think the elder Tsarnaev started out as a US asset and ended up flipped to the other side.
I think the FBI feared he might have disclosed his original status to his MMA friend, something that if made public might make it SEEM as if the FBI had a role in the bombing.
So they more or less offed this friend in the field.
SIX hours of productive field interrogation without bringing him it..?
That just SCREAMS irregularity.
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WASHINGTON – Florida Congressman Vern Buchanan said today Washington needs to "put the health of Americans first and fully fund efforts to eradicate the Zika virus."
Buchanan said he supports an additional $1.9 billion in funding requested by the government to contain and eradicate the virus. He based his decision on troubling new developments, including the first fatality on U.S. soil and new research revealing that Zika eats away at the fetal brain and destroys the ability to think. Researchers also say they have learned that up to 29 percent (not 1 percent as originally believed) of pregnant women infected with Zika showed fetal abnormalities. New evidence also shows that the disease can be sexually transmitted in addition to being carried by mosquitos.
"Zika's shadow is spreading too quickly in Florida, which has one quarter of all the Zika cases in the United States," Buchanan said. "The rest of the country should keep in mind that summer is coming and so are the mosquitoes. Congress needs to act quickly."
The Centers for Disease Control has declared that its emergency operations center has been put on a "Level 1" status – its highest level of activation – as a result of the Zika outbreak. The CDC has only put its operations center at Level 1 three times in the past: during the Ebola outbreak in 2014; during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic in 2009; and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
"There's a reason why the public has lost confidence in Washington – and this is the latest example," Buchanan said. "Instead of working together to protect Americans, Washington has descended into another partisan fight, with both parties blaming each other for inaction on a growing and deadly health threat."
Buchanan was one of the first in Congress to back using emergency federal funding to fight the virus.
Last month the Obama administration tapped existing funds to respond to the Zika virus outbreak, mirroring legislation Buchanan co-sponsored. In February, Buchanan announced his support for the Zika Response and Safety Act (H.R. 4446), which would have allowed government agencies to use Ebola funding previously appropriated by Congress to prevent further outbreaks of the Zika virus.
The Obama administration has asked Congress to approve about $1.9 billion in new federal spending to combat Zika, but partisan fighting has frozen action on the request.
The funding will be used to expand education, prevention, and mosquito control programs, improve diagnostics and testing, development of a vaccine and research into the complications of contracting the virus.
Martland's Actions Warranted "Appreciation, Not Punishment"
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-FL, commenting on the Army's decision to reinstate a decorated war hero, said the soldier never should have been dismissed in the first place.
"What took so long?" Buchanan asked, after a review board concluded that two-time Bronze Star recipient Sgt. Charles Martland could remain in the military. Martland had been dismissed last year for standing up to a child rapist while serving in Afghanistan.
"While the Pentagon's refusal to correct this injustice quickly was troubling, I'm glad that he will be able to continue serving our country in uniform," Buchanan said. "Sgt. Martland's actions to stop an Afghan rapist from abusing children in 2011 warranted appreciation, not punishment. We need to make sure this never happens again."
As reported in the New York Times, in September 2011 Martland and his captain confronted Abdul Rahman, an American-backed Afghan police commander, "for keeping a boy chained to his bed as a sex slave." The Times described a chilling Pentagon policy that told American soldiers to look the other way when Afghan allies sexually abused young boys, sometimes on military bases.
The Pentagon's final decision arrives many months after Sgt. Martland was originally set to be discharged last November. However, after filing an appeal to remain in the military and continue serving his country, the U.S. Army delayed time and again, most recently granting itself a third extension, to May 1, 2016, to reach a final decision on his case.
"The Pentagon finally took action and did the right thing," Buchanan said. "Going forward, I hope the Department of Defense will learn from Martland's case and avoid punishing those who stand up for American values at home and abroad."
Buchanan led the push in Congress to reinstate the decorated war hero. In September 2015 he introduced a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House (H.Res.451) calling for the immediate reinstatement of Martland. Buchanan's legislation gained widespread support by more than 50 bipartisan members of Congress as well as several of the nation's leading veterans service organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Concerned Veterans of America, and AMVETS.
Buchanan also previously wrote to the Army Secretary to reinstate Martland; to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to reverse the policy; and to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees to launch a full investigation into how this policy came to be and which individuals were responsible for its implementation.
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-FL, today supported bipartisan legislation to significantly broaden the availability of private flood insurance. The Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act (H.R. 2901) will end the federal government's near monopoly over flood insurance and ensure that private insurance is a viable option for homeowners in Florida and across the country. The legislation passed the U.S. House in a unanimous, bipartisan vote and now goes to the Senate for consideration.
Specifically, this bill amends the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 by clarifying that mortgage lenders are allowed to accept non-governmental, private insurance options as a means of satisfying a federal mandate requiring coverage for high-risk homes and properties. Allowing private insurers to enter the government-dominated flood insurance market will help drive down costs and better meet the specific needs of consumers.
Currently, the federal government's flood insurance program, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), is $23 billion in debt and has severe limitations as to what it can cover, leaving consumers few options to properly protect their homes and businesses from flood losses. For example, the NFIP only covers up to $250,000 for an individual's home and fails to cover loss of most vehicles as well as financial losses caused by interruptions to a business.
There are approximately 1.8 million NFIP policyholders in Florida alone – accounting for nearly 40 percent of insurance policies nationwide.
"Floridians need access to affordable flood insurance so they can protect their families, homes and businesses – and recover quickly after the next disaster strikes," Buchanan said. "This legislation allows hardworking Americans to choose flood insurance plans designed to meet their specific needs rather than government mandates."
The Sunshine State is second only to California for overall risk of natural disasters, with 6.7 million homes listed in the "high or very high" risk categories, according to RealtyTrac, a housing data company. It also leads the country with the most homes at risk for hurricanes.
Buchanan also noted that with an average elevation of just 100 feet above sea level, Florida is particularly prone to flooding. Even a few inches of precipitation can cause flooding in certain areas across the state and cause tens of thousands of dollars in damages.
"Consumers should have no shortage of options when it comes to planning for and safeguarding their homes, cars or businesses before a disaster strikes. It is imperative the Senate takes action on this bill immediately," Buchanan said.
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Buchanan is the co-chair of the Florida congressional delegation, which served as a major driving force to address skyrocketing increases in flood insurance premiums last Congress. Buchanan was also an original co-sponsor of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (H.R. 3370), which was signed into law by President Obama and provided immediate relief and long-term certainty for hundreds of thousands of policyholders across the country, including thousands of individuals in our own backyard of Sarasota and Manatee county.
Heroin Overdose Deaths in Florida Soar 900 percent in Past 5 years
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan today chaired a Florida congressional delegation meeting that focused on the spiraling death toll caused by heroin and opioid abuse throughout the state. Eleven members of Congress from both parties heard grim stories from anti-drug experts about the battle to control a raging epidemic that is destroying lives and families.
"One rainy day I walked out of my veterinarian's office, looked toward the church next door and saw a dead body in the parking lot, a life lost due to heroin," said Melissa Larkin-Skinner, chief clinical officer of Centerstone Behavioral Hospital and Outpatient Practice in Bradenton, Fl.
Buchanan said the hearing was very productive for the members, "We gained a better understanding of the scope and severity of the heroin crisis gripping Florida and other states" Buchanan said. "I'm hopeful our delegation will lead the way toward bipartisan action to address the crisis through prevention, treatment, education and interdiction."
Florida delegation members listen to Frank C. Rabbito, senior vice president of WestCare Foundation during a public meeting on the heroin crisis.
Buchanan represents the epicenter of Florida's heroin crisis, Manatee County, which had more heroin overdose deaths per capita than any other Florida county in 2014.
Buchanan was joined by Florida delegation co-chair U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-FL, and several other members, including Reps. John Mica, Gus Bilirakis, Ted Yoho, Alan Grayson, Carlos Curbelo, Posey, Curt Clawson and Ted Deutch.
Others appearing before the delegation included U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-WI, author of a sweeping anti-drug bill supported by Buchanan; Frank C. Rabbito, senior vice president of WestCare Foundation in Miami, Fl.; and a Miami resident currently in recovery from heroin addiction; and Larkin-Skinner.
Buchanan noted that Florida's clout with the third-largest congressional delegation in the nation can help ensure that meaningful legislation is enacted by Congress this year. Nationally, 125 Americans die from drug overdoses each day.
The hearing comes days after the Florida Medical Examiners Commission released its interim 2015 drug mortality report, a harrowing study that details the severity of the state's drug epidemic and its shocking death toll. According to the report, the number of heroin deaths in Florida in the first half of 2015 was 115 percent higher than during the same period a year earlier.
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, who introduced the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 (H.R. 5046), legislation Buchanan has co-sponsored, shared with the Florida delegation members how his bill was unanimously approved by the House Judiciary Committee yesterday in a rare bipartisan vote, noting that "doesn't happen often." The legislation would establish a grant program for states and local governments to provide services relating to opioid abuse prevention and treatment activities.
Frank C. Rabbito also shared with the members how fentanyl plays a "critical role in the escalation of heroin deaths." He noted that in 2014, there were 138 heroin-related deaths in the Suncoast region alone.
In closing, the Congressman said he was encouraged that House leadership has scheduled votes on a package of opioid bills during the week of May 9.
"Americans are struggling to combat this epidemic," Buchanan said. "Passage of Rep. Sensenbrenner's legislation will provide critical federal resources to support our loved ones on a path to recovery."
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-FL, today introduced the Main Street Fairness Act to ensure that small businesses – which account for 94 percent of all businesses in America – never pay a higher tax rate than large corporations.
"Local mom and pop stores and medium-sized businesses should not be burdened with a higher tax rate than multinational corporations with billions of dollars in earnings," said Buchanan, a senior member of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee. "America has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world – and small businesses face even higher rates."
Buchanan's bill is co-sponsored by Rep. Charles Boustany, R-LA, chairman of the Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee. "This act simplifies the code for small businesses and gives them the confidence they need to invest and provide more jobs for American families. I am proud to be an original sponsor of this legislation," Boustany said.
The businesses that would be helped by Buchanan's plan account for more than 68 million jobs.
A broad coalition of prominent business and tax reform groups expressed their support for the measure, including the National Association of Manufacturers, Associated Builders and Contractors, the National Retail Federation, Americans for Tax Reform, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Florida TaxWatch.
The Main Street Fairness Act will establish that businesses that file taxes as passthrough income, such as sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs and S corporations, will never pay a higher rate than a corporation. Under current law, corporations pay a maximum tax rate of 35 percent, while small business owners pay up to 39.6 percent under the individual income tax code on top of additional taxes on earnings and investments. These small businesses pay more than 50 percent of their income in taxes in some states; in Florida, they face an effective tax rate of 42.6 percent according to the Tax Foundation.
Buchanan's bill would not add to the debt, according to Dominic M. Calabro, President and CEO of Florida TaxWatch, the state's premier, non-partisan taxpayer watchdog for more than 35 years. "Congressman Buchanan's Main Street Fairness Act should lead to greater national economic growth and result in more tax revenue for the government, not less, in the long term," Calabro said.
Buchanan said it was essential that small businesses do not get left behind as Congress considers major tax reform proposals. "The goal of tax reform should be to boost the economy and create more American jobs," said Buchanan. "Even President Obama has called for reducing our corporate tax rate, but merely reducing the tax burden on corporations does nothing for more than 90% of American businesses."
A number of prominent business and pro-growth groups have expressed their support for the measure.
National Association of Manufacturers: Carolyn Lee, senior director for tax policy, said that the bill is "a viable plan for reducing taxes on passthrough businesses that can be part of a larger tax reform effort." Lee also noted that Buchanan's bill presents "potential solutions to difficult questions in the tax reform discussion."
Associated Builders and Contractors: Liam Donovan, director of legislative and political affairs, said "Congressman Buchanan's Main Street Fairness Act makes crucial strides by restoring rate parity between small business and the Fortune 500. With contractors already facing the highest effective tax burden of any industry, construction can ill afford a perpetual fiscal handicap on 94 percent of firms employing more than 60 percent of its workforce."
Americans for Tax Reform: Grover Norquist, president, said "This important change helps ensure that businesses are on a level playing field for decades to come. A key goal of tax reform should be taxing businesses equally, not discriminating based on arbitrary laws, and Congressman Buchanan's legislation ensures this becomes reality. Members of Congress should have no hesitation supporting and co-sponsoring this pro-taxpayer, pro-small business legislation."
See Americans for Tax Reform's full blog post on the Main Street Fairness Act here.
National Retail Federation: David French, senior vice president of government relations, said "As Congress addresses the corporate tax rate issue, it is essential that they recognize that the majority of American businesses, including retail businesses, report through the individual side of the tax code and that a tax reform solution must provide a level playing field for these smaller businesses. We believe that your bill, the "Main Street Fairness Act" takes an important first step in examining a fair solution for small businesses in the context of overall tax reform."
Florida Chamber of Commerce: David A. Hart, executive vice president, said "This important legislation ensures these job creators are extended the tax relief necessary to remain competitive."
Congressman Buchanan has a strong track record of creating jobs in the private sector. For over 40 years, Buchanan has operated a number of businesses in multiple states and has employed thousands of people.
Buchanan also has particular experience with the challenges passthrough businesses face. He chaired a Ways and Means small business/passthrough tax reform working group during the 113th Congress under then-Chairman Dave Camp.
House Sponsor of Sweeping Reform Bill to Appear
WASHINGTON — The co-chairs of Florida's congressional delegation, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-FL, and U.S. Rep. Alcee L. Hastings, D-FL, today announced that they will hold a bipartisan delegation meeting on the heroin crisis in Florida on Thursday, April 28 at 8:30 a.m. in Room B-318 of Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington, DC.
Buchanan represents Manatee County, the epicenter of Florida's heroin crisis. Manatee County had more heroin overdose deaths per capita than any other Florida county in 2014.
"Countless families in Florida and across the country have borne witness to the tragic consequences of drug addiction and opiate abuse," Buchanan said. "The growing heroin crisis requires a serious and comprehensive approach by Congress. I look forward to discussing thoughtful solutions with my colleagues and experts on Thursday."
Buchanan's announcement of the meeting comes one day after the Florida Medical Examiners Commission released its interim 2015 drug mortality report, a harrowing study that details the severity of the state's drug epidemic and its shocking death toll. According to the report, the number of heroin deaths in Florida in the first half of 2015 was 115 percent higher than during the same period a year earlier, as reported by the Bradenton Herald.
Nationally, 125 Americans die from drug overdoses each day.
WHAT: Bipartisan Florida Delegation Meeting on the Heroin Crisis in Florida.
WHEN: 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2016.
WHERE: Room B-318, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
First Place Winner Is From Sarasota High School
SARASOTA – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, FL-16, has announced the winners of the 2016 High School Congressional Arts Competition, a 16th district-wide showcase for young artists. The first-place winner of the annual competition was Kali Karcher of Sarasota High School.
Buchanan and Ringling Museum Deputy Director Jennifer Price presented the awards at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.
"I'm impressed by the exceptional talent of every high schooler who submitted artwork for this year's competition. It's clear that students from the 16th congressional district have an endless amount of creativity and skill," Buchanan said. "Kali's art will be placed on display in the U.S. Capitol and Madison's will be displayed in my Washington, D.C. office."
Ringling Museum Assistant Curator of Exhibitions Chris Jones, Curator of Contemporary Art Matthew McLendon and Curatorial Research Fellow Lauren von Bechmann judged the entries from Sarasota and Manatee County. This year there were 45 submissions in the contest – a record high. The winning entry, Karcher's "Three Sisters of Fort Hancock," will be showcased for one year in the highly traveled corridor between the U.S. Capitol and the Cannon House Office Building.
The Sarasota High School student will receive roundtrip airfare to Washington to attend the Congressional Reception on Thursday, June 23, as well as an opportunity to receive a $5,000 scholarship.
New this year for the 16th congressional district's contest was a separate recognition – the "Facebook Fan Favorite" Award – awarded to the student whose artwork won the highest number of likes and shares combined on the Congressman's Facebook page. Madison Schmitz of Sarasota High School was this year's Facebook Fan Favorite winner with her piece "Amber K."
The Congressional Art Competition is a nationwide high school visual art competition. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 students have participated.
The full list of winners include:
• First Place: Kali Karcher, "Three Sisters of Fort Hancock," Sarasota High School in Sarasota.
• Second Place: Raegan Turner, "The Show Must Go On," Lakewood Ranch High School in Bradenton.
• Third Place: Elizabeth King, "Stressed," Pine View School in Osprey.
• The "Facebook Fan Favorite" Award: Madison Schmitz, "Amber K," Sarasota High School in Sarasota.
The second and third place winners' art work, as well as the honorable mentions' submissions, will remain on display in the Johnson-Blalock Education Center at the Ringling Museum until the fall of 2016.
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SARASOTA – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, FL-16, will announce the winners of the 16th Congressional District's Congressional Art Competition on Monday, April 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, FL.
This year 45 high school students – a record number – participated in the annual contest.
Each spring, a nation-wide high school arts competition is sponsored by the members of the U.S. House to recognize and encourage the artistic talent in each congressional district.
The First Place winner will receive roundtrip airfare to Washington to attend the Congressional Reception on Thursday, June 23, as well as an opportunity to receive a $5,000 scholarship. The winning artwork will be displayed in the corridor tunnel leading to the U.S. Capitol Building for one year.
New this year is a separate category – the "Fan Favorite" Award – which will go to the student whose artwork wins the highest number of likes and shares combined on the Congressman's Facebook page by April 25 at noon.
WHO: U.S. Rep. Buchanan, FL-16
WHAT: Ceremony Announcing 2016 Congressional Arts Competition Winners
WHEN: 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 25, 2016
WHERE: Johnson-Blalock Education Center, John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 5401 Bay Shore Rd, Sarasota, FL 34243
"No Drilling Off the Gulf Coast"
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-FL, today recognized the 46th annual Earth Day, saying Florida's Gulf Coast must remain off limits to oil drilling.
"A clean and healthy ocean is vital to sustaining Florida's thriving economy and attracting millions of tourists and new residents each year," Buchanan said. "Everyone should be focused on protecting the environment."
Since arriving in Congress in 2007, Buchanan has championed several measures that would guard the Sunshine state's waterways and beaches. A longtime opponent of offshore drilling near Florida's pristine coastline, Buchanan is a co-sponsor of the Preserving Florida's Coastal Communities Act (H.R. 2630), which would prohibit drilling within 125 miles of Florida's shores in the Gulf of Mexico until 2027. Under current law, such drilling is prohibited until 2022.
"Florida is truly one of Earth's crown jewels and we are all lucky to call the Gulf Coast home. We should all take a moment to appreciate the pristine beauty of Southwest Florida, including the beaches, wetlands and forests," Buchanan said. "Like many in our community, I think that we should take every effort to preserve these natural gifts for the next generation – and my record in Congress reflects that."
To protect native coral and preserve healthy seas, Buchanan introduced the Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act (H.R. 2553), bipartisan legislation that promotes further research into the potentially devastating effects of ocean acidification.
Additionally, Buchanan has also fought to protect iconic Florida animals, such as the manatee and panther. Earlier this month he was awarded the prestigious Legislator of the Year award from The Humane Society of the United States for his leadership on fighting animal cruelty and protecting endangered species.
Buchanan also recently co-sponsored bipartisan legislation (H.R. 4667) that would direct the federal government to expedite necessary repairs to the Herbert Hoover Dike, which has been rated as "critically near failure" by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. If this structure were to collapse, it would flood populated areas as well as the delicate wetlands ecosystem of the Everglades with waters from Lake Okeechobee.
Law Enforcement Officials "Deserve Our Gratitude and Respect"
SARASOTA – U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, FL-16, today announced the recipients of the fifth annual 16th Congressional District Law Enforcement Awards.
The following 13 awards were presented during a special ceremony in Sarasota:
Buchanan stands with the recipients of the fifth annual 16th Congressional District Law Enforcement Awards.
The Congressman established the award to give special recognition to law enforcement officers, departments, and units for exceptional achievement.
"On behalf of the people of Florida's 16th District, I applaud each of these outstanding law enforcement officials and offer my sincere appreciation for their selfless service and courage," Buchanan said. "Every day, brave men and women put themselves in harm's way to enforce the laws of our society and protect public safety. They deserve our gratitude and respect. These awards are a fitting tribute to our officers and a reminder of the important role they play in our communities."
Award winners were chosen by an independent panel comprised of current and retired law enforcement personnel representing a cross-section of the district's law enforcement community.Read More
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U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan is the only Florida member of Congress to serve on the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over tax policy, international trade, health care and Social Security.
A self-made businessman, Buchanan understands that America's economic strength flows from its entrepreneurial spirit and pro-growth, free-market policies. Buchanan has worked tirelessly to enact tax incentives to help small businesses, end burdensome regulations, and limit frivolous lawsuits.
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And as the Chairman of the Friends of Panama Caucus, Buchanan will continue his efforts to help Port Manatee grow and capitalize on the upcoming expansion of the Panama Canal.
A strong fiscal conservative, the Congressman's signature bill is the Buchanan Balanced Budget Amendment Act. He also introduced legislation to stop automatic pay raises for Members of Congress until the budget is balanced.
Congressman Buchanan's previous committee assignments include the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the House Veterans Affairs Committee, and the House Small Business Committee, where he also served as the Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Finance and Tax.
Vern Buchanan grew up with five siblings in a blue collar household in a small town near Detroit, Michigan. He served six years in the Air National Guard and worked his way through college.
The self-made businessman is a respected leader in Florida's business community. He chaired both the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. He was also a member of the Board of the U.S. Chamber, and in 2005 he was inducted into the Tampa Bay Business Hall of Fame.
In addition, Congressman Buchanan is a dedicated philanthropist, committing himself to diverse community causes, including the Boys and Girls Club, the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, the Walk to Cure Juvenile Diabetes, the American Heart Walk, the Mote Marine Laboratory, and the Ringling Museum of Art.
A husband and father, Congressman Buchanan lives in Longboat Key, Florida with his wife of more than 30 years. Mr. and Mrs. Buchanan have two grown sons, James and Matt.
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Incidents of intolerance not expected from our country: Javed Akhtar
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Education minister Naeem Akhtar asks Jammu school to start 'curative classes'
Education Minister Naeem Akhtar directed a school to start 'curative classes' for academically weaker students to make their journey hassle-free.
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Farhan Akhtar to host the Indian version of 'I Can Do That'
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Taliban announce Mullah Akhtar Mansour as new leader: Statement
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Afghan Taliban appoint Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as leader: Sources
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Farhan Akhtar to make film on amputee athlete's life
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Afghan Taliban offer leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor's biography amid power struggle
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Call off Indo-Pak cricket ties till border unrest ends: Shoaib Akhtar
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Not starring in Nitya Mehra's film, says Farhan Akhtar
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Javed Akhtar to screen 'Dil Dhadakne Do' for Arun Jaitley
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Mullah Omar's family refuses to back new Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour
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New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour urges unity in ranks in first audio message
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Does anyone else think the cover looks off? Maybe it's because her dress is the same color as her skin.
But I am still really excited about this book!
But I am still really excited about this book!
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I love the cover, however, my favorite in the trilogy was the cover for The Tea Rose!!! I just finished the book and loved it. I was sad to be finished because you become so acquainted with the characters. I hope that Jennifer Donnelly has another trilogy soon.
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A few weeks ago LL brought you the news that Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham spent $1,500 in public funds to travel to Liz Taylor's memorial service in Los Angeles last year. A review of nearly 500 more pages shows that while the purpose of Graham's trip might raise some eyebrows, he was a skinflint compared to one of his colleagues: Councilmember Vincent Orange has taken two taxpayer-funded trips to the City of Angels in the last two years, and neither has been cheap.
In June 2011, Orange accompanied Mayor Vince Gray on meet-and-greets with various movie business officials in an attempt to "attract more Hollywood businesses to D.C.," as Orange wrote on a reimbursement form he submitted to the D.C. Council's secretary. Orange's committee had oversight responsibilities over the District's Office of Motion Picture and TV Development at the time.
Despite finding a cheaper flight to L.A. than Graham had, Orange wound up spending $250 more on the two-day trip than Graham did when he went for Taylor's memorial. The reason: Receipts show that Orange's stay of two nights at Sofitel L.A. in Beverly Hills cost taxpayers $756.19. Orange's two-day car rental, which included a $35-a-day "vehicle upgrade" charge, cost $253.14. Graham, by contrast, stayed at a Mariott hotel that cost less than $160 a night and rented a car that only cost $41 a day. Graham did receive $177.50 in per diem expenses, though, which Orange did not.
Orange ramped up the spending in July 2012, when he returned to L.A. with aide Elizabeth Webster for a tour of Raleigh Studios. Orange and Webster's trip cost the city $4,200, including airfare, receipts show. The pair stayed three nights at the Mondrian Hotel, which bills itself as "one of the most sophisticated, modern and urban West Hollywood Hotels," costing taxpayers nearly $2,000 (the room rate was $291, plus $40 in taxes). Records show that Orange was paid $250 in per diem expenses for the trip, which he could have spent on food or his $200 bill at the hotel's "Skybar." Orange was also reimbursed nearly $500 for a three-day car rental, which included a $28-a-day upgrade and a $63.16 additional charge for returning the car without a full gas tank. Taxpayers also covered the $99 in parking fees Orange's hotel charged.
Orange and Webster also traveled to New York and back in a single day in October 2011 to meet with movie studio executives there. The cost for a pair of train tickets and parking: $780.
Orange did not return a request for comment. LL has also reached out to Council staff last month to find out what the rules are for official travel and has still not heard back. There seems to be little consistency when it comes to what councilmembers are reimbursed for. During their annual pilgrimage to the retail trade show in Las Vegas last May, the lodging choices of councilmembers varied widely.
Then-Councilmember Michael Brown stayed at the MGM Grand for $153 a night. Orange stayed at the Bellagio for $263 a night. Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander was reimbursed $1,731.52 for four nights at Vdara Hotel & Spa, or about $420 a night.
Then there's Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans, whose chief of staff wrote a note to the Council secretary saying Evans' stay at the $499-a-night Wynn Hotel was the "most basic and least expensive room" at the "host hotel" where the retail store convention was being held. Keep in mind that in 2011, Deputy Mayor of Planning and Economic Development Director Victor Hoskins and his staff backed out of staying at the Wynn when they found a much cheaper hotel on the Strip.
And finally, consider Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry, who was ordered by the Council secretary to pay the city back $248.93 for "room upgrades" and phone charges he made while staying at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. Barry's $67.20-a-night room upgrade on an original $210 room charge still put him well below what some of his colleagues spent, so it's not clear why he was singled out to cover the extra costs. Barry's chief of staff, Joyce Clements-Smith, paid the reimbursement to the city for Barry's room upgrades and phone bill out of her her own personal checking account, records show.
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Born 1-1-1915 -- Died 7-23-2005
Harold Robert Green, of Salem, Ark., was born on Jan. 1, 1915, in Heart, Ark. He departed this life on July 23, 2005, at his home in Salem at the age of 90 years.
Harold was united in marriage to Veta Henry on July 1, 1944, in Salem Ark., and to this union two children were born. He spent his working years as a mechanic/welder and was a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include his wife, Veta Green of Salem; a son, Dennis Green of Siloam Springs, Ark.; a daughter, Sharon Smith of Salem, Ark.; five grandchildren -- Vicki Kuk, Michael Smith, Angie Sharp, Amanda Mitchell and Laura Green; eight great-grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.
Funeral services were held July 26 at 10 a.m. a the Barker Funeral Home Chapel in Salem with Pastor Nancy Cameron officiating. Interment was in the Camp Cemetery in Camp, Ark., with arrangements under the direction of Barker Funeral Home of Salem, Ark.
Pallbearers were Chad Mitchell, Sam Sharp, Keith Kuk, Ricky Saunders, John Moore and Kevin Smith.
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Birth Rape- ***UPDATE PAGE 11 WATCH sydney video link---- MUST SEE
This is a terrible, life altering story, but being a RAPE victim, I dont feel that the woman in this story was raped. She was conned. Terribly conned =( Everyone has to watch out, and pray that since this is in the news, its not something "normal" in some areas of medicine. (Just my opinion, not trying to start drama. This is a terribly sad story)
Having been raped before, this title is bullshit. Sorry she had a c-section, but that is not always the mom's call.
I can appreciate your pain with the term- but the english language and words are broad in use and description.
And yes, this is a term that is widely accepted.
I have looked into the definition of rape in the english language and cant find where it works with having a surgery not elected for..
The mother may not have been sexually assaulted but her body was essentially violated against her will. And who's to say that the doctor or someone else didn't do other things they shouldn't have to her while she was under? Just because she probably wasn't sexually assaulted doesn't mean she doesn't feel just as violated and powerless and hurt as someone who was actually sexually assaulted.
Both scenarios (this woman's birth story and sexual assaults) are sad and should never happen. I am deeply sorry to any of you who have experienced such things.
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that first sentence cut off- it should say " 1. the unlawful compelling of a person through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse."
It's rape. With it without violence. I have to say- I wouldn't callously throw a term around.
She was literally forced open under false pretenses.
Surgery against ones will is certainly birth rape.
This is not my term. This is a legal term: a popular term for situations like this.
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Calling all Junior Scientists – Putnam Explorers Jr.!
New this year, our Putnam Explorers Jr. program will take your young scientist on an adventure in science through stories, songs and exciting hands-on activities that are sure to spark curiosity and imagination. Each month we'll dabble in a different dimension to bring science to life with engaging experiments, fun activities, games and fun surprises!
Putnam Explorers Jr. is a once-a-month science club for kids Pre-K through 1st Grade (must be age 4 by September 30, 2012). We'll meet one Saturday each month from 9 – 10:30 a.m., October through April. Purchase the fall season package of three classes for $22 ($15/Putnam Members) or the spring season package of four classes for $28 ($20/Putnam Members). Individual class sessions may be purchased for $8 ($6/Putnam Members).
Join us for tons of fun with this symbol of new life and spring. Egg anatomy, eggs-periments, and eggy creations. It'll be an eggs-ellent adventure!
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