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Source #80378

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TitleBradenton Herald / DCCC Report
Original URLhttps://washingtonindependent.org/vern-buchanans-case/
PublicationDirected Inquiry — Web Search
Source typeweb_search
Date2017-12-20
EntityVernon Gale Buchanan
Captured2026-10-02T01:46:30.583Z UTC
Hash computed at2026-10-02T01:46:30.583Z UTC
SHA-256cb4a4af24029ce47de4e75331b3c0b0d60778ce51c5acfe937ab1c00a01ce3f6
Content length121 bytes
Content preview (first 800 chars) 
Buchanan purchased a $3.5 million yacht named 'Entrepreneur' the same day he voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

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