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August 29, 2008 10:59:54 CDT


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  • February 2008
    • Gun Lobby Holds Up Bush ATF Nominee

      Gun Lobby Holds Up Bush ATF Nominee

      (Newser) - Michael Sullivan has spent a long time waiting to become head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, but his appointment has run into a roadblock in the Senate. Not with Democrats—with his fellow Republicans. Gun-rights supporters have blocked the appointment of Sullivan, also a US Attorney who can't be replaced while the ATF job is in limbo, the LA Times reports. More »

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      Bush administration   gun control   NRA   ATF   Senate confirmation hearings

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