FBI Deputy Director John Pistole Among Those Considered to Head DEA

John Pistole/fbi photo By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The White House has talked to four candidates about filling  the top spot at the Drug Enforcement Administration, including FBI deputy director John S. Pistole,  according to a source familiar with the selection process. Pistole has been interviewed for the job along with Michele Leonhart, the…

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Arizona’s Diane Humetewa — the First Female Native American U.S. Attorney — Will Step Down Aug. 2

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Diane Humetewa, the nation’s first female Native American U.S. Attorney, will step down Aug. 2, the  Phoenix Business Journal reported. The move comes as no surprise since Dennis Burke has already been tapped as her replacement. Humetewa, a  member of the Hopi Indian Tribe,  began serving in  December 2007. At the…

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