April 2011 – Page 18 – Tickle The Wire

Washington Post Editorial: The Not-So Honorable Ex-D.C. Mayor Marion Barry

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D.C.’s former Mayor Marion Barry, currently a city council member, has had his share of brushes with federal law enforcement. As you recall in 1990 he was busted in an FBI sting smoking crack in a D.C. hotel room. In 2005, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges relating to failure to file and pay taxes….

ATF Still Hasn’t Turned Over Info to Congressional Committee; Battle Heats Up

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The battle between Capitol Hill and ATF seems to be heating up. ATF failed to meet the Wednesday deadline to turn over requested information about a controversial gun-walking operation to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Becca Watkins, a spokeswoman for the committee, told ticklethewire.com Friday morning…