Justice Department Withheld Recommendations on Curtailing Gun Violence Until After November Election

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Justice Department compiled a list of ideas to reduce gun violence but it was postponed until after last month’s elections, the Washington Post reports, citing anonymous sources familiar with the efforts. In March 2011, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. asked officials to draw up a list of recommendations to reduce…

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FBI Denies Helping Police Department in New Jersey Pursue Political Opponents

Steve Neavling ticklthewire.com  The FBI is denying claims that it directed an Edison Police Department in New Jersey to investigate opponents of its chief, Thomas Bryan, the Star-Ledger reports. Union officials made the allegations, saying police were helping the FBI investigate Bryan’s critics and political opponents. An FBI spokeswoman told the Star-Ledger that the FBI…

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Federal Agents Group Blasts Senator

By DEVLIN BARRETT Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON — An organization of federal agents blasted an anonymous senator who is blocking a bill that would clarify how agents are allowed to assist in responding to major incidents such as the elementary school shooting in Connecticut. According to the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, an unknown U.S….

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