Experts: Reductions to Border Patrol Budget Could Weaken Border from Drug Smugglers

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com  Officials worry that cuts to the Border Patrol budget will weaken protection from drug smugglers and human traffickers, the Kansas City Star reports. The cuts will go into effect unless President Obama and Congress can reach a compromise soon to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, the Star wrote. Some experts said the…

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Four ATF Leaders Face Termination; Disciplinary Board Recommends Firings

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Four senior ATF managers behind the botched Fast and Furious gun-smuggling investigation face termination after a disciplinary board recommended they be fired, the Washington Times reports. The ATF Professional Review Board recommended the termination of the four managers, William Newell, former special agent in charge of the ATF’s Phoenix office; George Gillett,…

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Investigation of D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Focuses on Campaign Finance Disclosure

Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The federal investigation of Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is zeroing in on allegations that campaign staffers promised donors that their contributions wouldn’t be recorded publicly, the Washington Post reports. The idea was to collect money under-the-table so the incumbent Mayor Adrian Fenty wouldn’t retaliate, the Post reported, citing three anonymous sources….

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