The following editorial appeared in the Seattle Times: Executive privilege is a principle dangerous to democracy, whether invoked by a Republican or Democratic president.
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday became the first Cabinet member held in contempt of Congress, a rebuke pushed by Republicans seeking to unearth the facts behind a bungled gun-tracking operation and dismissed by most Democrats as a political stunt.The vote was 255-67, with more than 100 Democrats boycotting.
A former Ketchikan resident has been indicted for being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Alaska. James A.
...deterrent intended to promote respect for the law among those involved in criminal activity.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Juneau Police Department's Metro Drug Unit ran the investigation leading to Beagle's...
On Aug. 2, 2006, a man walked into Rayco Sales gun shop in Juneau and asked to look at a .22 caliber rifle. The store owner, Ray Coxe, and the man examined and talked about the gun together, and Coxe gave the man a quote - $195.
...agents and other officials, mainly from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.The Justice Department says a legislative remedy is unnecessary.Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska...
The following editorial first appeared in the Dallas Morning News:The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is staffed, for the most part, by the kind of unsung heroes typical to law enforcement.They...
A man survived a 2,600-foot fall off Mount McKinley while attempting to ski down a treacherous gully nicknamed the "Orient Express," according to officials at Denali National Park and Preserve.
...announcement about the disappearance of 21-year-old Bethany Correira came two days after the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said that someone intentionally set the fire. Correira vanished soon after moving from Talkeetna...
...units working with federal agencies including the FBI, the Alaska National Guard, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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