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Government Shutdown 2011: 5 Immediate Consequences If It Happened

Will the United States federal government shut down on March 4? It's possible. This weekend the GOP-led House passed a new spending measure that included $61 billion in spending cuts. Senate Democrats have said they will not approve the measure, which targets education, consumer safety, health and other programs. The...

Report: 90 Percent of Drug War Guns Originate in US

(Sept. 7) -- A bloody, drug-fueled war is being waged just across the border in Mexico and a report out Tuesday finds that 90 percent of the guns traced from Mexican crime scenes since 2006 have originated in the United States. The report was released by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group of more than 500 mayors from...

Police: 2 Arrests Linked to Booby Trap Attacks in California

LOS ANGELES (July 4) -- Two men who investigators believe are linked to a series of booby trap attacks on police in a town in the Southern California desert have been arrested, authorities said Saturday. Seventy-eight police officers, deputies and federal agents served a series of warrants Friday night and raided the...

Background on bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice.

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