"… ican President Felipe Calderon met today at the White House with President Barack Obama.The presidential get-together was already expected to be tense, as frictio …"

"… ith loopholes.Chief among them: a frequently used law against lying on the ATF’s Form 4473 at a gun shop – especially in claiming the buyer is purcha …"

"… nd the Justice Department’s inspector general.Current laws also keep the ATF in the dark on sales of assault rifles, the cartels’ weapon of choice. R …"

"… hat border gun stores immediately report multiple sales of these rifles to ATF – which might create investigative leads – have so far gone nowhere.&n …"

"… 06 to stop gun smuggling into Mexico with money earmarked by Congress, the ATF has only 224 agents assigned to the special effort, according to a Ju …"

"… sp; of the murder of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry last December, though ATF says they were not the murder weapons.The newly released memo – titled � …"

"… n an “uncontrolled manner.” Holder said the Arizona probe conducted by ATF is under investigation by the department’s internal watchdog.Other memos …"

"… months before Breuer approved the wiretap –  that made clear  ATF expected  weapons to be transferred from the straw buyers to “co-co …"

"… izona, U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, approved of the strategy along with the ATF agent in charge of the Phoenix, William Newell.The January briefing paper …"

"… and Explosives agents trying to bust a major Mexican gun running ring.The ATF had not yet flagged the weapons in a law enforcement database, and CBP wou …"

"… unners in the absence of tougher federal laws.As a result, weapons from an ATF sting in Arizona called “Fast and Furious” unwittingly ended up in the …"

"… er and CBS News disclosed in a joint investigation earlier this month that ATF, over the objections of some agents, had allowed more than 1,700 guns over …"

"… ccording to agents, supervisors and prosecutors. James Cavanaugh, a former ATF commander, said stemming the flow of guns to Mexico is a Herculean task gi …"

"… Phoenix, is cooperating with his office as it looks into decisions made by ATF and the Justice Department in the so-called “Fast and Furious” sting o …"

"… the so-called “Fast and Furious” sting operation.Gillett is the second ATF employee to reveal his cooperation. James Dodson, a Phoenix-based agent, h …"

"… what Gillett said. His attorney, Peter Noone, did not wish to comment, and ATF officials declined to comment on Gillett as well.Meanwhile, Grassley wrote …"

"… ed to comment on Gillett as well.Meanwhile, Grassley wrote a new letter to ATF Acting Director Kenneth E. Melson, warning that any agency actions taken a …"

"… ey General James Cole said in a statement, “will improve the ability of [ATF] to detect and disrupt the illegal weapons trafficking networks responsibl …"

"… g firearms from lawful commerce to criminals and criminal organizations.”ATF had long fought for such a rule. The Justice Department inspector general …"

"… �lack of a reporting requirement for multiple sales of long guns…hinders ATF’s ability to disrupt the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico.” Last De …"

"… y to disrupt the flow of illegal weapons into Mexico.” Last December the ATF proposed the rule on an emergency basis, but in February the White House� …"

"… names, the House investigators did manage to produce an email linking the ATF's troubled Phoenix field division to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. William New …"

"… nix field division to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. William Newell, the former ATF special- agent-in-charge of the Phoenix office who helped concoct the Fast …"

"… end of his in the White House, detailing his office's plans for explaining ATF's broader border enforcement efforts to the press. O'Reilly was until rece …"

"… Reilly the two internal media briefing documents he’d attached about the ATF's border enforcement strategy, known as Gun Runner. By this time the Fast …"

"… resignation of the Phoenix U.S. attorney who oversaw the operation.Acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson, who himself criticized the so-called Fast and Fur …"

"… he Phoenix federal prosecutor’s office.Melson will be replaced as acting ATF director by B. Todd Jones, the U.S. Attorney in Minnesota and the chair of …"

"… Jones will continue to serve as a U.S. Attorney even after he becomes the ATF acting director on Wednesday, the Justice Department said.Melson, a former …"

"… as been the source of turmoil since it was revealed earlier this year that ATF agents spent 15 months watching men suspected of working for a Mexican dru …"

"… northeast Oklahoma that was home to a community of white supremacists. The ATF and FBI never coordinated their investigations of the group, according to …"

"… of the wrong hands. Officials supported loosening regulation at that time. ATF spokesman Mike Campbell said in an interview that the agency no longer com …"