The Left Targets Issa

Left-wing organization CREW defends administration’s Fast and Furious stonewall
Darrell Issa / AP

A left-leaning government watchdog organization filed ethics complaints Wednesday against House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R., Calif.) for revealing sealed federal documents in the ongoing Operation Fast and Furious scandal.

Issa Offers Holder an Out

Eric Holder

Rep. Darrell Issa has offered Attorney General Eric Holder an opportunity to avoid behind held in contempt of Congress, according to a missive recently sent to Holder by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair.

Bipartisan Contempt

Issa: 31 Dems Expected to Join Republicans in Holder Contempt Vote
AG Eric Holder

Rep. Darrell Issa expects 31 Democrats to join House Republicans in finding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress.

GOP Turns Up Heat on Holder

Eric Holder

Politico reports that House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) is joining the Republican effort to force more answers from the Department of Justice on the controversial “Fast & Furious” program and the related death of border agent Brian Terry.

DOJ Slow with Fast and
Furious Info

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CBS News’ ongoing effort to obtain information from the Obama administration regarding the Operation Fast and Furious scandal have been met with long delays, denials, and blank or heavily-redacted pages, as the Justice Department attempts to stall the investigation.

Not a Flood but a Trickle

Number of U.S. guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes far lower than Obama administration claims
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The number of U.S. guns recovered at Mexican crime scenes is far lower than originally claimed by the Obama administration and spiked shortly after the conclusion of Operation Fast and Furious, according to data released by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Thursday.

The Third Gun

New book claims FBI cover up of third gun in murder of border patrol agent
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The Department of Justice is using the liberal “watchdog” group Media Matters for America to deflect questions about the Fast and Furious scandal, including those regarding a gun that might have been used in the murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent.