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Obama To Senate: Confirm Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms Chief

By Igor Bobic
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December 19, 2012 7:09 a.m.
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President Obama urged the Senate to confirm a new head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives on Wednesday, as part of his announcement of a new gun control taskforce to be led by Vice President Joe Biden. The post has been unfilled for 6 years.

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Igor Bobic (@igorbobic)  Igor Bobic is the assistant editor of Talking Points Memo, helping oversee the site's coverage of politics and policy in Washington. While originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor feels best at home on the beaches of Southern California. He can be reached at igor@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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