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IG Report Out: Holder in the clear, 14 may face sanctions

September 19, 2012 by

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The Justice Department’s internal watchdog released a report on Wednesday after a months-long investigation into the failed “gun-walking” investigation called Operation Fast and Furious. Responding to a Feb. request from US Attorney General Eric Holder, the Inspector General under Michael Horowitz laid the blame for the operation, which allowed thousands of weapons into Mexico on […]

SC Wire: Family of slain Border Patrol agent calls for ‘accountability’

September 18, 2012 by

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Read Family of slain Border Patrol agent calls for ‘accountability, written by the Chronicle’s Paul M. Ingram and published by Reuters: (Reuters) - Relatives of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose murder in the line of duty was linked to a botched U.S. operation to track guns smuggled to Mexico on Monday called for accountability for the government […]

Kelly, Barber scrap during live CD8 debate

May 23, 2012 by

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By Paul M. Ingram – Tucson, AZ — In a repeat performance of last week’s televised debate, Republican Jesse Kelly and Democrat Ron Barber traded barbs over Social Security and ‘Obamacare’ in their only live debate for the campaign to fulfill Rep. Gabrielle Gifford’s seat, vacated by the Congresswoman earlier this year. In front of a […]

PBS report on SB 1070, with help from the Chronicle

April 25, 2012 by

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Watch Supreme Court to Weigh Contentious Arizona immigration law, the first of a two-part report by PBS on the SB 1070  hearing at the Supreme Court today. The report was produced with a little fixer-help from the Chronicle. Be sure to check out an impromptu encounter between Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and an inmate that was included […]

SC Wire: Walking Ambulance helps deported, poor in Nogales, Sonora

April 24, 2012 by

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Read Deportee cares for migrants, homeless in Nogales, Sonora, written by the Chronicle’s Curt Prendergast and published in the Nogales International: “Francisco “Panchito” Olachea starts his days by passing out first-aid supplies and legal advice to deported migrants outside a soup kitchen a few yards south of the Mariposa Port of Entry. He carries a […]

SC Wire: 102 birthdays for Nogales woman

April 17, 2012 by

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Read ‘Nana Hilda’ celebrates 102nd b-day, written by the Chronicle’s Curt Prendergast and published in the Nogales International: “It’s rare to find someone who can tell first-hand accounts of Pancho Villa riding his black horse around southern Arizona, but Mirihilda Moreno is one of them. On Friday, Moreno, also known as “Nana Hilda,” celebrated her […]

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