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CREW ASKS HOUSE ETHICS TO ADVISE MEMBERS ABOUT APPROPRIATE CONTACT WITH U.S. ATTORNEYS

9 Apr 2007 // Washington, D.C. – Today Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) asked the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to issue guidance to members of Congress and congressional staff about appropriate congressional contact with U.S. attorneys and other Department of Justice lawyers.

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CREW Sends FOIA Requests to DOJ & ATF Seeking Directives Requiring Clearance of Firearms Investigations

8 Mar 2007 // Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has sent a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF") and the Department of Justice ("DOJ") in order to determine the details of any directives that require these agencies to seek clearance before performing any firearms investigations.

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