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White House Urged To Take Action On ATF Vacancy

President Obama has nominated Andrew Traver, the current chief of the bureau's Chicago office and a career law enforcement official, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. But the National Rifle Association has voiced opposition to Traver, pictured here in 2007. (AP)
President Obama has nominated Andrew Traver, the current chief of the bureau's Chicago office and a career law enforcement official, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. But the National Rifle Association has voiced opposition to Traver, pictured here in 2007. (AP)

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