Issa says IG report on `Fast and Furious' is step toward restoring faith in Justice Dept

Mexico City : Mexico | Sep 20, 2012 at 7:21 AM PDT

Source: Star Tribune

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A Republican House committee chairman says a watchdog report on a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona is a step toward restoring public faith in the Justice Department. The department's inspector general, Michael Horowitz, faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment... FULL ARTICLE AT Star Tribune

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