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==ATF role==

==ATF role==

The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious, but some say it was an [[Obama administration]] recreation of a defunct Bush-era program known as "Gunwalker."<ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-definitive-scandal-gunwalker-much-worse-than-iran-contra/ The Definitive Scandal: ‘Gunwalker’ Much Worse Than ‘Iran-Contra’], ''Pajamas Media'', July 8, 2011.</ref>  On July 26, 2011, during a hearing on the operation, ATF Special Agent Bill Newell told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010.<ref>Sharyl Attkisson. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20083772-10391695.html ATF Manager says he shared Fast and Furious Info with White House], ''[[CBS News]]'', July 26, 2011.</ref>

The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious, but some say it was an [[Obama administration]] recreation of a defunct Bush-era program known as "Gunwalker."<ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-definitive-scandal-gunwalker-much-worse-than-iran-contra/ The Definitive Scandal: ‘Gunwalker’ Much Worse Than ‘Iran-Contra’], ''Pajamas Media'', July 8, 2011.</ref>  On July 26, 2011, during a hearing on the operation, ATF Special Agent Bill Newell told Congress he discussed the case with a White House National Security staffer as early as September 2010.<ref>[[Sharyl Attkisson]]. [http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20083772-10391695.html ATF Manager says he shared Fast and Furious Info with White House], ''[[CBS News]]'', July 26, 2011.</ref>

==Efforts to scuttle Congressional oversight==

==Efforts to scuttle Congressional oversight==