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Senate opposition leads White House to withdraw ATF nominee

by Alexandra JaffeMike Balsamo
| September 10, 2021 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday it would withdraw the nomination of a gun-control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after nominee David Chipman ran into bipartisan opposition in the Senate.

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