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Sen. Charles Grassley

Grassley: Justice Dept.’s Breuer needs to go

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

An armored car with bullet-resistant windows is under assembly at a plant in Cagua, Venezuela. (Associated Press)

Adding armor to cars a growing business

By Ian James - Associated Press

Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona, the ranking Democrat on the House Natural Resources Committee, told National Journal this week that he may have been guilty of overreach even as he defended his probe into the funding sources of seven professors, now known as the "Grijalva Seven." (Associated Press)

U.S. lawmakers push for better treatment of illegal immigrants in Mexico

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

View from inside a tunnel recently found in the northern border city of Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday Nov. 30, 2011. A day earlier, the tunnel was discovered by U.S. authorities in San Diego's Otay Mesa area, the latest in a spate of secret passages found to smuggle drugs from Mexico. This tunnel is a 600-yard passage linking warehouses in San Diego and Tijuana and is equipped with lighting and ventilation. (AP Photo/Alex Cossio)

Big border drug tunnel highlights seasonal trend

By Elliot Spagat - Associated Press

Mexico acknowledges 2nd Mayan reference to 2012

By MARK STEVENSON - Associated Press

A plane drops slurry near houses after a fire sparked on Fort Huachuca in Sierra Vista, Ariz., on June 17, 2011. (Associated Press/Arizona Daily Star)

GAO: Illegal immigrants caused nearly half of border fires

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, asked for the government report that found that illegal immigrants caused a large percentage of the wildfires that have scarred areas of the Southwest along the border with Mexico. (Associated Press)

Report blames fires on border crashers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Volcano sends steam, ash into air near Mexico City

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Smuggling suspect got immunity in case of convicted border agent

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Drug cartel plot aimed at U.S.-owned targets

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Wednesday, July 14, 2010, file photo, Mexico's Interior Minister Francisco Blake Mora attends his swearing-in ceremony at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. The Mexican government said on Friday, Nov. 11, 2011, that Mora, Mexico's No. 2 government official next to the president, has died in a helicopter crash with seven others, including the pilot. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Mexico loss of 2nd in charge won’t change drug war

By E. Eduardo Castillo - Associated Press

Mexican cartel may be trying to silence bloggers

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

"The department has refused to schedule interviews with any of the other 11 witnesses. That's not the good-faith cooperation I was promised, and it is unacceptable. If this controversy has taught us anything, it is that you have to talk directly to the people who know the facts," said Mr. Grassley, Iowa Republican (Associated Press)

Senator says Justice won’t provide witnesses

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican

Grassley: Justice Dept. balking at making witnesses available

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Multiculturalism, yesterday and today

The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Mr. Holder was scrutinized for his role in allowing, or at least not preventing, a controversial tactic that allowed illegal guns to be smuggled into Mexico. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)

Holder: Fast and Furious ‘flawed’ in many ways

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

Holder on ‘Fast and Furious’: Never again

By Pete Yost - Associated Press

Galaxy to play Toronto in CONCACAF quarterfinals

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu checks a seized weapon after a news conference Monday during which multijurisdictional law enforcement agencies announced a bust of a major drug smuggling ring in Arizona. (Associated Press)

Agencies team up to hit drug ring in Arizona

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

License plates taken from drivers who owe traffic fines are stored in a warehouse in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Associated Press)

U.S. drivers owe Juarez $10 million

By Juan Carlos Llorca - Associated Press