BATFE chief won't appear at Senate hearing in wake of scandal

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The Department of Justice and ATF have missed repeated deadlines to turn over information and documents to Sen. Charles Grassley (R Iowa), who's investigating. ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson (at left) was scheduled to appear before a Senate hearing Thursday, in which he would likely have been asked questions about the scandal. However, CBS News has confirmed Melson has now been pulled from the hearing witness list.

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