New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) on Monday urged President Barack Obama to “go around Congress” and make a recess appointment to install a new director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arguing that the vacancy caused by GOP opposition in Congress is no different than having no one at the helm of the Department of Homeland Security.
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