Word: bennett
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Department of Education announced this week that it would cut federal funding to any school which doled out scholarships based on race, observers naturally assumed the decision had come from higher up. After all, everyone knew that race was a pet issue for new Republican Party Chair William Bennett. In fact, many thought Bennett would turn race into a central issue in the 1992 campaign. But then Bennett turned down the GOP job at the last minute, and word leaked out that Bush didn't even know about the decision beforehand. As a result, educators are now hoping that Bush...
...Bennett and his business pals were tripped up by the high-tech gadgets they depended on to keep the cops in the dark. On Nov. 6, 1988, two of Michael Harris' delivery men were stopped by Missouri state troopers for driving a van at 68 m.p.h. in a 55 m.p.h. zone. The officers found 1,100 lbs. of coke in the vehicle. They also seized a cellular telephone. Tidily programmed into its memory were Bennett's telephone number in Tempe and that of a Los Angeles company linked to Villabona...
...swift roundup of the gang on Nov. 19, 1988, Bennett was arrested in Tempe and Villabona in Malibu. Harris was already serving a sentence for attempted murder. Last May they and five associates were convicted on a federal charge of conspiracy to import cocaine. This week they face sentencing. Bennett and Villabona were expected to get life imprisonment without parole. For Bennett, the thrilling ride on the fast track is over. The millions he spent are merely memories. His houses and fancy cars were seized by federal agents...
...crack business in South Central L.A., however, is still flourishing, but with one notable difference. The young black businessmen who have taken Bennett's place drive Nissans instead of Mercedes, and try to keep a low profile...
...signs point to Bob Martinez as the White House choice to succeed William Bennett as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Two things make Martinez a natural for the job. One is his reputation as a hard-line antidrug warrior during his single term as Governor of Florida; the other is his connections at the White House...