Word: gerson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...morning, as the assault began, reporters asked Clinton if he knew what was happening. In fact, Clinton had been briefed periodically on the progress in Waco from the start, by Reno's predecessor Stuart Gerson and by her deputy Webster Hubbell, a close friend of the Clintons'. "I was aware of it," he said. "I think the Attorney General made the decision." Pushed further, he added, "I knew it was going to be done, but the decisions were entirely theirs...
...presentment," a proceeding similar to arraignment. The White House had been closely watching the case, and George Stephanopoulos, President Clinton's communications director, had taken the unusual step of confirming that an arrest had been made. He also promised that FBI director William Sessions and acting Attorney General Stuart Gerson would have something to say about the case at a Thursday afternoon news conference. In fact, they annoyed reporters by insisting that they could not make any comment pending the court appearance that night, which only heightened the drama...
...Clinton Administration cannot even begin to make needed repairs at the Justice Department until it finds an acceptable Attorney General. The department is being run now by Bush holdover Stuart Gerson, who insists that the agency is in "excellent shape." But transition officials have some clear ideas about the general direction of reform. First, they want to root out the "true believers" from the Reagan-Bush years. Then they want to establish stronger central controls of department operations. A high priority is the cleanup of the Environmental Crimes section, which one transition official said is "highly politicized and not objectively...
...AWAY by Mary-Joan Gerson, illustrated by Carla Golembe (Little, Brown; $15.95). According to an ancient Nigerian tale, the sky was once so close to the earth that folks could take a bite. It was delicious. But people grew self-indulgent and wasteful, and the sky decided to seek revenge. This apt retelling is abetted by brilliant illustrations that seem to radiate their own heat and light...
Instead, Administration attorneys have deflected the courts' attention by arguing, as Gerson did last week, that war powers are a "political question" and thus beyond judicial review. The law professors' brief rejected that view, although Judge Greene's questions indicated that the issue bothers...