Word: reno
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they shouldn't talk to strange reporters. The reason for the reprimand: Growing controversy over Ken Starr's interview with Brill's Content magazine cofounder Steve Brill, in which Starr admitted leaking sensitive information to selected journalists. The Justice Department now says it's "examining" Brill's article. Janet Reno has repeatedly said she won't take any action against Starr unless she hears it from Judge Johnson first. Given last night's lecture, she may not have to wait too long...
...gambling, decor counts: you may be feeding quarters into a slot machine and scarfing the $3.99 all-you-can-eat buffets--but, hey, you're in ancient Rome! MAX BAER JR., who played Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies, thinks Reno gamblers will enjoy the rags-to-riches leitmotiv of a $120 million Hillbillies-theme casino and hotel. His plans include Granny's Shotgun Wedding Chapel, Jethro's All You Ken Et Buffet and a giant oil derrick. City officials object to the idea...
...major case of government doublethink, Janet Reno put the federal seal of approval on Oregon's assisted suicide law Friday -- while maintaining that neither she nor the President were dropping their longstanding opposition to euthanasia. Reno was nixing recommendations from the DEA, which wanted to withdraw prescription licenses from Oregon doctors who give their patients barbiturates. That means the Death With Dignity Act, which has no opposition from the Supreme Court, will continue without interruption from the feds...
...Reno wasn't alone in being out of character; the decision put plenty of politicians and pressure groups 180 degrees from normal. Oregon senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, spoke of a victory for state's rights, while the National Right to Life committee complained that the government wasn't providing a safety net. Death With Dignity allowed the first legal suicide in U.S. history back in March. Thanks to the Attorney General, there could soon be plenty more...
Born in Miami, Reno graduated from Harvard Law School in 1963--one of only 16 women in a class of 500--and attended college at Cornell University...