Word: reno
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Drip, drip, drip. JANET RENO's plumbers are back on the job, mounting yet another investigation of leaks to reporters. It's a subject that seems to have a particular fascination for her, though such probes rarely yield anything conclusive. The impetus this time is a Feb. 27 Wall Street Journal item saying Department of Justice prosecutors had recommended indicting former Republican National Committee chairman HALEY BARBOUR in connection with his solicitation of funds from an overseas businessman. The spate of probes to track down loose lips in the halls of Justice--including one to find the source...
...outrage felt across the nation. Thirteen-year-old Mitchell Johnson, if found guilty, can only serve a maximum of five years for the five counts of capital murder with which he is charged. U.S. Attorney Paula Casey is already exploring the possibility of federal charges. Her boss, Janet Reno, has labeled the case a ?priority...
...Analyzer -- Ehud Tenebaum -- hadn?t reckoned with the long arm of cyber-sheriff Janet Reno. ?We will work around the world and in the depths of cyberspace to investigate and prosecute those who attack computer networks,? said Reno following Tenebaum?s arrest today in Israel. Only yesterday a Massachusetts teenager was arraigned in a federal court for putting Worcester Airport out of action for six hours by hacking a Bell Atlantic computer system...
...Analyzer knew the authorities were closing in on him following the arrests of two of his California-based prot?g?s, as he made clear in an online interview two days before his arrest. Reno hoped the arrest would send a message to hackers around the world that the U.S. would not tolerate such intrusions, but that message clearly hadn?t reached all of its intended recipients: Within hours of Tenebaum?s arrest, Antionline reported ?retaliatory? hacks to protest his capture...
Even if the White House retreats a bit in the weeks to come, the alleged excesses of Starr's team will remain front and center. Democratic lawmakers are poised to turn up the heat on Attorney General Janet Reno this week, urging her to launch a probe into alleged leaks from Starr's office. Meanwhile, lawyers for Lewinsky have asked Reno to conduct lie-detector tests on Starr, Emmick, Udolf, Jackie Bennett and another trusted aide, Bob Bittman, to see if they have leaked privileged information to reporters. "These guys don't play by the rules," said a defense attorney...