Word: reno
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Criticism of Starr's role in the Lewinsky affair begins with his entry into it. He got the authority from Attorney General Janet Reno and a three-judge panel to expand his jurisdiction, but not until days after he had wired Linda Tripp to tape Lewinsky. Starr's defenders say he was simply pursuing a credible lead that walked in the door. "There's a pretty decent argument it's related to what he's already doing," says John Barrett, who was an attorney in the Iran-contra probe of Lawrence Walsh. But to Starr's critics, the wiring...
...suicide, did not seem to Tripp terribly interested. So she decided it was time for a more aggressive defender. She brought her tapes to James Moody, a solo practitioner who specializes in fighting regulations, whom she had met during the Bush Administration. Moody had little faith in Janet Reno's Justice Department and agreed with Tripp that they should turn the tapes over to Starr...
Earlier, Kaczynski had offered to plead guilty only if he were not placed in a prison psychiatric facility and if he retained the right to appeal the FBI's search of his cabin. Now he and his lawyers dropped those conditions. The prosecutors consulted with Attorney General Janet Reno in Washington and with Kaczynski's victims and their families. All agreed that a certain life sentence was preferable to the risks and delays of a jury trial...
...Skated at minor-league hockey game in Reno, drawing boos and deftly dodging two hurled batons...
...Eventually the media will begin to talk about racism, since Socks is mostly black. So far, no Republican Senator has demanded an investigation, but someone could file a conflict-of-interest suit on behalf of Socks (who will probably be represented by Johnnie Cochran). Then if Janet Reno refuses to appoint a special prosecutor, we'll be hearing about Buddygate all through 1998. Why would anyone want to be President? CAROL L. KING Sunnyvale, Calif...