Word: reno
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Janet Reno's selection as Attorney General last year, coming after two abandoned nominations, had a distressingly affirmative action cast...
...appointment, fraught with symbolism, has thus far proved to be disappointing. There have been some modest accomplishments. Under Reno, the Justice Department has liberalized the release of information under the Freedom Of Information Act. She supported legislation which made it a felony to obstruct access to an abortion clinic...
...missteps, though, have been numerous. There was the disastrous Waco raid, the delay in appointing an independent prosecutor for the Whitewater episode. The agency under Reno has also been unusually vulnerable to pressure from the White House. This is reflected in Reno's receptivity to preparing legislation which would expand the reach of child pornography laws, an issue with clear political appeal...
...President Clinton to succeed Les Aspin, the widely respected Perry steps in for Bobby Ray Inman, who abruptly withdrew his candidacy two weeks ago. Out: the second highest official in the Justice Department, Deputy Attorney General Philip Heymann, who resigned after citing "chemistry" problems with Attorney General Janet Reno...
Hermann took a leave of absence for the 1993-94 academic year. He said his resignation was prompted by a lack of "chemistry" between himself and Attorney General Janet Reno...