Word: reno
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...everyone as sick of the Elian saga as I am? If it did not involve the Cuban-American community, the story would have been over long ago. As a lifelong Republican, I am ashamed of my party for not supporting Reno. Cubans in America should be glad that we have laws and that they have the same rights and responsibilities as other Americans. Elian was used by the Cuban community in Miami, by politicians, by lawyers and by Castro. The whole affair was a pathetic display of human selfishness. KEN CAMMENGA Hudsonville, Mich...
...find only one person to root for: Elian. All others involved should be ashamed of themselves--Castro for creating a country that a woman would risk her life to leave; Elian's relatives for parading the poor child around in a media circus; Attorney General Janet Reno for ordering armed commandos to drag the frightened child out into the early-morning darkness. With all the resources available to our government, I cannot believe there were no other solutions. HOLLY ROBINSON Norwalk, Conn...
...million in additional Washington aid. But most Puerto Ricans tell pollsters they want the Navy out now. Indeed, Vieques residents may soon pass a referendum that could void the three-year pact. That is one reason why demonstrators persevered until they were peacefully herded off last week by Janet Reno's boys...
...JANET RENO A.G. clears Puerto Rican protesters without a shot. Now just get the kid back to Cuba...
...victims who died there; they've filed a wrongful death suit against the government, claiming FBI agents on the scene were directly responsible for the fires that consumed the compound. Government officials deny the allegations, charging that the Branch Davidians set the fires themselves. The embattled Attorney General Janet Reno has met with the lawyer representing the victims' families, and although the lines of communication remain open as evidence is gathered for a trial, no one expects any diplomatic breakthroughs. "There is a small but vocal minority of Americans who believe the government lied to them about Waco," says TIME...