Word: reno
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...judge has cleared the way legally for Attorney General Janet Reno to send Elian Gonzalez back to his father in Cuba, but his family would be ill-advised to start preparing the welcome home party just yet. District Judge K. Michael Moore on Monday upheld the Justice Department's ruling that only the six-year-old's father, Juan Miguel Gonzalez, has any legal standing to speak for Elian, and dismissed a lawsuit by his great-uncle Lazaro Gonzalez to request asylum on his behalf. Although those Gonzalez family members who are pressing to keep Elian in Miami have vowed...
...While Reno ponders how far to allow the appeal process to go, congressional Republicans who want Elian kept in Miami may further complicate matters with a political initiative of their own. "A drawn-out appeal process will certainly give new impetus to congressional efforts to make Elian a citizen, and any other tricks they may have up their sleeves," says Padgett. "This is far from over." Indeed, if Elian was once hostage to a fearsome family feud, he may soon be a captive of a particularly bitter U.S. election...
Dubbed "Big Government vs. Big Tobacco: Do the government lawsuits have merit?," the debate featured Cogan Professor of Law W. "Kip" Viscusi '71, who has testified for tobacco companies, and Professor of Law Einer R. Elhague '83, who has advised Janet Reno on the Justice Department's lawsuit...
...author's utopianism is balanced by her pangs of practicality. Mendelson, whose credentials include a husband and a son as well as a Ph.D. in philosophy and a J.D. from Harvard Law, is the most unimpeachable source this side of Janet Reno for such a girly-girl endeavor. Most of the book works on a sliding scale, giving tips for compulsives and slackers alike, such as the following memo to would-be floor cleaners: "Vacuuming every day is best for your floors. I feel obliged to say this even though most people, myself included, are unable to do this...
...Democratic party retaliated with a gimmick they knew would recapture the attention of both citizens and the press: They announced their plans to hold the nation's first binding election for public office using the Internet. The primary, which was given the final go-ahead by Attorney General Janet Reno last week, will allow registered Democrats in Arizona to log in from any computer that has access to the World Wide Web and enter their preferences for the primary...