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Well...maybe they didn't all view Restic as the greatest thing to happen to Harvard football since Percy Haughton (three national titles between 1910-13), but many of his players spoke with emotion and respect--if not always surprise--about Restic's announcement that he would resign at the end of the 1993 season...
...progression from shock to anger was most obvious. Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen admitted to being "deeply troubled" at conflicting statements on whether the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms knew Koresh had been tipped off before its initial February raid; ATF head Stephen Higgins promptly expressed a willingness to resign. And during a hearing in the House, Michigan Congressman John Conyers Jr. exploded at Attorney General Janet Reno, calling the government's actions "a profound disgrace to law enforcement" and implying she was trying to "rationalize" the deaths. With emotion, Reno responded, "I feel more strongly about ((them)) than...
Protest itself is nothing new to Commencement. For Law School graduates, it's practically a tradition. Last year, Law School students booed loudly when Dean Robert C. Clark stepped to the podium. They carried placards that read, "HLS Discriminates," "Resign Dean Clark" and "Dean--let me tell you about self-esteem." They held up a giant banner that blared, "Down with--Discrimination!!! Down with--The Dean!!!" Clark seemed unfazed; he tipped his hat politely to the crowd...
...other tutors did not resign because of "financial realities," Lin said...
...from anything." But by the time Larry King came round, she still hadn't heard from her boss. "They kept missing each other," was the official White House explanation. The next day Stephanopoulos began to retreat from the retreat as best he could. Clinton rejected calls for Reno to resign just because "some religious fanatics murdered themselves," and called for investigations at Justice and the Treasury Department. The House Judiciary Committee announced it would hold hearings as well...