Commentary: The indoctrination of Elian Gonzalez Jun 21, 2008
By orders of then-Attorney General Janet Reno, the boy was taken at gunpoint by federal agents from the modest home where he was staying in Miami's Little Havana and transferred to Washington, D.C., with his father before returning to Cuba. His look of fear was captured forever in an award-winning picture taken by a photojournalist from the Miami Herald. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Justice: Sen. Obama's 9/10 Mind-Set Jun 20, 2008
Should Janet Reno have flown to Afghanistan with an arrest warrant. When asked by a reporter about the John McCain campaign's assertion that Obama would want to give bin Laden habeas corpus rights, John Kerry thundered. (Investors Business Daily)
ASKING THE BOMBERS TO TRY AGAIN Jun 19, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008 Last Update: 08:10 AM EDT. By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Cuba: Castro's Boy Pawn Jun 17, 2008
Bill Clinton and Janet Reno assured the American public that the much-disputed Elian Gonzalez case was only a matter of a child who "belongs with his father," rather than a communist dictator's useful tool ... Neither will Attorney General Janet Reno, who isn't sorry for the long-running debacle, or her deputy, Eric Holder. (Investors Business Daily)
OBAMA'S SPECIAL INTEREST DOUBLE STANDARD: Now That Jim Johnson Has Resigned, Will Obama Match Rhetoric With Action? Jun 12, 2008
"But Eric H. Holder Jr., the deputy attorney general who oversees the clemency process, said the Justice Department complied with its regulations." (Michael Remez, "Clemency Leaves Feelings Of Betrayal," Hartford Courant, 12/23/99) -- "Reno's Top Deputy At The Justice Department, Eric H. Holder Jr., Defended The Clinton Administration's Handling Of The Controversial Puerto Rican Clemencies In The Face Of Relentless Challenges From Republicans On The Panel." (Eric Lichtblau, "Freed Radicals... (PR Newswire)
Ann Wilson has been honored for her work with drug courts. Jun 11, 2008
program launched by then-Prosecutor Janet Reno and Judge Goldstein. Wilson talked about spending hours visiting with Goldstein at a national meeting, and learning about the successes and missteps of that first drug court. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Obama's Florida base has mettle, needs to prove it Jun 8, 2008
McBride said his 2002 gubernatorial loss to Republican Jeb Bush could be blamed partly on a disappointing showing from South Florida Democrats, who largely preferred his primary opponent, former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. "I could not get them engaged to vote," McBride said. (The Palm Beach Post)
Making History With Obama Jun 5, 2008
Under Attorney General Janet Reno, Holder acted as the chief operating officer of the Justice Department. It meant being immersed in the details of budget and personnel issues but also resolving disputes among department heads and briefing reporters on policy initiatives, national security issue, and major investigations. (Law.com)
Eddie George named to Fisk board Jun 5, 2008
She was recruited by Janet Reno, then state attorney general of Florida, as an assistant state attorney for Miami-Dade County, Fla. In 2000, she became the first African-American appointed general counsel for the United Teachers of Dade. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Regional Roundup May 30, 2008
Michael Roush, 11 and a sixth-grader at Beckman Elementary School wants to go to Washington D.C. to visit the White House, learn the history behind the nation's capital and possibly meet people like Newt Gingrich, Janet Reno and Jesse Jackson. He's already done the hard part: Being the only student at his school to be nominated to go to the Junior National Young Leaders' Conference. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
It's time to vote ... again May 28, 2008
He worked for a time for former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and for 18 years has been a law-school professor teaching trial procedures. He has contributed to seven books on ethics, criminal law and evidence. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Obama collects another $500,000, slams Limbaugh May 23, 2008
Are you proud of Janet Reno for stealing Elian Gonzalez at machine-gun point to return him to a tyrannical communist govt. Are you proud of Wesley Clark using bombers to kill innocent children in school buses in Bosnia. (The Palm Beach Post)
Local student invited to presidential inauguration May 21, 2008
Past distinguished speakers at the conferences have included Janet Reno, Jesse Jackson, Newt Gingrich and Ralph Nader. The Opening Night reception includes addresses by keynote speakers Lance Armstrong, and former presidential candidate, Senator John Edwards and his wife, Elizabeth. (Forest Republican, WI)
Huckabee comments portend dirty GOP assault May 20, 2008
" Republican humor wrote on May 19, 2008 11:50 AM:" Here's an example: SENATOR John McCain on President Clinton's then teenage daughter: "The reason she's so ugly is that Janet Reno is the father." Need more. How about, "Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran?" I see what you mean, Johnny-Tess. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Koch says Clintons Shafted on Race May 15, 2008
"True enough. But liberal bloggers and even an ostensibly objective ABC News reporter accused Clinton of race-baiting with a deliberate attempt to diminish the importance of Obama s victory in South Carolina. The backlash left Koch bewildered. I don t understand what was wrong with [the comparison]. Jesse Jackson was a superb candidate. What really reeks of racism, says Koch, is the suggestion that comparing Jesse Jackson to Obama is to denigrate Obama. Koch insisted that the comparison is... (Human Events Online)
McCain's Veepstakes: Maybe Mitch? May 15, 2008
I don't want someone who kissed Janet Reno, and Rosie O'Donnell, to be president. YECH. (Human Events Online)
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland Presented 2008 Distinguished Service Award From the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund May 13, 2008
1999: John Walsh, host of "America's Most Wanted" 2000: U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno 2001: U.S. Mint Police 2002: President George H.W. Bush 2003: Police Unity Tour 2004: U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell 2005: Motorola 2006: President Bill Clinton 2007: Cynthia Brown, publisher of "American Police Beat" CONTACT: Kevin Morison (202) 737-7134 (ofc. or (202) 288-7029 (cell). (PR Newswire)
Speakers fire up crowd at Democrats’ Truman Dinner May 12, 2008
As she waited to walk into the media room, Klobuchar had then Attorney General Janet Reno standing on her left. Bill Clinton stood to her right. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Down with Jack May 8, 2008
He's been the scourge of you blood-guttering, school-violence-inducing cattle rustlers ever since he got bored with putting the ol' hammer to rap music and suing Janet Reno. You see, Jack Thompson is a lawyer, of sorts. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Separating kids from mothers May 2, 2008
REX wrote on Apr 30, 2008 5:20 PM:" Bono, We don't yet know what was being worshiped there but I thiought it was God not pedophiles. I still say we should have just sent Janet Reno there so she could murder them all like she did at the Branch Dividian Compound. " ... REX wrote on Apr 25, 2008 12:17 PM:" We could have solved this whole thing if we had only sent Janet Reno down there to begin with. She could have murdered them all just like she did at the Branch Dividian Compound in Waco, Texas.... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Renowned 'News Dissector' challenges modern reporting May 2, 2008
The Ford Hall Forum is the nation's oldest free public lecture series and is known for bringing some of the most controversial opinion leaders to its podium dating as far back as the American Revolution and including notable speakers like Janet Reno, Jesse Jackson, Alice Walker, Maya Angelou, Winston Churchill, Thurgood Marshall, and Eleanor Roosevelt. "I'm here as a journalist and as a media maker, a media maven," said Schechter, standing at the old wooden podium below a hovering chandelier. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
LETTER: Illinois should pass concealed carry law Apr 21, 2008
love wrote on Apr 19, 2008 5:11 PM:" Elbert, you overlooked one critical fact. It is the mystery surrounding whether a person is carrying or not that acts as a deterrent. If the potential robber/rapist/criminal can see that his target his carrying, he'll just wait for another target. If he can't, rather than committing the same crime on a different, defenseless person, he may reconsider the action entirely. Given the long battle of news stories, I thought I'd contribute two statistics. Florida... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
CHELSEA STOPS TRAFFIC ON GAY BAR CRAWL: 'I grabbed her ass'... Apr 21, 2008
IS this a good time to remind people about John McCain joking that the reason Chelsea was so ugly is that Janet Reno was her father. Puts his public insulting of his wife into context, and the context is that John McCain is angry old chauvinist unfit to lead. (The Drudge Report)
On Your Mind Apr 19, 2008
Sniveling Malcontent wrote on Apr 18, 2008 5:15 PM:" So a fraudulent call alleging abuse by a man who doesn't even live on the compound comes in, suddenly the forces of democracy, armed with Armoured Personnel Carriers, Machine Guns and warrants made out ahead of time decend upon the village and take away the children. Now that this fraud has been exposed Ms Meisner, who had planned to build her career on the backs of these people, will be going into Janet Reno defense of WACO mode. ". Arthur... (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
The Firing Line: 4/18 Apr 18, 2008
The victors write the histories, and every speech in and about Oklahoma City is a distraction to divert your attention from the crimes that Janet Reno and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms committed in Waco 15 years ago. Alan McKendree UT School of Nursing staff. (The Daily Texan, TX)
SKC: Scientist tells of research on safer cigs Apr 18, 2008
The judge, he said, had called Attorney General Janet Reno, who had in turn informed the White House. There are two men outside your house right now, DeNoble said Clinton told him. (Missoulian, MT)
Churches Should Help Sect Children Apr 18, 2008
Finally, as an afterthought we should be thankful that it is not Bill Clintons Attorney General Janet Reno running this operation against the FLDS Waco-style. If she were, by now the moms and their children would probably all be charred bodies in the smoking ruins of their compound. (Newsmax)
Reid: Dem nomination 'is all going to be over very soon'... Apr 16, 2008
Then again Janet Reno could prove me wrong. (Damn that's an ugly picture to ponder. (The Drudge Report)
Eastern Market management Apr 10, 2008
A line of 50-plus people wraps around the outside of the old red brick building at Seventh Street and North Carolina Avenue SE. People read their newspapers and wonder aloud whether Janet Reno should indeed be fired. Others talk with optimism about the Redskins' upcoming season. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
ACLU taps top legal talent to defend accused 9-11 plotters Apr 5, 2008
The American Civil Liberties Union, which for years has scorned Pentagon military commissions as "kangaroo courts,'' announced Friday that it will try to provide top civilian defense attorneys for alleged terrorists facing trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba including the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Former Attorney General Janet Reno is among top lawyers who've endorsed the $8.5 million effort, which will help coordinate and defray the expenses of civilian defense... (Anchorage Daily News)
Government greed leads to deficits Apr 5, 2008
Her first two recommendations (Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood) were forced to withdraw their names from consideration, and then she chose Janet Reno. Janet Reno has since been described by Bill himself as "my worst mistake". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Whos the White Barack Obama? Apr 2, 2008
Other notable Harvard Law School grads include Alberto Gonzalez, Janet Reno, Michael Dukakis, Ralph Nader and Comedy Central s Greg Giraldo. But, some of you are thinking, He wasn t just a Harvard law student, Barack Obama was also a member of the university s law review, one of the most prestigious in America. (Human Events Online)
Beating odds, a uniter rose from Chicago's tough side Mar 28, 2008
One of Deval's amazing accomplishments was really to kickstart the place and bring it back to life," said William R. Yeomans, Patrick's counsel during his tenure, contending the division had been ineffectual under two prior Republican administrations.Former attorney general Janet Reno added: ``I think he came in to the civil rights division and had a sense from the beginning of what was necessary to pursue.". That same spirit, though, made Patrick a lightning rod over affirmative action, a... (Boston Globe)
Americans held in Iraq get day in court Mar 27, 2008
He will be following many previous attorneys general, including most recently Janet Reno, who stood up before the justices to argue the government's position. President Bush's first two attorneys general, John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales, did not argue before the court. (MSNBC -- International)
Problem when candidates "misspeak"? Mar 27, 2008
"Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.". A analyses his comments, and why the media seemed to brush over his words, with the Washington Post stating that it was "was too vicious to print". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Rights of Americans in Iraq Mar 26, 2008
The last to do so was Janet Reno, in 1996. President Bush's first two attorneys general, John Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzales, skipped the honor. (Fox News -- Politics)
I'm Black and for Hillary. Get Over It. Mar 20, 2008
She's been attacked for her hair, her clothes, her facial expressions, her mannerismsJohn McCain even joked that she'd had sex with Janet Reno to produce Chelsea what's up with that. And most of us remained silent at these barbs. (Slate)
OBAMA TO MAKE GENERATIONAL ARGUMENT... Mar 18, 2008
Race uproar offers test for Obama - John F. Harris and Jim VandeHei - Politico. Race uproar offers test for Obama. (The Drudge Report)
Obama camp: Clinton taking the low road... Mar 18, 2008
Had delivered a report to Janet Reno 3 weeks before his death. 19 -Jon Parnell Walker - Whitewater investigator for Resolution Trust Corp. Jumped to his death from his Arlington , Virginia apartment balcony August15, 1993. (The Drudge Report)
Attorney general to argue at high court Mar 17, 2008
Mukasey will be the first attorney general since Janet Reno in 1996 to represent the government at the high court. Neither John Ashcroft nor Alberto Gonzales, President Bush's first two attorneys general, argued a case at the court. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
10th thriller Mar 10, 2008
Historical note: Fairstein was considered for the attorney general's position that Clinton eventually gave to Janet Reno. "The one thing I thought I could bring to a popular, crowded genre was the authenticity of the work I had done," Fairstein says, gazing out on panoramic views of Manhattan from her 25th-floor apartment on the Upper East Side. (USA Today)
Jones Seeks Third Assembly Term Mar 6, 2008
Prior to serving in the Assembly, Jones served for five years as a Sacramento City Councilmember, for three years as a senior advisor to United States Attorney General Janet Reno and for five years as a legal aid lawyer. Copyright 2008 by KCRA.com. (KCRA 3, CA)
Innocence Project now holding up a scary mirror for all of us Mar 6, 2008
Yes, our beloved John Grisham is a board member and, with Scott Turow, hosted a fundraiser in Jackson - but Janet Reno, too. This state's a natural destination for quixotic do-gooders, right. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Public safety on campus an issue of awareness Mar 5, 2008
You've probably been separated from your friends for one reason or another and found yourself as alone as Janet Reno on Valentine's Day. Open up your e-mails that the Department of Public Safety (DPS) sends out and you'll have the information to prepare yourself for this situation. (Daily Orange, NY)
The Rise Of DNA Evidence Mar 1, 2008
Review: Judge George Clarke extols DNA data. Article:Review: Judge George Clarke extols DNA data:/c/a/2008/02/28/DDL7UKG0H.DTL Article:Review: Judge George Clarke extols DNA data:/c/a/2008/02/28/DDL7UKG0H.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
For The Record: Hillary Clinton Mar 1, 2008
It was her idea to tap Janet Reno for attorney general and Madeleine Albright for secretary of state. Her po 000038F4 sition on NAFTA has become a point of contention in job-strapped Ohio. (CBS News)
What Obama Owes Bill Clinton Feb 27, 2008
Add to this list the groundbreaking appointments of Janet Reno as attorney general and Madeleine Albright as secretary of state and Clinton deserves a lot of credit for making Americans accept people of color and women in leadership. The impact of those appointments became evident during the Bush years. (Slate)
Musings on Mukasey: 'Hes No Ted Olson' Feb 26, 2008
Put another way, she s an insider (career lawyer) who came on the scene in the twilight days of the Janet Reno era. One has to wonder: could you picture an Attorney General Ted Olson letting a nominee like that rise to the top of a sensitive division. (Human Events Online)
Your views: Generation Y dives into the debate Feb 24, 2008
30-day news archives. "All in all, I feel that he would be a great leader of our nation.Sydney Gallaher Melbourne Clinton's stance on Iraq would earn this voteIf you could vote, who would you vote for?I would vote for Hillary Clinton because she seems like a good leader. She seems like a good leader because she is against a permanent stay in Iraq and she wants all Americans to have health insurance.Hillary Clinton wants to improve the education in our world. Clinton would use money to help low-... (Florida Today)
Campaigning kidsThe would-be first daughters wooing America's youth vote Feb 24, 2008
Because her father is [former US Attorney General] Janet Reno. " Mr McCain later apologised. Ms Clinton has since matured into a fashionably dressed professional with flowing blonde hair and high heels. And the 27-year-old has been working hard as a political surrogate telling voters why she thinks her mother, Hillary, should be the next president of the United States. 'Sociopathic woman-hating' The Stanford and Oxford graduate was accused of politicking on Super Tuesday for bringing doughnuts... (BBC News -- Americas)
Stumping in Odessa Feb 22, 2008
Hillary needs to pick Janet Reno as her Vice President that way her administration will have more testosterone than Bill's did. dim o crat - Feb 21, 2008 10:15:20 PM. (Odessa American, TX)
Your views: Letters to the editor Feb 19, 2008
30-day news archives. "So why would Mr. Gilleland want to deny 860 committed Brevard couples (according to a recent report), nearly 150 of this number raising 300 children, any possibility of such security?You see, Mr. Gilleland, with over 600,000 other Floridians, signed a petition to get the misguided, so-called "Marriage Amendment," which would ban gay marriages and domestic partnerships, on the 2008 ballot.A list of those who signed can be seen at KnowThyNeighbor.org. It's public... (Florida Today)
Letter: Is it time to start worrying? Feb 16, 2008
John Burton wrote on Feb 15, 2008 3:59 PM:" Every single instance you articulate is your "opinion" you blithering idiot. An assinine, liberal, self aggrandizing opinion. You haven't pointed out a "single" instance of the Administration---let alone the President of the United States---uttering a lie. It is "your" opinion that a "lie" was made/uttered. And you call me a hack? Unreal. What the Patriot Act did in making roving wiretaps available in the use of anti-terror investigations was to allow... (Montana Standard, MT)
Clinton's 'Experience' Failures Feb 13, 2008
The shootout at Waco, Texas, led by her choice for Attorney General, Janet Reno, that left 84 people -- including federal agents and children -- dead. FAILURE.. (Human Events Online)
Read the H & C transcript Feb 12, 2008
Wasn't it John McCain who also did a joke and said she was the daughter of Janet Reno and Hillary Clinton. Chelsea Clinton. (Fox News)
"Why are the Clintons, who have always excelled at burying the hatchet, now trying to bury it between my friend's shoulder blades?"David Shuster and the Utility of UmbrageBy Daniel Gross Feb 12, 2008
Remember John McCain's about Chelsea being so ugly because her father was Janet Reno. McCain apologized for this bit of straight talk, and the two senators have since bonded over. (Slate)
Reporter initially defended Chelsea comment... Feb 9, 2008
John McCain, told this "joke" at a Republican fundraiser that was televised on C-SPAN (and is probably available through their archives): "Why is Chelsea so ugly? Because Janet Reno is her father!" You all know about it at Politico. If you say you don't, you're admitting your incompetence. (The Drudge Report)
The comeback curmudgeon Feb 9, 2008
He has called his Vietnamese jailers "gooks" in public, and an Associated Press story in 1998 claimed that he cracked the following joke at a Republican fundraiser in Washington: "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno." More recently, in South Carolina on his current "Straight Talk Express" campaign, someone asked Mr. McCain what message the U.S. should send to Tehran. He sang back, to the tune of the Beach Boys hit Barbara Ann: "Bomb-bomb-bomb, bomb-bomb Iran."... (Globe and Mail)
ELECTION SHOCK: OBAMA CLAIMS DELEGATE LEAD... Feb 7, 2008
She then chose Janet Reno. Janet Reno has since been described by Bill himself as 'my worst mistake. (The Drudge Report)
... wipes away tear Feb 5, 2008
Remember when Janet Reno got cornered during hearings for killing all the Waco kids. The crocodile tears poured out. (The Drudge Report)
Raising Mccain Feb 2, 2008
In "Idiots, Hypocrites, Demagogues, and More Idiots," Paul Slansky writes: "When Texas Senator John Cornyn sniped at [him] for missing all but the last day of the 2007 debate on immigration reform, McCain shouted, '[Bleep] you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room." Slansky also notes McCain's wicked humor, recalling how he told a 1998 GOP fund-raiser, "Do you know why Chelsea Clinton is so ugly? She's the child of Janet Reno and Hillary Clinton.". . (New York Post -- Gossip)
Obama refuses to remind Americans of Clinton scandals Feb 1, 2008
I will not converse about the relationship Bill and Hillary had with their own Attorney General, Janet Reno, and FBI head Louie Freeh. It should not be repeated that those two spent most of the Clinton Administration investigating their boss, his wife, and their friends. (Rolla Daily News, MO)
Hillary Says She Can Control Her Husband... Jan 31, 2008
The only this disgusting asexual pig can control is her (now sublimated) desire to cohabitate with Janet Reno, who fathered her daughter. I pray that copious amounts of corn will be placed in her trough so as to but fatten her for the National slaughter in November. (The Drudge Report)
Clinton, Obama snag top endorsements Jan 29, 2008
Bill Nelson and former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, two Florida endorsements her supporters hope will help sway last-minute voters in today's primary election. But her main opponent, Barack Obama, also boasted his own endorsements - one from liberal icon U.S. Sen. (The Palm Beach Post)
UK Political Observers View the Republican Dilemma Jan 28, 2008
This involved an occasion when McCain was reprimanded and forced to apologize for saying that Chelsea Clinton was so ugly because her Father was actually Janet Reno. You can be sure this slight will be recalled at the most effective critical moment by Chelsea s Mother who will ask voters to contemplate McCain s skill as a diplomat on the world stage. (Human Events Online)