Supreme Sonia: Fear What She Will Do Outside of the Court, Not Inside Aug 18, 2009
The upshot: we got Janet Reno for eight years, the ultimate nightmare who gave us (1) the Waco Massacre in 1993, which may have contributed to the Oklahoma City bombing two years later; (2) the 1995 "wall" separating law enforcement and intelligence activitiesthis even after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing carried out by Egyptian Islamists, a scary harbinger of the coming September 11 atrocities; (3) the 2000 snatching at gun-point of little Elian Gonzalez, frustrating the wishes of his... (Townhall.com)
Microsoft ordered to stop selling Word Aug 14, 2009
Just when we thought we were out from under the tyrannical rule of the DOJ and Janet Reno. I tell you, we can't get the justice system to give a pittance about the welfare of the american people and our nation's state of affairs. (FCW.com)
Huffington Post. Aug 13, 2009
Target Of Obama-Era Rendition Alleges Torture. Jose Padilla in military custody before his trial on terror charges. (Harper's Magazine)
Gates arrest reveals loss of rights Aug 4, 2009
I also believe the War on Terror has eroded the rights of citizens of the US, the protocol on investigation of a crime scene by law enforcement that guided the Cambridge police in their confrontation with Professor Gates can be traced to Janet Reno of the Clinton Administration. An interesting comparison of the Gatesgate and the Jena 6 episode shows there was much less involvement by Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton in the latest event. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
DOWN THE TOILET Jul 28, 2009
" Outraged wrote on Jul 26, 2009 3:22 PM:" To: L.L. Onjou The AG you refer to is the same person who along with Janet Reno INCINERATED MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN in Waco Texas under the CLINTON presidency. That is what we have for CHIEF LAW ENFORCER. (New Iberia, LA)
Thank You, Sarah Palin Jul 23, 2009
Sarah Palins feminine appearance, charm, and rhetoric transformed the dowdy image of female leadership a la Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug, Madeline Albright, or Janet Reno. With her casual and humorous approach to public speaking and her down-home expressions, she made harsh feminist diatribes seem empty, meaningless, out-of-touch and out-of-date. (Townhall.com)
Today in History Jul 21, 2009
Former Attorney General Janet Reno is 71. Actress Patricia Elliott is 67. (Yahoo News)
Terror-alert system faces panel review Jul 15, 2009
Fran Townsend, a former White House homeland-security adviser for Bush and once a key intelligence aide to Democratic Attorney General Janet Reno, is co-chairing the review panel with William H. Webster. Webster is the only man ever to head both the FBI and the CIA, the first in a Democratic administration and the second in a Republican one. (AZCentral -- News)
Click to read:Sotomayor Explains "Wise Latina" Comment Jul 15, 2009
Remind me again of all the Janet Reno jokes you told. by irishpat183 July 14, 2009 12:04 PM EDT. (CBS News)
Class Action Settlement Lands Law Firm CEO in Hot Water With State Bar Jul 14, 2009
Born in Havana in 1947, Adorno was a top prosecutor under former State Attorney Janet Reno and is CEO of the 300-lawyer Coral Gables-based firm founded in 1986. branching out from South Florida in 2004. (Law.com)
Holder is blasted from all sides Jul 14, 2009
It was, friends say, his lifelong dream to occupy the same office as Robert F. Kennedy and as Janet Reno, for whom he worked as second in command in the Clinton administration. And yet former colleagues around the District -- in the Superior Court, where Holder was a judge; in the U.S. attorney's office, which he led in the 1990s; and at Covington & Burling, a firm where he practiced after leaving the Clinton Justice Department -- say they are watching him age before their eyes. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Palin: I'm Not Leaving Politics Jul 13, 2009
We've updated CBSNews. WASHINGTON, July 12, 2009. (CBS News)
Newsweek: A.G. may probe torture policy Jul 12, 2009
At the other is Janet Reno, whose righteousness and folksy eccentricities marginalized her within the Clinton administration. Lean too far one way and you corrupt the office, too far the other way and you render yourself impotent. (MSNBC -- Race)
Sheriff's Office: Woodinville man wasn't armed when deputy shot him Jul 10, 2009
Anything you say may be USED AGAINST YOU." This is a right and any notion regarding "you have nothing to hide" has landed many an innocent person in prison. In this case this womens husband was shot in front of her, in daylight, and it appears that witnesses and evidence show that he was unarmed. Law enforcement needs to be held to much higher standards nation wide. One recalls the FBI and ATF, along with Janet Reno, Attorney General and the Branch Davidiens church group. On the other hand it is... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Julia Childs' Height Was Not a Handicap Jul 1, 2009
Tall girls look around and have two role model choices: (note that shes plain and tall, not tall and awesome), and Janet Reno, being portrayed by a man on Saturday Night Live. Its not inspirational. (Slate)
Read Hannity's America Jun 23, 2009
The choice came down to former Attorney General Janet Reno who served as Miami-Dade's state attorney before becoming the country's first female attorney general and NBA star Alonzo Mourning. According to The Miami Herald, the title is going to Mr. Mourning and his wife Tracy. (Fox News)
Alonzo Mourning beats Janet Reno as school name Jun 19, 2009
Alonzo Mourning beats Janet Reno as school name - USATODAY.com ... Alonzo Mourning beats Janet Reno as school name ... MIAMI (AP) A new North Miami high school will be named after former NBA star Alonzo Mourning, rather than the first female U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno. (USA Today -- News)
Reno, Mournings both contenders for school's name Jun 17, 2009
MIAMI (AP) -- Former NBA star Alonzo Mourning is up against an unlikely opponent in his latest matchup -- former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno ... Kevin Burns, who sits on the school's naming committee and suggested the name Janet Reno High School, says his choice is backed by North Miami city leaders. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Mourning trumps Reno in Miami Jun 17, 2009
MIAMI -- Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno appears to have lost in an unlikely matchup with former NBA star Alonzo Mourning. A committee charged with deciding what to call a new high school in North Miami was considering naming it after one of the two, and last week chose the athlete and his wife. (News & Observer -- Sports)
LETTER: Now Republicans want to be the good guys Jun 16, 2009
Because her father is Janet Reno. "--John McCain, Sarah Palin's running mate. Should McCain apologize to every young woman in America? Palin's friend, political defender and informer of the David Letterman comments, John Ziegler, was fired from his radio show for using the "n-word" online and on air in 1997. In 2000, he was fired for spelling the "n-word" on the air. How much does that word affect the psychological health of America's youth, regardless of their race? Now he is pimping his film... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
JUDGE FOR YOURSELF: Read Sotomayor's speech in its entirety Jun 3, 2009
In addition to the appointment of the first female United States Attorney General, Janet Reno, we have seen the appointment of two female justices to the Supreme Court and two female justices to the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court of my home state. One of those judges is the Chief Judge and the other is a Puerto Rique;a, like I am. (USA Today)
The Housing Boom and Bust May 28, 2009
President Clinton's Attorney General Janet Reno threatened legal action against lenders whose racial statistics raised her suspicions. Bank loan qualification standards, in general, came under criticism as being too stringent regarding down payments, credit histories, and income. (Townhall.com)
The Democrats' Gun Dilemma May 16, 2009
Peter King (R-N.Y.) has his way, it may be enough to prohibit you from acquiring a firearm or federal firearm license, especially if the Attorney General is as opposed to gun ownership as Janet Reno was during the Clinton Administration, and as Eric Holder is today. Fresh on the heels of a disturbing paper from the Department of Homeland Security, characterizing gun owners as rightwing extremists, on April 29 King introduced H.R. 2159, which he calls the "Denying Firearms and Explosives to... (CBS News)
'Boom and Bust' May 15, 2009
You have a quote in the book, you talk about Janet Reno threatened legal action against lenders whose racial statistics raised her suspicions. So explain how they lowered the standards. (Fox News)
Valley works on growing algae industry May 7, 2009
marcusjayshapiro wrote on May 7, 2009 3:41 AM:" It is very refreshing to see women in these pictures that just happen to be a part of, perhaps a glowing and growing future for the Imperial Valley. It is odd that the United States is so behind other parts of the world when it has come to women involved in the shaping of our society. A Janet Reno here, a Condi Rice there, and I never saw it enough. Not everyone is lucky in love, but at least getting on a winning streak here and there is better... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
An Unnatural Woman May 6, 2009
Think of all the single, childless women in positions of prominence who have been "rumored to be gay." Janet Reno, Harriet Miers, and Condoleezza Rice, for starters. The very much married Hillary Clinton is practically the only one who can proudly, casually say that she marches in Gay Pride parades, although rumors that she was a lesbian have. (Slate)
Hotsheet: Steele, Rush In Lock-Step On Specter May 1, 2009
Who said: "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ungly, because her mother is Janet Reno". Who said that. (CBS News -- Early Show)
The Gathering Storm Over Guns May 1, 2009
As signer of a friend of the court brief defending the D.C. gun ban before the U.S. Supreme Court, Eric Holder believes that -- as his own Justice Department under Janet Reno asserted -- the Second Amendment does not extend an individual right to keep and bear arms. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton advocated gun bans long before she even assumed elective office. (Human Events Online)
100 Days of Reckless Photo-Op Hubris Apr 29, 2009
Remember Janet Reno and the Cabinet appointee who praised the virtues of masturbation. If you are going to appoint women to key posts name women with some commonsense like Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, or Denise and Anne who post on this website. (Townhall.com)
Time to Grab an Oar and Row Apr 28, 2009
And who can ever forget the contributions of Janet Reno, Bill Clinton and Barney Frank in creating this debacle. Wm Huggins, St ClairAdded: Friday April 24, 2009 at 09:51 AM ESTMeans not endsThe ends which individuals or groups of individuals seek must be supported by reasonable, successful, and efficient means to achieve those ends. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Most diverse Cabinet in history still incomplete Apr 20, 2009
Janet Reno became Clinton's attorney general in March 1993. "Any organization works better when there's somebody sitting in the first chair," says Calvin Mackenzie, government professor at Colby College. (USA Today -- News)
Janet Reno receives award from justice group Apr 19, 2009
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Anchorage Daily News)
RUBEN NAVARRETE JR.: Part II of Alan Bersin as the border czar Apr 19, 2009
Bersin had a similar gig in 1995, when -- while serving as U.S. attorney for San Diego -- he was asked by Attorney General Janet Reno to oversee the Southwest border. A former classmate of Bill Clinton's at Oxford and Yale Law School, Bersin was so connected that he was often mentioned as being on the short list to replace Reno if she had stepped down. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
New gun law aimed at asserting sovereignty (183) Apr 17, 2009
New gun law aimed at asserting sovereignty. By KAHRIN DEINES - Associated Press - 04/16/09. (Helena Independent Record)
Attorney General Eric Holder to Present Justice Award to Former Attorney General Janet Reno Apr 17, 2009
WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder will present the American Judicature Society's Justice Award to Former Attorney General Janet Reno on FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2009 at 3:30 P.M. ET. ... WHAT: Will present the Justice Award to Former Attorney General Janet Reno at the American Judicature Society Justice Award Ceremony. (PR Newswire)
Awash in celebrities, US hungry for heroes Apr 17, 2009
Jewell was cleared by the FBI three months later, and Attorney General Janet Reno later apologized for the leak that had kept him under suspicion. "For that two days, my mother had a great deal of pride in me - that I had done something good," Jewell once said. (AZCentral -- News)
Alan Bersin: Obama's "Border Czar" Apr 16, 2009
This time, however, instead of serving under Attorney General Janet Reno, Bersin's boss will be Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who will expect him to handle illegal immigration and drug violence issues along the Mexican-American border ... As border czar under Janet Reno in the mid-1990s, implemented "Operated Gatekeeper," which fortified the border closest to San Diego, but effectively only shifted illegal immigrant crossings east. (Time.com)
Obama set to name "border czar": report Apr 15, 2009
A former U.S. attorney in San Diego, Bersin served previously as "border czar" to former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, the report said. He also served as California's education secretary and as superintendent of schools in San Diego. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
The White House Easter Egg Roll Apr 13, 2009
The President and first lady generally attend, along with other notables ranging from Beltway celebs (Attorney General Janet Reno read attendees a story called "Queen Janet from the Bunny Planet" in 1997) to full-on stars (the Jonas Brothers performed last year). And, of course, there is egg rolling a European custom of murky origin wherein a hard-boiled egg is pushed, dragged, flung or otherwise propelled across a lawn with a long-handled spoon. (Time.com)
B-CU alumnus makes history as chairman Apr 13, 2009
After graduating from Howard University Law School in Washington, he worked as a federal prosecutor and later as chief state prosecutor in Miami under then-State Attorney Janet Reno. He is principal of The Handfield Group, an eight-lawyer Miami firm specializing in criminal defense. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Attorney General Weathers Stevens Fallout -- for Now Apr 11, 2009
members of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section proposed a resolution calling for greater transparency in the OPR. They asked for regular reports on the office's activities -- essentially a return to OPR practices under Attorney General Janet Reno. The office has not issued such a report since 2005. (Law.com)
Harry Reid: Justice Roberts lied to Congress Mar 28, 2009
Maybe he can work for Janet Reno as an assistant ( pay as you go ) prosecutor. ( not a lawyer - that's OK ). (Insight on the News)
Missouri Highway Patrol orders militia report shut down Mar 28, 2009
" unreconstructed wrote on Mar 26, 2009 3:38 PM:" I wonder if Mac has a picture of Janet Reno in his bedroom. " ODF wrote on Mar 26, 2009 3:37 PM:" If we left the founding of this country and defense of our Constitution up to folks like Mac, we'd all be saying "all hail the queen" or speaking french. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Energy first, aesthetics second Mar 27, 2009
That Janet Reno dude couldn't really pull it off ... That Janet Reno dude couldn't really pull it off. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
The Many Looks of Spock Mar 27, 2009
- PHESpock looks like he is about to pull a Janet Reno Dance Party. The Look: Sometimes you just have to dress it up. (IGN FilmForce)
Obama asks Americans not to expect too much from him Mar 20, 2009
Because during the Clinton years they were threatned by Janet Reno, Barney Frank, Chuck Schumer, Chris Dodd, and a few others that, if they didn't start lending more to poor people they were going to sue them for discrimination. Then the Government said they would guarantee the loans. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Attorney General overturns strict Bush-era information disclosure rules Mar 20, 2009
The new standard essentially returned to one Attorney General Janet Reno issued during the Clinton administration. It replaced a more restrictive policy imposed by the Bush administration under which the Justice Department defended any sound legal argument for withholding records. (Boston Globe)
Olbermann's Plastic Ivy Mar 13, 2009
Among the graduates of the Ivy League Cornell are Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Thomas Pynchon, Paul Wolfowitz, E.B. White, Sanford I. Weill, Floyd Abrams, Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Ginsburg, Janet Reno, Henry Heimlich and Harold Bloom. Graduates of the ag school include David LeNeveu of the Anaheim Ducks, Mitch Carefoot of the Phoenix RoadRunners, Darren Eliot, former professional hockey player, and Joe Nieuwendyk, multiple Stanley Cup winner. (Human Events Online)
Senate Confirms WilmerHale Partner as Deputy Attorney General Mar 13, 2009
During the Clinton administration, he held positions including deputy general counsel for the Defense Department, chief of staff to then-Attorney General Janet Reno, and assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Civil Division. The Senate also confirmed Thomas Perrelli as associate attorney general, the department's No. 3 position. (Law.com)
Drug war to focus on treatment Mar 12, 2009
The nation's first drug court originated in Miami in the late 1980s at the urging of Janet Reno, who went on to become President Bill Clinton's attorney general. By the mid-1990s, the federal government was providing money for communities to plan and set up such courts -- although not to help operate them in the long term. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Right And Left On Center Stage Mar 9, 2009
What the 6,000-seat hall lacks in intimacy, it makes up for in a lineup that has Anderson Cooper, Arianna Huffington, D.L. Hughley and Mike Huckabee squaring off on March 31; former US Attorneys General Janet Reno, Alberto Gonzales and John Ashcroft interfacing April 20; and Charlie Rose interviewing James Carville and Karl Rove on May 26. (They'll really need a referee for that last one. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Senate panel OKs justice picks Mar 6, 2009
Mr. Perrelli, who had been counsel to Attorney General Janet Reno during the Clinton administration, was voted out of committee by a 17-1 vote. As associate attorney general, Mr. Perrelli would supervise several Justice Department components, including the antitrust division, civil rights division and tax division. (Insight on the News)
Warrant Issued In Chandra Levy Killing Mar 4, 2009
Wen Ho Lee struck a deal with Janet Reno and Louis Freeh on September 11--13 of 2000 to cooperate with the Justice Department for ONE FULL YEAR. America is in state of denial as to how corrupt it's public leaders can be. (front page news of the LA Times for 7/19/2005, a People's Liberation Army general threatened to nuke hundreds of US cities if we ever try to interfere in a potential miliatry strike by China on Taiwan. (CBS News -- US)
S.F. Grapples With 1st Death Trials In Years Mar 2, 2009
Clinton's attorney general, Janet Reno, approved capital charges against dozens of defendants, including Timothy McVeigh, executed in 2001 for killing 168 people in the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building. But she generally accepted a local federal prosecutor's recommendation not to seek a death sentence. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Al-Marri Attorney: It's The Constitution Mar 1, 2009
It is here that our enemies are seeking to attack us again and again," Rivkin says. The Bush administration consistently argued that declaring enemy combatants was within the president's constitutional powers as commander-in-chief. "Remember this is something that is also supported by the Authorization to Use Military Force," Rivkin says, referring to the vote to retaliate against the perpetrators of 9/11 by Congress one week after the attacks. But numerous, former military and government... (CBS News)
Sixteen Years Ago Today, A Botched Raid Drew The Attention Of The World Feb 28, 2009
Attorney General Janet Reno initially rejected a plan to use teargas to force the Davidians out, but in April she reconsidered. On the morning of April 19, 1993, agents in armored vehicles began pumping teargas into the groups large wood-frame compound. (KWTX.com, TX)
Scrappy Rocky Mountain News closing its doors Feb 27, 2009
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, the daughter of two newspaper reporters, approved the JOA. It took effect Jan. 22, 2001. "When I woke up this morning and looked in the paper and saw my name on page 2 of the Rocky Mountain News, I wondered if I was in the Twilight Zone," William Dean Singleton, chief executive officer of Post owner MediaNews Group, said at the time. (Anchorage Daily News)
Federal offices change priority Feb 15, 2009
Under Clinton, then-Attorney General Janet Reno put a priority on fighting crimes against children and violence against women -- and thus, so did her departments. During the years under the younger Bush, the focus turned to child pornography, marijuana cultivation and, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, terrorism, Faller said. (Fresno Bee)
Stimulus fight helps Obama Feb 12, 2009
At this point in his young administration in 1993, Bill Clinton had just announced his third pick for attorney general, Janet Reno, after his first two choices were forced to withdraw amid tax controversies. Two weeks earlier, Clinton had unveiled a policy called "don't ask, don't tell" to try to quell a firestorm over whether to allow gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces. (USA Today)
Viewpoint: Honeymoon over for Obama and Fidel Feb 11, 2009
marcusjayshapiro wrote on Feb 9, 2009 11:07 AM:" The following is a partial list of deaths of persons connected to President Clinton during his tenure as Governor of Arkansas and/or while President of the United States and thereafter. Read the list and judge for yourself.BARBARA OLSON - Author of "Hell to Pay" - a book critical of Hillary Clinton, killed in the Pentagon bombing.DARLENE NOVINGER - Former FBI operative, January 23rd, 2003. Novinger was known to hold sensitive information on the... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.: Shut down Sheriff Joe's latest stunt Feb 11, 2009
In 1997, Attorney General Janet Reno filed a lawsuit against Arpaio for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of prisoners in his jail. The lawsuit was eventually settled after the sheriff agreed to improve conditions. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Democratic presidents weaken our country Feb 8, 2009
He was more interested in himself, he lied under oath, he and Janet Reno burned alive women and children at Waco, Texas, then sent in the FBI to take a young Cuban boy away from his uncle at gunpoint in Florida. Now Obama will close Gitmo and give the terrorists a fair and legal trial with the taxpayer paying the bill. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
So You Had a Bad Day Feb 8, 2009
In 1993, Janet Reno became an overnight sensation for taking responsibility for authorizing the FBI's botched raid at Waco. In 2005, by contrast, Michael Brown became a national punch line when Bush praised him for FEMA's disastrous response to Katrina. (Slate)
DNA analysis could solve cold case mystery Feb 8, 2009
A study published by the Justice Institute, a branch of the U.S. Department of Justice during Attorney General Janet Reno s tenure, legitimizes DNA testing as approaching certainty. The report states that the technology has made it possible to offer strong support for concluding that DNA from a suspect and from the crime scene are from the same person. (Menomonie Dunn County News, WI)
Editor's Mailbag (Jan. 26) Feb 7, 2009
Although the financial crisis was brought on by Mr. Carter, Mr. Clinton, Janet Reno and their ilk, it was not stopped by Mr. Bush, a difference that will never be noted by the liberal media ... Dangerous Dave wrote on Jan 26, 2009 1:24 PM:" John, I'm sorta lost as to where Janet Reno could have had anything to do with the financial "crisis". If you want to talk about raiding compounds and looking like a trans, shoot away... but none ever crashed an economy. ". (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
