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Janet Reno (July 21, 1938- ) was the Attorney General of the United States (19932001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11.
Janet Reno (July 21, 1938- ) was the Attorney General of the United States (19932001). She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11.
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PASSINGS: Martin Pakledinaz, Marvin Traub, Leon Schlumpf, Robert Reno
Martin Pakledinaz Tony-winning costume designer Tony Award winner Martin Pakledinaz, 58, who was one of Broadway's most sought-after costume designers, died Sunday at his New York City home after a long battle with cancer, said Patrick Herold, his...
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Paris Fashion Week: Mugler celebrates the heroic ideal -- and pornography
All The RageThe sophomore Mugler menswear collection under the aegis of creative director Nicola Formichetti, shown on Wednesday evening in Paris, referenced the Olympic theme that started appearing on the runways of Milan the previous week. Sort of. "Brothers of... -
Justice Department's landmark judgment against Microsoft will expire
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe Department of Justice's 10-year-old antitrust judgment against Microsoft will expire on Thursday, marking the end of what is perhaps the most famous U.S. antitrust action against a technology company. The judgment barred Microsoft from anti-... -
Geraldine Ferraro dies at 75; shattered political barrier for women as vice presidential nominee in 1984
Geraldine A. Ferraro, the savvy New York Democrat who was embraced as a symbol of women's equality in 1984 when she became the first woman nominated for vice president by a major party, died Saturday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She was...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Realty, Barack Obama, Abortion, Bones and Joints
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Bush's long history of tilting Justice
JOSEPH D. RICH was chief of the voting section in the Justice Department's civil right division from 1999 to 2005. He now works for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.THE SCANDAL unfolding around the firing of eight U.S. attorneys compels the conclusion that the Bush administration has rewarded loyalty over all else. A destructive pattern of partisan political actions at the Justice Department started long before...Tags: Fraud, Laws, Civil Rights, Politics, Crimes
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Call the Dems' bluff, Mr. President
DAVID B. RIVKIN JR. and LEE A. CASEY served in the Justice Department under presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush.ATTEMPTING TO resuscitate a rapidly expiring "scandal," congressional Democrats have issued subpoenas to former White House Counsel Harriet E. Miers and former White House political affairs director Sara M. Taylor, demanding their testimony regarding...Tags: Politics, Democratic Party, Richard Nixon, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Secrecy and the Bush administration
In the litany of violations of public trust and accountability by the Bush administration, a last round of restrictions on access to information under the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, hardly ranks with, say, warrantless wiretapping. But it is...Tags: Politics, Censorship, Journalism
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We're all scandal-plagued attorneys general now
In an interview on Sunday's Meet the Press, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was pummeled by host Tim Russert about everything from his inconsistencies on Iraq to his professions of loyalty to both the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Perhaps the...Tags: Defense, Horatio Alger, Politics, Bill Richardson, Boston Red Sox
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Iggygate: So much more than a dog's tale
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt started out lightheartedly enough: a custody dispute involving a TV comedienne, a hairdresser, a tiny mixed-breed puppy and the overzealous dog rescue organization that rocked their worlds. But the flashpoint came when canine crusaders swooped in...Tags: National Football League, Politics, Migration, Football, Academy Awards
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Paging Dennis Kucinich
For a university with a legion of Nobel Prize winners and an impressive list of alumni who sit on various corporate boards and the like, University of California, Berkeley has been down on its luck lately. The campus that nurtured my academic curiosity...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Demonstration, Politics, Bill Clinton, Mel Gibson
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Commentary: Gore Vidal's Perspective on the White House Scandal
On Monday, the 42nd president of the United States, William Jefferson Clinton, will commit what could be a fatal political error by allowing himself to be questioned under oath by an independent counsel, Kenneth W. Starr, who has taken more than four...Tags: Laws, Politics, U.S. Elections, Crimes, Trials
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6/14/2012-Hold On Holder
So far, Eric Holder has been the only attorney general in the Obama Administration. President George W. Bush had three, John Ashcroft, Alberto Gonzales and Michael Mukasey. Controversy seems to follow the office. Ashcroft championed the Patriot Act...
Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Richard Nixon, FBI, Republican Party
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