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Attorney General
Few members of the Clinton administration have engendered as much controversy as Attorney General Janet Reno. She was praised for her role investigating the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the Unabomber but criticized for her handling of the Ruby Ridge incident and the storming of the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Tex. The Clinton White House has taken aim at Reno over her role in the Whitewater investigation, while congressional Republicans criticized her reluctance to appoint an independent counsel to investigate alleged campaign finance abuses.
Sworn in: March 12, 1993 (nominated Feb. 11, 1993) Succeeded: William P. Barr, in the Bush administration. Previous occupation: State attorney for Dade County, Fla., 1978-93; partner in a Miami law firm, 1976-78; assistant state attorney (Florida), 1973-76; counsel for the state Senate committee revising the Florida Criminal Code, 1973; candidate for the Florida state legislature (defeated), 1972; staff director of the Judiciary Committee of the Florida House of Representatives, 1971. Education: Cornell University (chemistry), Harvard Law School, 1963 (L.L.B.). Hometown: Miami Date of Birth: July 21, 1938 Of note: Reno, the 78th attorney general of the United States, is the first woman to hold that position. She was Florida's first female state attorney.
Department of Justice
House Panel Votes to Cite Reno for Contempt Aug. 7, 1998 What Is It About Janet Reno? Jan. 25, 1998 Reno's Brave Decision – Column Dec. 5, 1997 Reno Decides Against Independent Counsel To Probe Clinton, Gore Dec. 3, 1997 Isolated Reno Plods Familiar Course As Criticism From Capitol Hill Grows Oct. 19, 1997 Reno Concedes Tension in Funds Probe, Notes New Procedures Oct. 16, 1997 How Reno Has Set Focus of Probe Oct. 6, 1997 Reno Is Now Probing Clinton's Fund-Raising Sept. 21, 1997 'Crisis in Confidence' Prompted Reno's Decision Sept. 18, 1997 Reno Assailed for Rejecting Independent Counsel April 16, 1997 Reno Ethics Push at Justice Is Still a Work-in-Progress Dec. 28, 1996 Clinton Asks Reno to Stay as Attorney General Dec. 13, 1996 Reno Rejects Call For Special Counsel Nov. 30, 1996 Reno Seeks Starr Probe Of FBI Files June 21, 1996 Clinton Nominates Reno at Justice Feb. 12, 1993 Prosecutor Wins High Marks Battling Miami Vice Feb. 12, 1993 NRA Fires Lobbyist Over Reno Rumor March 12, 1993
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