Janet Reno
Janet Reno
Janet Wood Renoserved as the Attorney General of the United States, from 1993 to 2001. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on February 11, 1993, and confirmed on March 11, 1993. She was the first woman to serve as Attorney General and the second longest serving Attorney General after William Wirt...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1938
CityMiami, FL
CountryUnited States of America
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We will evaluate the situation and consult with representatives in Miami and make a decision shortly,
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We had a situation where there were very few people outside the house that morning. We had the situation where, if we did not go, people were sure to find out that we were prepared to go, and the crowd would gather and keep a vigil and make it more difficult for the future,
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If we got into a situation where if American children ended up abroad, and American parents wanted them returned, and a foreign country made them a citizen so they did not return, I don't think people in the United States would be very happy about it,
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It is addressing situations where the state cannot or will not take action, or where there may be an evidentiary law in the state that makes it more propitious to handle the case in federal court,
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I'm bitterly disappointed and I think it was just plain wrong. It is incomprehensible to me that given the opportunity to correct a situation which permitted people who were not lawfully entitled to purchase a weapon, to give them time to do so, just doesn't make sense,
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When law enforcement goes into a situation like that, it must be prepared for the unexpected,
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trying to address it in a way that will address law enforcement issues.
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yet another step forward in the Justice Department's investigation of campaign finance abuses associated with the 1996 election.
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What is so important is that we not relax and we not take credit for victory yet,
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We cannot risk the harm that a prolonged separation might create,
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We want to fashion recommendations and best practices that local, state and federal agencies can follow,
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This test is safe. It is simple. It is inexpensive. And it takes less than a minute to perform,
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We expect the laws to be enforced, ... If people flimflam us, they should expect the consequences.
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We know that guns do not cause violent behavior, ... but ... since we have made it harder for criminals and other prohibited persons to get guns violent crime has gone down.