Most haters are cowards. When confronted, they back down. She announced the diagnosis during a weekly news conference in Washington, and insisted the condition was being controlled by medication and would not impair her ability to do her job. She underscored the point by extending a rock-steady hand. In , TIME reported that, undeterred by her recent diagnosis, Reno was spending some of her vacation learning to in-line skate. In early , Reno attempted to negotiate the highly-politicized return of five-year-old Elian Gonzalez to Cuba.
The boy was discovered lashed to an inner tube off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Fla, after he and his mother, Elizabet, fled their Cuban town of Cardenas. They escaped with 12 companions in a small aluminum motorboat, which sank in heavy seas and drowned Elizabet and 10 of the others.
After drifting for two days, Elian was rescued in good condition and taken to Miami to be cared for by relatives — but became embroiled in a bitter, international custody battle. In the end, Ferrell settled on Reno dancing, inspired, according to NPR , by reports that she had cut an impressive a figure dancing at a Justice Department party. Her first entry into government work was in as staff director of the Judiciary Committee of the Florida House of Representatives, where she helped revise the Florida court system.
As Dade County State Attorney, Reno was the first Florida prosecutor to assign lawyers to collect child-support payments from deadbeat fathers. Winning election for four terms as a Democrat in the heavily conservative, Republican Dade County, Reno helped establish the Miami Drug Court, which has served as a model for other courts, helped reform the juvenile justice system, and focused attention on needed prevention programs for children.
Appointed United States Attorney General by President Clinton in , Reno worked to reduce crime and violence; to enhance prevention and early intervention efforts to keep children away from gangs, drugs, and violence; to enforce civil rights to ensure equal opportunities for all; to prosecute violations of ecological statutes; and to build a Justice Department that strives for excellence and professionalism.
Unfortunately, it did not go as planned; a fire erupted and more than 70 Davidians including Koresh and at least 20 children died during the event. Reno publicly took responsibility for the outcome, saying on television: "I am accountable.
The buck stops with me. Despite this controversy, Reno became one of the most respected members of the Clinton administration in its first term, known for launching innovative programs designed to steer non-violent drug offenders away from jail and espousing the rights of criminal defendants.
Her readiness to nominate special prosecutors to investigate the president drew fire from the White House, but her political position was unassailable. Republicans attacked her handling of the campaign fund-raising scandal linked to the election, and there were some calls for her to step down.
The anti-trust suit against Microsoft, Inc. When confronted, they back down. When we remain silent, they flourish. He was the only survivor of a group of Cuban migrants, including his mother, who died trying to gain entry to the United States. The young boy became the center of an international custody fight between his father in Cuba and his relatives in Florida. Reno became involved in negotiations and when they stalled in April she ordered a raid on the U.
Her controversial intervention enraged the Cuban American community in Miami. After leaving the post in , Reno returned to Florida.
She ran for governor in , but failed to win the Democratic nomination. Since then, Reno largely stayed out of public life. The cause of her death was complications from Parkinson's disease, which she had battled since We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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