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Attorney General Janet Reno and FBI Director Louis Freeh meet with reporters to announce the arrest of a suspect, Timothy McVeigh, in the bombing of a federal office building in Oklahoma Cit…

Attorney General Janet Reno talked to reporters about the reaction of Jefferson County, CO, to a school shooting which left 15 students dead. She praised officials involved for their bravery…

Attorney General Janet Reno and Assistant Attorney General Mr. David Ogden told reporters that the Justice Department would file a lawsuit against tobacco companies for conspiring to defraud…

Attorney General Janet Reno answered questions from reporters about the transition process and how it might affect several on-going cases including the tobacco settlement and the Microsoft c…

Attorney General Janet Reno spoke to reporters about the contested presidential election in Florida and about allegations of civil rights violations in the election. She said that the Justic…

Attorney General Janet Reno and Deputy Education Secretary Frank Halleman held a news conference on school safety. They answered questions from reporters.

Attorney General Reno answered media questions about the Wen Ho Lee espionage case, a possible investigation into allegations that the current administration rewarded campaign contributors w…

Attorney General Reno and Mr. Holder spoke to reporters about the results of a study on federal death penalty cases. Ms. Reno said that she was “sorely troubled” by racial disparities in dea…

Attorney General Janet Reno briefed the media about a campaign finance investigation of Vice President Al Gore. The investigation centered on a visit by the vice president to a Buddhist temp…

Attorney General Janet Reno briefed reporters on the possibility of appointing an independent counsel to investigate Vice President Al Gore’s fundraising efforts in 1996. She responded to me…

Justice Department officials briefed reporters on the anti-trust lawsuit ruling against the Microsoft Corporation imposed by U.S. District Judge Thomas Pinfield Jackson. The ruling ordered M…

Attorney General Janet Reno told reporters that she was pleased with a court decision not to grant Elian Gonzalez an asylum hearing. She said that the decision was in the best interest of th…

Attorney General Reno and Mr. Vatis spoke about an investigation into a new e-mail virus variation of the “I Love You” virus. They spoke about how the “newlove.cbs” virus works to destroy vi…

Attorney General Reno briefed reporters on the Elian Gonzalez custody transfer case. She praised and defended the actions of federal marshals and asked Americans to reflect on the reunificat…

Attorney General Janet Reno spoke to reporters about her decision to send U.S. Marshals to retrieve Elian Gonzalez from his Miami relatives and return him to his Cuban father, who had come t…

Attorney General Reno and others spoke to reporters about a federal judge’s decision which found that Microsoft violated the Sherman Antitrust Act and used its monopoly to adversely affect t…

Attorney General Janet Reno talked to reporters about her meeting with the father of Elian Gonzalez, and his request to have his son return with him to Cuba. She also spoke of her desire to …

In her weekly meeting with members of the press, Attorney General Janet Reno answered questions about the case involving the six-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez. While admitting that the …

Attorney General Janet Reno answered questions from reporters about the return of Elian Gonzalez to his father in Cuba. She called on family members in the U.S. to avoid “dramatic scenes” an…

Administration officials briefed reporters on a new program to combat telemarketing and mail fraud. The program included a mailing campaign, commercial advertisements and a telephone hotline…