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Friday, February 12, 1993
NATION
UN I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
Clinton names nominee
Prosecutor chosen for attorney general
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Sticking to his goal of naming the nation's first female attorney general, President Clinton nominated Miami prosecutor Janet Reno yesterday after two earlier candidates stumbled because they had hired illegal aliens.
"She is a front-line crime fighter and a caring public servant," Clinton said.
Reno has been the Miami-area prosecutor for 15 years and oversees 230 lawyers who prosecute 40,000 felonies a year.
In a reminder of Clinton's problems in finding an acceptable Justice Department nominee, Reno said with a smile in answer to a reporter's question, "I've never hired an illegal alien, and I think I've paid all my Social Security taxes."
Clinton said he was "somewhat but not entirely" inclined to nominate a woman. He said he considered numerous other candidates, including at least four men.
Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood were dropped amid a furor over hiring documented workers to take care of young children or do other household work.
Reno, 54, is single and has no children.
Janet Reno
One of Reno's best-known cases was the prosecution of five police officers in the beating of African-America insurance agent
Arthur McDuffie in December 1979. The trial was moved to Tampa, and the five police officers were acquitted, which sparked the "Liberty City riot" in Miami.
Baird withdrew after a public outcry over her hiring of illegal aliens and failure to pay Social Security taxes. The flap created a new litmus test for attorney general nominees.
Wood withdrew as a candidate because she had hired an illegal immigrant for baby sitting, even though it was not illegal to do so at the time and she had paid the appropriate taxes. The White House complained that Wood did not initially offer details of the situation.
Senate confirmation of Reno would fill the final hole in Clinton's Cabinet — and an important post as head of
first three weeks of Clinton's presidency, marred by controversy over his effort to allow homosexuals in the military and the flap over his candidates for attorney general.
It also would end an uncomfortable
Reno has been a state attorney for 15 years and has a reputation among her peers for integrity, political savvy and administrative skills.
But critics say she has handed off some local political corruption cases to the federal courts, and they contend she lacks investigative zeal.
Her office's prosecution of William Lozano, an officer charged with shooting an African-American motorcyclist in 1989 that sparked three days of rioting, resulted in a conviction, which was later overturned. The new trial is scheduled for March 1.
U. S. Attorney Roberto Martinez of Miami, a Bush appointee, said Reno would be "a first-rate choice, qualified in all respects, an excellent lawyer, experienced administrator, and most importantly, honest beyond question."
"She enjoys a sterling reputation in law enforcement circles and among the community in general." Martinez said.
Rep. Pat Schroeder, D-Cole, said through a spokesman that Reno's nomination "was well worth the wait."
Clinton's economic package includes top-rate tax cuts
A day after Clinton indicated in a televised town hall meeting that his plan would include higher taxes on middle Americans, the president told 230 business leaders he would also propose raising the top corporate tax rate above its current 34 percent.
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Clinton asked Americans yesterday to heed the "alarm bells in the night" and rally behind his economic plan, including an increase in the top tax rates for both individuals and corporations.
He also told 230 business leaders in a White House meeting to expect some form of a broad-based energy tax to be in his package.
Clinton used stark terms as he stepped up his campaign pitch for the plan that he will unveil Wednesday, saying the current economic crisis is "every bit as profound as those we have faced in the past."
"We risk losing the standard of living that we have taken for granted for so many years as Americans," Clinton said.
Administration aides said that Clinton was expected to propose raising the rate to 36 percent — the same top rate he has suggested for households earning over $200,000 a year and who now pay 31 percent.
Corporations with taxable income of $75,000 or less would still pay a lower rate.
White House communications director George Stephanopoulos said that Clinton had not decided yet on a final figure for the increase in the top corporate rate, suggesting he could move it even higher than 36 percent.
Clinton also indicated he would announce tax-code changes designed to hold down high-flying corporate salaries.
"I want to make a proposal that deals with the fact that the tax code should no longer subsidize excessive pay of chief executives and other high executives — excessive defined as unrelated to the productivity of the enterprise," Clinton said.
Clinton also told business leaders he would seek to offset the higher corporate taxes with an investment tax credit for businesses.
Clinton, in a large open session attended by business leaders, made a direct appeal for their help. "I need your support and your contribution," he said. "I ask you to do your part."
Clinton said his decision to raise the top corporate tax rate—34 percent since 1986—followed his decision to raise the top individual tax rate.
"I have been persuaded by my treasury secretary that it is unwise, indeed impossible, to raise the individual income tax rate unless there is a corresponding increase in the corporate tax rate," Clinton said.
"I heard a lot of positives, a lot of saying that we have to bite the bullet," said Benge Renge, president of Renge Securities and Co., a small California firm.
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