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Lewinsky scandal

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Lewinsky scandal , sensation that enveloped the presidency of Bill Clinton in 1998-99, leading to his impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives and acquittal by the Senate. Paula Corbin Jones, a former Arkansas state worker who claimed that Bill Clinton had accosted her sexually in 1991 when he was governor of Arkansas, had brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against the president. Seeking to show a pattern of behavior on Clinton's part, Jones's lawyers questioned several women believed to have had a liaison with him. On Jan. 17, 1998, Clinton himself was questioned, becoming... Read more

Lewinsky Affair
Lewinsky Affair (USA) An affair between Bill Clinton and a White House intern, Monica Lewinsky, that emerged as part of the Whitewater investigations...received congressional authority to investigate against Ms Lewinsky on the allegation that she had lied about having an affair with Clinton under oath. As ... Read more

Scandalous Administration
...Clinton: the case of a White House intern, Monica S. Lewinsky, who claimed to have had a sexual relationship with the president. Starr wanted Lewinsky to testify in the Jones case in order to discredit Clinton's testimony and prove perjury charges. Lewinsky had been surreptitiously taped by her friend ... Read more

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	WHY I HAD TO BETRAY MONICA; TRIPP SPEAKS: WOMAN WHOSE SECRET TAPES SPARKED LEWINSKY SCANDAL SAYS REVENGE WAS NOT HER MOTIVE.(News) ; ...the Zippergate scandal yesterday insisted...protect Monica Lewinsky. Linda Tripp, who...time about the scandal which has rocked...months. Last summer, Lewinsky told the grand...her role in the Lewinsky scandal. She was given... Read more
	Lewinsky dumps Ginsburg, hires scandal-savvy lawyers. ; WASHINGTON - Monica Lewinsky threw yet another jolt into...White House sex-and-perjury scandal yesterday, replacing her...The dramatic shakeup of Lewinsky's legal team was widely...Angeles. A spokeswoman for Lewinsky, Judy Smith, would only...was by mutual agreement. Lewinsky hired two ... Read more
	REVISITING THE CLINTON/LEWINSKY SCANDAL: THE CONVERGENCE OF AGENDA SETTING AND FRAMING ; This study examines Clinton/Lewinsky scandal coverage from an agenda-setting...public, why wasn't Clinton and Lewinsky's relationship? We argue that...salience of the story. The "sex scandal/adultery" attribute was used...ramifications of Clinton/Lewinsky coverage on the 2000 presidential... Read more
	Analysis: President Clinton reflects on how the Monica Lewinsky scandal has affected him personally ; ...Clinton reflects on how the Monica Lewinsky scandal has affected him personally...also alluded ruefully to the Lewinsky scandal. Pres. CLINTON: I'm now in the...called `it,' apparently the Lewinsky scandal, for a long, long time. He said... Read more
	Interview: Writer Joe Eszterhas talks about his new book, "American Rhapsody," which deals with the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal ; ...which deals with the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal Host: JUAN WILLIAMS Time: 3...start before or after the Monica Lewinsky scandal? Mr. ESZTERHAS: It started way...at a certain point before the Lewinsky scandal began, as I was looking into... Read more
	Monica Lewinsky: the second coming During the Clinton scandal in 1998, Monica was frightened to show her face. Now she's being invited to the A-list parties ; MONICA Lewinsky has lived in Manhattan f o r 15 months, and she likes...VIP-list-only events. After spending so long as a virtual pariah, Lewinsky pretty much goes where she 's asked, from a "100 Hottest...both, ironically, big Clinton supporters). Last month, Lewinsky signed up to appear in an TV ... Read more
	Defending the American Presidency: Clinton and the Lewinsky Scandal ; ...Presidency: Clinton and the Lewinsky Scandal. Robert Busby. New York: Palgrave...the aftermath of the Clinton-- Lewinsky scandal, a sorry mess in which none...Presidency: Clinton and the Lewinsky Scandal. Busby, a lecturer in American... Read more
	Analysis: Former President Bill Clinton has a movie about his life during the Monica Lewinsky scandal ; ...about his life during the Monica Lewinsky scandal Host: STEVE INSKEEP Time: 11...The film portrays the Monica Lewinsky scandal as a smear campaign and the...said his affair with Monica Lewinsky was a terrible morale error... Read more
	WOMAN AT CENTER OF LEWINSKY SCANDAL TESTIFIES ; ...Tuesday -- the woman who taped Monica Lewinsky's conversations about her relationship...been at the center of the Monica Lewinsky scandal since it began. In fact, without...taped conversations with Monica Lewinsky that led the Whitewater independent... Read more
	The lessons of Lewinsky for politicians everywhere; Dennis Ellam thinks Britain's MPs will learn from the latest White Hous e scandal. ; ...office by the Monica Lewinsky scandal, or whether - as...the parties, the Lewinsky Effect, as it is...scope for the sex scandal in this country...against future scandal. History shows...importance of the Lewinsky Effect. The assumption... Read more

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