Free Willie
An "outraged" President Clinton angrily defended himself against charges that he had an affair with a White House intern and then urged her to lie about their liaisons under oath. However, reporters questioned his use of "lawyer words" in his denial, such as Clinton saying he did not have "any improper relations" with the woman. They wondered aloud what kind of relations, then, did they have? Clinton further says he never told anyone to lie, but rather says everyone should "tell the truth in this matter." (UPI) ...They're right to force him to be precise. He never has been able to remember the difference between "lie" and "lay".

Presidential Semantics
The wording of Bill Clinton's denials in the Clinterngate scandal have left observers groping for answers. "A lot of people speculate -- and it has been reported -- that the president says oral sex does not constitute a sexual relationship. Is that his view?" asked reporter Tony Snow of White House aide Ann Lewis on "Fox News Sunday". No, Lewis answered. "Sex is sex ... a sexual relationship means what it says, and that includes sex," she said in an apparently unsuccessful attempt to clarify his beliefs. (Reuters) ...This wouldn't be the first time a president has been brought down by "Deep Throat".

Blue Genes
An analysis by Newsweek columnist Jonathan Alter suggests that President Clinton is predestined to cheat on his wife. Factors such as growing up in Hot Springs, Ark., ("then a wide-open gambling town") and genetics ("Everyone in Clinton's immediate family suffered from some kind of compulsive disorder or addiction") have made illicit affairs hard for Clinton to resist, Alter says. Add to that the Freudian connection between "'power and the penis' (you knew that was coming up some time)", and the president's many sex scandals begin to make sense. (Newsweek) ...The First Lady has some pre-destiny action going too: one anagram of "Hillary Rodham Clinton" is "Lynch harlot in mid-oral".

Pre-Installed Velcro Seams
ABC News reported that Monica Lewinsky had received a dress as a gift from the president, and that it was soiled with ...uh... a large sample of his DNA. However, rival CBS News reports that the FBI confiscated the dress during a search of Lewinsky's apartment and has found "no traces" of DNA evidence on the garment. (UPI) ...Leading to possible "obstruction of justice" charges against Martha Stewart for sending a copy of her "Fighting Stubborn Stains" video to the White House.

Tailgate
A poll by Time magazine and the Cable News Network finds that while 65 percent think it is likely President Clinton indeed had an affair with Monica Lewinsky, 54 percent of those surveyed think Clinton's moral standards are the same as the average married man. (Reuters) ...The American Dream is still alive: anyone can grow up to be president!

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