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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cody andre who wrote (5911)	9/15/1998 8:33:00 PM
From: Michael Sphar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

NOW takes a stand, or should I say a straddle... NOW Head: Clinton Affair 'Damaging' WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky at the White House was ''damaging to the work place'' but was not sexual harassment, the president of the National Organization for Women said Tuesday. But Clinton's behavior ''has an impact that cannot be ignored,'' Patricia Ireland told reporters at a briefing on the status of the feminist movement. ''I do not believe this is his private life,'' Ireland said, noting that the Clinton's trysts took place in a work-place setting, with a significantly younger staff member. ''What Clinton has done, while not illegal, and not impeachable, nonetheless is very damaging to the workplace.'' Independent Counsel's Kenneth Starr's report raised questions about whether the president's statements were designed to cover up activities that may have constituted sexual harassment. But the report did not include sex harassment among the 11 grounds for impeachment. The report noted Ms. Lewinksy's transfer from the White House to the Pentagon during her relationship as well as the extraordinary help she got later seeking another job. Philip Kay, a San Francisco plaintiff's lawyer who handled several well-known sex harassment cases, said the Clinton-Lewinsky relationship was apparently consensual, which would keep it from being a harassment case. ''But she can say she was subject to retaliation (the transfer) and other interns could say they were subject to unfair treatment because she was getting special help,'' Kay said.