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Article: Is the religious right out to get Bill Clinton?
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- March 1, 1998
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Defending her husband against charges that he had an affair with a White House intern and then told her to lie about it, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton asserted on NBC's "Today" show Jan. 27 that a "right-wing conspiracy" is out to discredit Bill Clinton and bring down his presidency.
"Conspiracy" is a strong word. But there is no doubt that a well organized, well funded array of groups has worked to savage Clinton's presidency from the day he was first sworn in. These groups, many of which are tied to the Religious Right or run by far-right, fundamentalist Christian activists, dislike Clinton because of Iris stands on issues like abortion, gay rights and school ...