Chelsea Clinton Disregards Lewinsky Query

Tells Questioner At College Campus The Issue Is None Of His Business

INDIANAPOLIS, March 25, 2008

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Chelsea Dodges Lewinsky Query

Speaking at Indian's Butler University, Chelsea Clinton reproached a student who asked if the Monica Lewinsky sex scandal had damaged her mother's credibility. Harry Smith reports. | Share/Embed

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(AP) Chelsea Clinton had a quick retort Tuesday when asked whether her mother's credibility had been hurt during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.

"Wow, you're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question in the, I don't know maybe, 70 college campuses I've now been to, and I do not think that is any of your business," Clinton said during a campaign visit for her mother, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Clinton had picked out the male questioner as she wrapped up a question-and-answer session at Butler University. It wasn't immediately clear what statement by the first lady the questioner was referring to. Before she was fully aware of her husband's relationship with Lewinsky, a White House intern, Hillary Clinton said the allegations about that relationship were manufactured by a "vast right-wing conspiracy."

Clinton's answer was met with loud applause from the about 200 people in the audience. After the applause, Clinton responded, "and I also don't think that should be the last question."

She took another question on global warming and wrapped up the event.

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