vowed to finish his term.
After nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representatives
approved two articles of impeachment against President Bill
Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand
jury and obstructing justice.
The charges for which Clinton was impeached stemmed from
a sexual harassment lawsuit filed against Clinton by Paula
Jones.
Two other articles had been considered but were rejected by
the House vote.
Clinton, the second president in American history to be
impeached, the first being Andrew Johnson who was
impeached in 1868.
Clinton remained in office for the remainder of his second
term.
Clinton with Lewinsky in February 1997.
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