In the end, the case was thrown out, and the Lewinsky allegations immaterial as post-dating the alleged incident. But the damage had been done.Both Ms Lewinsky and the President were required to testify under oath; both denied a sexual relationship. How wrong can the cream of US jurisprudence be?With the case finally proceeding, Ms Jones's lawyers tried to strengthen her case by demonstrating a "pattern" of sexual misconduct by Mr Clinton, and hunted down several women from the President's past as witnesses, among them Monica Lewinsky. In May 1997, the Supreme Court ruled otherwise, saying that Ms Jones had rights, too, and the case would be a minimal distraction for the President. In 1994, a former Arkansas state employee, Paula Jones, belatedly decided to sue Mr Clinton in the civil court for sexual harassment, alleging that he invited her to an Arkansas hotel room when he was state governor and solicited oral sex. (She refused.) Mr Clinton's lawyers pleaded that the case should be deferred until he had left office.
Mr Clinton avoided such a stand-off by agreeing to testify "voluntarily" on closed circuit television from the White House The subpoena was withdrawn. Some lawyers still believe that he should not have agreed to testify.Q But why is the President's relationship with Ms Lewinsky any of the prosecutor's business?A This is what many Americans are asking It all goes back to two decisions long ago. It is an ancient Egyptian treatment which was revived by an American doctor in 1937 and there are now more than 5,000 reflexologists nationwide. Practitioners claim it is beneficial to cancer patients because it stimulates the body and helps the immune system.. Q How on earth did one of the most popular American presidents this century get himself into this position? A The immediate reason was a court summons, a subpoena, issued by the independent prosecutor, Kenneth Starr, four weeks ago. Mr Starr wanted to ask Mr Clinton about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, who was one of several hundred unpaid trainees - or "interns" - working at the White House in 1995. Mr Starr is investigating allegations that Mr Clinton had an affair with her, lied about it under oath and induced her to lie about it in a sworn statement.
If he can prove this, Mr Clinton risks charges of perjury and obstruction of justice, and could be impeached. Q Did Mr Clinton have to testify?A Technically, he could have used the courts to test whether sitting presidents are subject to subpoena, but such a challenge was not supported by leading Democrats and risked provoking a constitutional crisis by pitting two branches of US power - the executive and the judiciary - against each other. Reflexology was used by the late Princess of Wales and is a popular cure for stress, tension, bulimia and backache. Osteopaths now have to be registered with the General Osteopathic Council.REFLEXOLOGYAccording to reflexologists, different parts of the body are related to each other through channels of "life force" which converge and end in the feet. For example, the big toe is supposed to be linked to the head and the neck, and organs on the right side of the body are related to the right foot. Practitioners claim that they can detect blockages in these channels merely by feeling a patient's feet and toes, which they then massage and manipulate with the thumb and forefinger to unblock the channels. Osteopaths say problems are common in mothers because childbirth causes stress to the muscular-skeletal system.
However, the psychological effect of the treatment on people can be powerful. Glenn Hoddle, England soccer coach, was converted to this alternative after healer Eileen Drewery saved his career, he felt, by curing a football injury. He even blames England's lack of World Cup success on the fact that Eileen did not accompany the team to France. Researchers in the United States, who have studied faith healers, discovered that faith healers experience an increase in gamma brainwave activity when they are trying to cure patients.OSTEOPATHYOsteopaths manipulate, massage and gently stretch bones and other parts of the body in the belief that this will restore the body to its proper function. This alternative therapy is based on the theory that many diseases are caused by the displacement of the joints of the vertebral column. Before treatment takes place, osteopaths carry out a detailed examination of the state of a patient's joints based on their knowledge of anatomy. The treatment has been shown to provide relief for many joint and bone disorders and more than 50 per cent of patients are victims of back pain.
