But in response to a question on whether he had ever committed adultery, Mr Clinton avoided a clear-cut response. ' Bill and Hillary Clinton appeared on " Sixty Minutes " yesterday to refute charges by Gennifer Flowers , an Arkansas state senator and cabaret singer , that she and Clinton carried on a 12 year affair . Clinton denied the charges but confessed to " wrongdoing " in his marriage on the program . Flowers said the Democratic Party in Arkansas had offered her money six months ago to come forward but she refused . She sold the story to a tabloid after Clinton angered her . Clinton took a big risk in the TV appearance just three weeks before the New Hampshire primary . Polls showed he fell 14 percentage points last week .
Bill and Hillary Clinton appeared on " Sixty Minutes " yesterday to refute charges by Gennifer Flowers , an Arkansas state senator and cabaret singer , that she and Clinton carried on a 12 year affair . Clinton denied the charges but confessed to " wrongdoing " in his marriage on the program . Flowers said the Democratic Party in Arkansas had offered her money six months ago to come forward but she refused . She sold the story to a tabloid after Clinton angered her . Clinton took a big risk in the TV appearance just three weeks before the New Hampshire primary . Polls showed he fell 14 percentage points last week .