Clinton responds to charges 　　US President Bill Clinton formally denied the impeachment charges against him on Monday, and said they should be dismissed because they do not meet the constitutional standard of high crimes and misdemeanors. 　　In a 13-page response to the Senate's formal summons for the first presidential trial in nearly 131 years, Clinton acknowledged improper conduct in the Monica Lewinsky affair, but said the allegations did not warrant his removal. 　　 WorldNews 1999-01-13 Page6