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Nov 8, 2011 5:00 AM CST

Cain: My Wife Is 200% Behind Me

Campaign attacks latest accuser Sharon Bialek's credibility

(Newser) - Herman Cain's wife is supporting him and she is "disgusted" by how the media has twisted stories about him, the candidate told Fox's Bill O'Reilly hours after fresh sexual harassment allegations surfaced . "She is still 200% supportive of me and she is still 200% my...

Rush Limbaugh Slurps Over 'Buy-a-Lick' Cain Accuser

Limbaugh on
Cain Accuser:
Her Name Is
'Buy-a-Lick'

Nov 8, 2011 3:03 AM CST

Limbaugh on Cain Accuser: Her Name Is 'Buy-a-Lick'

Apparently, he doesn't believe her

(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh can be a master of efficient character assassination. The most recent example: his take on the latest woman accusing Herman Cain of sex harassment. Limbaugh explained on his radio show that he had been mispronouncing the name of single mom Sharon Bialik, whom he referred to as a...

President Obama Will Win Election But Can't Fix Economy: Poll

Obama Will
Win, Can't Fix
Economy

nbc/wsj poll

Nov 7, 2011 6:20 PM CST

Obama Will Win, Can't Fix Economy

Americans like Obama but fear for country: poll

(Newser) - If a national poll can combine devastating news and a bright ray of sunshine for President Obama, this is it. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey shows that about 75% of respondents don't like Obama's economic policies and fear the country is headed in the wrong direction....

Herman Cain Accuser Sharon Bialek: He 'Reached for My Genitals'

Accuser No. 4: Herman Cain 'Reached for My Genitals'

Nov 7, 2011 1:57 PM CST

Accuser No. 4: Herman Cain 'Reached for My Genitals'

Sharon Bialek says she's coming forward to put a face on the accusations

(Newser) - A fourth woman came forward to accuse Herman Cain of sexual harassment today, and it was a sordid tale, reports Politico. Speaking alongside attorney Gloria Allred at a press conference today, Sharon Bialek said she met with Cain for help finding a job after being dismissed from the National Restaurant...

Herman Cain Punts Debate Question on Medicare to Newt Gingrich

Cain Punts
Health Care
Question to
Gingrich

PLUS, OBAMA=MADOFF

Nov 7, 2011 12:12 PM CST

Cain Punts Health Care Question to Gingrich

Looks unsure of himself on Medicare policy

(Newser) - Either Herman Cain is quite the gentleman, or he was stumped during his under-the-radar debate with Newt Gingrich this weekend. Posed a question on Medicare policy specifics—whether he preferred “premium support” or a “defined benefit plan”— Mediaite notes that Cain repeated the question, rubbed his hands,...

Election 2012: Republican Slate Should Have GOP Panicking, Writes Matt Latimer

Dear GOP:
It's Time to Panic

OPINION

Nov 7, 2011 11:09 AM CST

Dear GOP: It's Time to Panic

GOP field can't beat struggling Obama: Matt Latimer

(Newser) - On the surface, things aren’t looking good for President Obama—but if Republicans want to beat him, they’ll need a viable candidate. And that’s something they don’t appear to have, writes Matt Latimer for the Daily Beast . Instead, they’ve got battered Herman Cain, who’s...

Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Claims: Republican, Democratic Foes Alike Have Written Him Off

Pretty Much
Everyone
Figures
Cain Is Over

analysis

Nov 7, 2011 9:27 AM CST

Pretty Much Everyone Figures Cain Is Over

Poll numbers will decline on their own, rivals assume

(Newser) - Herman Cain was, at least until recently , still at the top of the polls despite the sex-harassment claims against him—so why aren’t his fellow Republican presidential candidates jumping all over the story in an effort to hurt his numbers? Because they’ve already written him off—and Democrats...

Herman Cain's
Support Slips

new poll

Nov 7, 2011 3:52 AM CST

Herman Cain's Support Slips

New poll shows big dip after sexual harassment accusations

(Newser) - So maybe multiple sexual harassment accusations are a bad thing after all. After reports last week that Herman Cain's support had risen in the face of accusations that he harassed women at the National Restaurant Association, now it looks like they're taking a toll. Cain's favorable ratings...

Boehner:
We're Not
Servants
of the Rich

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Nov 6, 2011 1:02 PM CST

Boehner: We're Not Servants of the Rich

Also, he and Obama have a 'good relationship'

(Newser) - The notion that Republicans are "servants of the rich" is "very unfair," John Boehner told Christiane Amanpour today , adding that his job is "to make sure that the American dream that was available to us is available for our kids and our grandkids. And frankly, I'...

Huntsman to Cain:
'Fess Up 'In Total'

SUNDAY TALK SHOWS

Nov 6, 2011 10:50 AM CST

Huntsman to Cain: 'Fess Up 'In Total'

But candidate goes easier on Cain's China gaffe

(Newser) - A member of the Huntsman clan is calling out Herman Cain today, and the former pizza exec had probably better be glad that it's Jon Huntsman and not his daughters : The former Utah governor told Meet the Press today that Cain should disclose everything he knows about the sexual...

Cain to Media:
Don't Even
Go There

Nov 6, 2011 8:49 AM CST

Cain to Media: Don't Even Go There

Candidate dodges harassment questions after friendly debate with Gingrich

(Newser) - Herman Cain emerged from a 90-minute debate/love fest with Newt Gingrich last night with a clear message for reporters who wanted to question the candidate about the sexual harassment allegations dogging him: "Don't even go there," he told the media after the Tea Party-sponsored debate. "Where’...

5 Ways the GOP
Race Is Just Weird

'post' analysis

Nov 5, 2011 4:50 PM CDT

5 Ways the GOP Race Is Just Weird

Late starts and low fundraising set a different tone in 2012

(Newser) - This year's race for the Republican presidential nomination is rather odd, and not because of sexual harassment allegations or possibly drunken speeches . The Washington Post lists five ways this year is a weird one:

Starting late and developing slowly. Republicans lollygagged out of the gate, with Mitt Romney filing

...

Gingrich
Wants 7 Long
Debates
With Obama

Nov 5, 2011 10:37 AM CDT

Gingrich Wants 7 Long Debates With Obama

If nominee, he promises to follow the president until he accepts

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich stole the show last night at an important GOP dinner in Iowa, reports Politico . Two notables were missing, however: Mitt Romney and Herman Cain, the state's current front-runners. Still, Gingrich clearly roused the audience more than the rest of the field, including Rick Perry, and one proposal...

Cain Accuser Cites Multiple 'Advances,' Won't Go Public

Nov 4, 2011 4:22 PM CDT

Cain Accuser Cites Multiple 'Advances,' Won't Go Public

Attorney releases statement from her

(Newser) - This probably qualifies as good news for Herman Cain: One of his female accusers said through her attorney today that she will not come forward publicly to speak about her sex-harassment allegations. But her statement confirms that she got a settlement from the National Restaurant Association after complaining "about...

Herman Cain:
I'm the Other
Koch Brother

Nov 4, 2011 3:47 PM CDT

Herman Cain: I'm the Other Koch Brother

He mocks media scrutiny of his ties to the conservatives

(Newser) - Herman Cain is happy to embrace at least one story about him that's emerged of late: his deep ties to conservative power brokers Charles and David Koch. "I'm proud to know the Koch brothers," Cain told their Americans for Prosperity group today, reports MSNBC . "I'...

Cain's Numbers
Climb Amid
Scandal

wapo-abc poll

Nov 4, 2011 10:44 AM CDT

Cain's Numbers Climb Amid Scandal

Republicans shrug off sex-harassment allegations

(Newser) - Herman Cain’s sex-harassment allegations don’t seem to have taken much of a toll on his poll numbers. Some 23% of Republicans support Cain’s nomination, putting him in a virtual tie with Mitt Romney, who is at 24%, a Washington Post -ABC News poll finds. That's the...

Cain's Next Move:
Sue Politico?

Nov 4, 2011 8:34 AM CDT

Cain's Next Move: Sue Politico?

Rep says he is considering legal action against site

(Newser) - As Herman Cain’s sexual harassment allegations keep piling up , his campaign is considering unspecified legal action against the publication that started it all. “This is likely not over with Politico from a legal perspective,” a Cain rep tells the Washington Post . But Politico’s executive editor says...

Radio Host: Cain
'Inappropriate'
With My Staff

Nov 4, 2011 5:56 AM CDT

Radio Host: Cain 'Inappropriate' With My Staff

Steve Deace suggests candidate is 'compromised in his private life'

(Newser) - This week isn't getting any easier for Herman Cain. A conservative Iowa radio host's claim that the candidate made remarks to two female staffers that were "professionally awkward if not inappropriate" is beginning to receive national attention. Steve Deace, who hosts a syndicated 2-hour show and played...

Cain Blames Story Leak
on Rick Perry Adviser

Nov 2, 2011 7:06 PM CDT

Cain Blames Story Leak on Rick Perry Adviser

But Perry's team suggests Mitt Romney is to blame

(Newser) - So who's behind the Politico scoop about Herman Cain's sex-harassment allegations? Cain thinks he knows: one of his former political advisers who now works for Rick Perry. Cain tells Forbes that he briefed Curt Anderson about the allegations in 2003 when Cain was in the midst of an...

Third Woman Complains About Herman Cain

Nov 2, 2011 4:01 PM CDT

Third Woman Complains About Herman Cain

She tells AP that he made inappropriate remarks in the 1990s

(Newser) - Drip, drip, drip: A third woman is complaining about Herman Cain's behavior when he led the National Restaurant Association in the '90s, reports AP . Unlike the other two, this former employee did not file a complaint and get a settlement. But she said "Cain made sexually suggestive...