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(RICHARD DREW/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 3, 2011 file photo Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain stops to address the media as he arrives for a meeting with developer Donald Trump, in New York. He’s a mathematician, a minister, a former radio talk show host and pizza magnate. But most of all, Herman Cain is a salesman. And how he sells. “The sleeping giant called ‘we the people’ has awakened,” Cain thunders, pacing the stage in his trademark dark suit, brown fedora and “lucky” gold tie, delivering a rollicking, 45-minute performance that evokes an old-fashioned church revival, complete with cries of “Amen” from his audience.

Affair allegation is Cain campaign’s latest crisis

Last updated Tuesday, November 29, 2011 - 11:18am

ATLANTA — Republican candidate Herman Cain declared “Here we go again” as he faced the latest crisis in his presidential campaign: an accusation of a 13-year extramarital affair with an Atlanta businesswoman.

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(CLIFF OWEN/The Associated Press) Sen. Orin Hatch, R-Utah, waits to speak during a Tea Party town hall meeting at the National Press Club in Washington recently. He is trying to woo the Tea Party in order to save his political career.

Tea Party out to defeat Hatch, as well as other longtime GOP senators

Last updated Friday, February 18, 2011 - 12:21am

WASHINGTON -- What does a longtime Republican senator with a national reputation for working well with Democrats do in the face of a potentially career-ending Tea Party challenge?

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