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GOP race shifts following Cain decision to suspend campaign

Last updated Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 9:16am

ATLANTA -- A defiant Herman Cain suspended his faltering bid for the Republican presidential nomination Saturday amid a drumbeat of sexual misconduct allegations against him, throwing his staunchly conservative supporters up for grabs with just one month to go before the lead-off caucuses in Iowa.

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Cain to make 'major announcement' Saturday

Shannon McCaffrey The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, December 2, 2011 - 5:14pm

ATLANTA -- Rapidly becoming a mere footnote in the presidential race, Herman Cain sent mixed signals Friday on whether he would abandon his beleaguered White House bid on Saturday after a woman's allegation of an extramarital affair.

He said he would make a "major announcement" on whether he would press on -- at an event still being billed as the grand opening of a new headquarters.

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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

Henry C. Jackson, Ray Henry The Associated Press

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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Republican presidential candidate former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman speaks during a Republican Presidential Debate at Oakland University in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

If Cain flames out, Huntman may find chance to rise

Marc Caputo The Miami Herald

Last updated Friday, November 11, 2011 - 11:47am

MIAMI -- Herman Cain's candidacy is under deadly fire. Rick Perry fell apart.

Michele Bachmann flamed out.

Could this be former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman's moment to rise in the topsy-turvy Republican race for president? Or how about Newt Gingrich? Republican strategists and opinion leaders are starting to give both a second look as Cain fends off a string of sex-harassment charges.

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(PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/The Associated Press) In this file photo taken Oct. 31, 2011, Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain answers questions at the National Press Club in Washington about sexual harassment allegations. Sharon Bialek, a Chicago-area woman, accused Cain on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, of making an unwanted sexual advance against her in 1997. Cain’s campaign instantly issued a denial. “All allegations of harassment against Mr. Cain are completely false,” it said.

Cain vows to “set the record straight”

Shannon McCaffrey The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 8:32am

ATLANTA — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is vowing to “set the record straight” at a news conference one day after a fourth woman — and the first to reveal her identity — accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior a decade ago, the latest in a string of claims that have rocked his presidential campaign.

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(RICHARD DREW/The Associated Press) Sharon Bialek, left, a Chicago-area woman, prepares to addresses a news conference at the Friars Club, with her attorney Gloria Allred, in New York, Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Bialek accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain of making an unwanted sexual advance against her more than a decade ago, saying she wanted to provide “a face and a voice” to support other accusers who have so far remained anonymous.

Woman accuses Cain of bold sexual advance

Beth Fouhy, Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 8:21am

NEW YORK — Leaving little to the imagination, a Chicago-area woman on Monday accused Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain of making a crude sexual advance more than a decade ago when she was seeking his help finding a job.

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New woman accuses Cain of bold sexual advance

Beth Fouhy, Jack Gillum The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 7, 2011 - 2:34pm

NEW YORK -- Speaking in a halting voice, a Chicago-area woman accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain on Monday of making an unwanted sexual advance against her more than a decade ago, saying she wanted to provide "a face and a voice" to support other accusers who have so far remained anonymous.

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(PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 31, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) in Washington. Cain does not shy away from using race as a talking point, much to the consternation of liberal and independent blacks. He said blacks have been “brainwashed” into voting for Democrats in large numbers and shuns the term “African-American,” preferring to call himself an “American black conservative.”

Racial politics return with Cain allegations

Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, November 6, 2011 - 4:52pm

WASHINGTON — Herman Cain’s rise as a presidential contender was supposed to prove that race didn’t matter in the Republican Party. Cain is fast making it the only thing that does.

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain speaks at the Defending the American Dream Summit, Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Cain presses on amid allegations

Kasie Hunt The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, November 4, 2011 - 2:26pm

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain went before a friendly audience of conservatives on Friday and pitched his trademark economic plan, eager to leave accusations of sexual harassment behind.

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(PABLO MARTINEZ MONSIVAIS/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 31, 2011, photo, Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. Cain has drawn a line in the sand, and now he’s hoping it sets like concrete. The Georgia businessman has responded to allegations of sexual harassment with a series of definitive statements that invite closer scrutiny of his past conduct. Cain insists that “there’s nothing else to dig up” about his past.

Cain’s line in the sand: Denials invite scrutiny

Nancy Benac The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 9:47am

WASHINGTON — Herman Cain drew a line in the sand, and now he has to hope it sets like concrete.

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Cain denies report of sexual harassment

Kasie Hunt The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 31, 2011 - 2:08pm

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain's campaign denied allegations Sunday that he was twice accused of sexual harassment while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.

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(DAVE MARTIN/The Associated Press) Campaign buttons for Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain are seen on sale as he campaigned in Talladega, Ala., Friday, Oct. 28, 2011.

New Cain Internet ad shines focus on viral videos

Beth Fouhy The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, October 30, 2011 - 4:13pm

NEW YORK — Before Smoking Man, there was Obama Girl. And who can forget Jib Jab?

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(NATI HARNIK/The Associated Press) In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. speaks in Denison, Iowa. They’ve rolled the dice. The top Republican presidential rivals are locked in a game of one-upmanship, each trying to outdo the other in offering the boldest economic plan for the party’s efforts to unseat President Barack Obama next November.

GOP rivals focus on flat taxes, smaller government

Tom Raum The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 29, 2011 - 5:33pm

WASHINGTON — On jobs and taxes, the top Republican presidential rivals are locked in a fierce game of one-upmanship. They’re all trying to outdo each other in offering the boldest economic plan for the campaign to unseat President Barack Obama next November.

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(PAUL CONNORS/The Associated Press) Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain gestures during a news conference with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, not seen, at Arpaio’s office Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, in Phoenix.

At debate, focus is on fast-rising Herman Cain

Kasie Hunt The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 9:33am

LAS VEGAS — Herman Cain has risen fast. Now the question is: Will he fall?

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(JIM COLE/The Associated Press) Republican businessman Herman Cain speaks during a dinner sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, in this April 29, 2011 file photo taken in Manchester , N.H. Cain casts himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who’ll bring fresh ideas to the nation’s capital. But Cain’s economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.

Long ties to Koch brothers key to Cain’s campaign

Ryan J. Foley The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 17, 2011 - 7:53am

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation’s capital. But Cain’s economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.

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