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Gloria Cain: My husband ‘totally respects women’
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain’s wife says her husband would have to have a “split personality” if he sexually harassed women the way that recent allegations claim. Last week, a fourth woman, Sharon Bialek, came forward to say she had been harassed when the then-National Restaurant Association CEO “put his…
WATCH LIVE: Herman Cain addresses sexual harassment allegations
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain holds a press conference to address the multiple allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him. Watch live video, courtesy of MSNBC, below: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Cain says foes ‘trying to destroy me’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said on Wednesday that his opponents are “trying to destroy me” over allegations of sexual harassment that have rocked his 2012 bid. The controversy is threatening to engulf Cain’s campaign just as he is leading in many polls of Republican voters who…
Maddow: Oddball speech the end of Perry’s campaign
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was unusually expressive and giddy during a speech Friday to an influential conservative group in New Hampshire. He was so out of character that some have even questioned if he was drunk. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said Monday night that the “devastating” video of his…
WATCH LIVE: Cain responds to harassment claims at National Press Club
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain was expected to address sexual harassment allegations in a speech at the National Press Club Monday. Watch this live video from CNN, broadcast Oct. 31, 2011.…
Cain: Smoking ‘dangerous’ and ‘not a cool thing’
CBS host Bob Schieffer scolded Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain Sunday for an online ad that prominently features his top advisor smoking a cigarette. Cain explained that while he doesn’t personally smoke, he didn’t have a problem with Mark Block’s smoking hadbit: “I don’t have a problem if that’s his…
Chris Wallace to Rick Perry: Your jobs plan is ‘terrible’
Fox News’ Chris Wallace told Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry that his goal of creating 2.5 million jobs in his first term was “terrible.” In Perry’s first campaign TV ad last week, the candidate promised to create at least 2.5 million jobs over four years. “Governor, here’s what I don’t…
Bachmann: Solve teen bullying by ending Dept. of Education
At a campaign event in Davenport, Iowa Friday, Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann used a question about teen bullying as an opportunity to call to abolish the Department of Education. “I think that is an issue that needs to be handled at the local level,” the Minnesota congresswoman explained. “I…
Jay Smooth parodies new Herman Cain ad
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain strange new campaign ad, which features his chief of staff talking about the candidate and blowing smoke into the camera, quickly became an online sensation after it was discovered on Monday. Radio personality Jay Smooth decided to make his own Herman Cain ad in the…
WATCH LIVE: Rick Perry unveils flat tax plan
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was expected to unveil his plan for a flat tax Tuesday. Watch this live video from Gov. Rick Perry’s 2012 campaign, broadcast Oct. 25, 2011.…
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