He said they had "concluded after a thorough investigation that it had no basis". But soon after Cain's comments, Politico published another story detailing how the association's HR chief at the time, Mary Ose, had told the website last week that she was unaware of any allegations about Cain's behaviour.
A reporter spoke to her again on Monday to ask about Cain's insistence that HR officials had run the investigation, to which Ose responded: "You and I have talked and I have nothing more to say. Cain's apparent failure to address the allegations head-on will ensure that journalists keep pushing until they find more details of the accusations, including how much was paid to the women, and who authorised any settlement.
That could be even more damaging for Cain. In his Fox interview, Cain acknowleged that the row was going to do some damage to his campaign, which has seen him take the lead in some polls. Cain, 65, a former chief executive of the Godfather's Pizza chain, has been leading the pack in the race for the Republican nomination to take on Barack Obama in November next year. Cain, to come clean," said Bialek. Cain, I implore you to make this right so we can move forward. Cain has denied the previous allegations of sexual harassment, and has charged the presidential campaign of Texas governor Rick Perry with leaking the story.
Perry's campaign denies any involvement, which surfaced in Politico more than a week ago. After his Saturday night debate with fellow GOP candidate Newt Gingrich in Texas, during which he accused the media of failing to follow "journalistic standard s " in reporting the sexual harassment story, Cain told reporters that "everything has been answered.
On Monday, the Cain campaign greeted the announcement of Gloria Allred's press conference with a derisive Tweet: "Welcome to the campaign, Gloria Allred. What took you so long? Simpson's murder trial and former Tiger Woods girlfriend Rachel Uchitel during the public controversy over the golfer's extramarital affairs. In introducting Bialek, Allred said, "She reached out to Mr. Cain for help finding another job. Cain instead provided her with his idea of a stimulus package.
Former employees tell ABC News that Cain was a regular on Washington's after-work bar scene, often with young women who worked with him at the National Restaurant Association, where he was president and CEO from to Though some defenders say it was just Cain being personable and gregarious, Thursday the presidential candidate was pressed about new accounts that he asked one young female employee to return to his corporate apartment with him.
By Friday afternoon, that posting had disappeared from the page, which is curated by the Cain campaign, according to the New York Daily News report. Other comments offered encouragement for Gloria Cain and declared unwavering support for her husband. Gloria Cain, Thank you so much for chairing this group! I appreciate this opportunity to express my unwavering support for Herman Cain for president! Angela Schudy of Nixa, Mo. His father sometimes worked three jobs, though he was able to improve his finances while serving as chauffeur to the CEO of Coca-Cola, whom he persuaded to pay him in Coke stock.
Herman was a gifted student and attended Morehouse College on scholarship, only to lose the funding when his grades slipped. He worked jobs on the side to pay his tuition, graduated with a degree in mathematics, and went to work as a ballistics analyst for the U. Navy, then later worked in the food business.
Read: The Herman Cain meltdown. In , nearing 40, he was a vice president at Pillsbury, but felt stuck. So he joined the management-training program at Burger King, a Pillsbury subsidiary, which began with a stint flipping patties a marked contrast with President Donald Trump, who enjoys fast food but would never be caught dead producing it. Cain was an energetic leader, and not one who took himself too seriously.
His politics emerged slowly. The attraction was mutual.
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