memeorandum: Cain Calls Harassment Issue a ‘Witch Hunt’ (The Caucus)

3:55 PM ET, October 31, 2011

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Exclusive: 2 women accused Herman Cain of inappropriate behavior — During Herman Cain's tenure as the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, at least two female employees complained to colleagues and senior association officials about inappropriate behavior by Cain …

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First Read / msnbc.com:

NBC confirms one Cain accuser received cash settlement — By NBC's Chuck Todd, Lisa Myers, and Domenico Montanaro — NBC News has confirmed that one woman received a settlement from the National Restaurant Association after complaining about inappropriate sexual conduct by Herman Cain.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, Daily Kos and US Politics

Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:

Cain Edges Perry in New UT/TT Poll … Keywords: - Texas Republican Party, - Herman Cain, - Michele Bachmann, - Mitt Romney, - Ron Paul, - Texas Governor Rick Perry, - 2012 Presidential Race, - Perry for President, - Rick Perry Politics, - UT/Texas Tribune Poll

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JSOnline:

State firm's cash to Herman Cain may breach federal campaign, tax laws — Herman Cain's two top campaign aides ran a private Wisconsin-based corporation that helped the GOP presidential candidate get his fledgling campaign off the ground by originally footing the bill for tens of thousands …

Discussion: Washington Post, Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, Little Green Footballs, Wonkette, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Public Religion Research …, Campaign 2012, The Maddow Blog, Political Mojo, Maggie's Notebook, Daily Kos, Guardian, Fox News, Business Insider, msnbc.com and American Spectator

The Caucus:

Cain Calls Harassment Issue a ‘Witch Hunt’ — Updated Herman Cain called the accusations of sexual harassment against him “a witch hunt” and said he had been falsely accused while the head of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. — Declaring at the National Press Club that he …

Discussion: Power Line, Associated Press, The Politico, The Impolitic, FishbowlDC, Ben Smith's Blog, Washington Post, ABCNEWS, The Daily Caller, Riptide 2.0, NewsBusters.org blogs, PolitickerNY and The Daily Dish

Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org blogs:

Politico's Martin Dodges Question On Cain Details — Herman Cain has been taking heat for his response to questions about Politico's story on alleged sexual harassment. But today on Morning Joe, it was Politico's own Jonathan Martin, lead author of the story, who was being evasive about the details of the allegations against Cain.

Discussion: Campaign 2012, Washington Post, Firedoglake, The Spectacle Blog, Big Journalism, The Daily Caller and Freedom's Lighthouse

Business Insider:

AMAZING MUST-WATCH VIDEO: Herman Cain Just Broke Into Song At The National Press Club — Herman Cain may be the only presidential candidate in history to actually benefit from a sex scandal. — Just hours after Politico broke a story about accusations of sexual harassment against Cain …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Hit & Run and The Enterprise Blog

RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Coulter: Politico's Smear Of Cain Shows Liberal Media “Terrified Of Strong, Conservative, Black Men”

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Politico, The Daily Dish, The Gateway Pundit, Business Insider, National Review and iOwnTheWorld.com

Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Cain Says ‘Herman Is Going to Stay Herman’ as Allegations Swirl

Discussion: Little Green Footballs

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Cain: “I was falsely accused” of sexual harassment at trade group

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Gawker, The Crawdad Hole, The Daily Dish and Freedom's Lighthouse

Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain acknowledges harassment accusations

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Daily Kos

Kristina Wong / ABCNEWS:

Occupy Veterans Movement Growing Across U.S. — Since Occupy Wall Street protests have broken out in cities across the U.S. and abroad, support has come from what might seem like an unlikely corner: war veterans. — But two of the highest-profile protesters — each from opposite ends of the country — had served in wars.

Discussion: About.com US Liberal Politics, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Shakesville

Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:

‘Occupy Wall Street’ seeks to trademark the brand — Occupy Wall Street is looking to make its mark — on everything from tote bags to t-shirts. — The Occupy Wall Street movement applied for the trademark to its name on Oct. 24, filing for the use of the mark on its website, in periodicals and newsletters, and on clothing and bags.

Discussion: CNNMoney.com and Weasel Zippers

New York Post:
OWS camp gets really commie-cal

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Big Government and JammieWearingFool

Seung Min Kim / The Politico:
Boehner: I get OWS ‘frustrations’

Discussion: City Room, THEROOT.COM, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Occupy Wall Street doesn't reflect American sentiment, Sen. Lieberman says

Discussion: Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers

Harry Siegel / NY Daily News:

At Occupy Wall Street central, a rift is growing between east and west sides of the plaza — The Wall Street protesters determined to “Occupy Everything” now find themselves, in a sense, occupied — The Wall Street protesters determined to “Occupy Everything” now find themselves, in a sense, occupied.

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland, ThinkProgress, The Volokh Conspiracy, Gothamist, Hullabaloo, Althouse, The Crawdad Hole and JammieWearingFool

David Frum / CNN:

How tea party could drive GOP to disaster — Editor's note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. He is the author of six books, including “Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again,” and is the editor of FrumForum.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Agonist, The Mahablog, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and iOwnTheWorld.com

Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Limits National Media Exposure With Frontrunner Strategy

Discussion: Daily Kos, Big Journalism, Washington Monthly, GOP 12, msnbc.com and Don Surber, more at Mediagazer »

Reuters:

Beacon Power bankrupt; had U.S. backing like Solyndra — (Reuters) - Beacon Power Corp filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, just a year after the energy storage company received a $43 million loan guarantee from a controversial Department of Energy program. — The bankruptcy comes about two months …

Discussion: Verum Serum, Don Surber, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers and Business Insider

Ben Geman / The Hill:
Second Energy Dept.-backed company goes bankrupt

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AnnArbor.com News:

Mass exodus? University of Michigan tries to fight domestic partner benefits ban as employees think of looking elsewhere — Andries Coetzee, left, and his partner Gary Woodall stand outside of their home in Ann Arbor on Friday. Woodall may lose his health care coverage if the bill proposing …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Gay Politics, Balloon Juice and Associated Press

Fox News:

U.S. Will Withhold Funds For U.N. Agency After Vote to Grant Membership to Palestinians — The United States will not pay $60 million to a U.N. cultural and educational agency after it voted Monday to accept the Palestinian mission as a full member, triggering a U.S. requirement to cut off funds.

Discussion: The Greenroom and Pat Dollard

Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
U.S. cuts off aid to U.N. group

Discussion: ThinkProgress, New York Times, BBC, CNN, Middle East Progress and Weasel Zippers

Bernie Becker / The Hill:

The Hill Poll: Fears about inequality in income grow — Two-thirds of likely voters say the American middle class is shrinking, and 55 percent believe income inequality has become a big problem for the country, according to this week's The Hill Poll. — Only 14 percent of respondents …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Prairie Weather and The Maddow Blog

The Politico:
Income gap slips into GOP talk

Discussion: American Spectator and ThinkProgress

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Bombs, Bridges and Jobs — A few years back Representative Barney Frank coined an apt phrase for many of his colleagues: weaponized Keynesians, defined as those who believe “that the government does not create jobs when it funds the building of bridges or important research or retrains workers …

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Rasmussen Reports:

Wisconsin: Perry 46%, Obama 42% — Barack Obama carried Wisconsin easily in the 2008 presidential election, but he is slightly behind Texas Governor Rick Perry and runs just ahead of two other top Republican hopefuls in Rasmussen Reports' first Election 2012 look at the Badger State.

Discussion: GOP 12 and HotAirPundit

Vanity Fair:

The December 2011 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll — America's dogs aren't the only ones who would miss the mailman. But we're happy to skip dinner in the dark. — Kindness: that's the leitmotif of this month's poll. The kindness might not be immediately evident in each case …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Wonkette and Weasel Zippers

Daniel Strauss / The Hill:

2012 presidential debates will scheduled in Denver, New York, Florida — Universities in Denver, New York, and Florida will host three 2012 presidential debates, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday. — The commission announced three presidential and one vice presidential debate.

Discussion: CNN

Julian Pecquet / The Hill:

Obama moves against drug shortages, puts blame on industry — President Obama took unilateral action Monday to help stem the nation's critical shortage of lifesaving drugs. — Obama signed an executive order that gives federal regulators more power to track shortages …

Discussion: fda.gov and Reuters

Carolyn N. Lerner / New York Times:

A Law Misused for Political Ends — THE federal agency I lead, the United States Office of Special Counsel, enforces a law that is broken and needs to be fixed. — The law, the Hatch Act of 1939, was intended to keep improper politics out of the federal workplace.

Discussion: The Politico