CAIN ADMITS SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHARGE..

Update:  October 31,2011 1:57 PM PT

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.

Herman Cain admits sexual harassment charges ... but he doesn't know anything else about them

(Posted on  Daily Kos at Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 04:22PM) Herman Cain (Steve Marcus/Reuters) Herman Cain went straight into the lion's den to deny accusations that he ever sexually harassed anyone—check that—he went on Fox News to face a couple of softballs being lobbed at him: "It is totally baseless and totally false," Cain said. "Never have I ever commi (visit source article)

Cain Concedes and Dismisses Accusations of Harassment

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and JEFF ZELENY

Herman Cain acknowledged that he was accused of sexually harassing women while running the National Restaurant Association, but said he was innocent.

'I've never sexually harassed anyone': Herman Cain denies'suggestive verbal and physical gestures to two female employees'

• Allegations related to when he headed National Restaurant Group in 1990s
• Politico claims women accepted five-figure payouts to leave organisation
• Republican presidential candidate faces heavier scrutiny as popularity grows

'Thestory has been floating around for a long time... I have heard it both ways about whether it was anything egregious. So (we) have to wait and see'

GOP consultant Sal Russo

“The story has been floating around for a long time, but [I] don’t know any of the details,” said Sal Russo, a California-based Republican consultant with close ties to the tea party movement. “I have heard it both ways about whether it was anything egregious. So (we) have to wait and see.” Washington Post