Gloria Allred: Ambulance Chaser of 'Feminism'
Gloria Allred, a name we're accustomed to seeing in the news, has been in the news even more than usual the past few days.
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Wednesday is Double October Surprise Day, with two famous publicity seekers promising juicy revelations related -- Gloria Allred and Donald Trump. We now have a hint of what Allred might reveal.
Gloria Allred, a name we're accustomed to seeing in the news, has been in the news even more than usual the past few days.
Gloria Allred loves her some publicity, but the high profile attorney's press generally focuses on her client's drama, not hers. So the fact that she's now fighting off a lawsuit for predatory business practices puts her in a unique position.
Though the details still need hammering out, Karen Kraushaar and Sharon Bialek, two of the women accusing Herman Cain of sexual harassment, want to speak out at a joint news conference "so they can air their stories together," The Washington Post reports.
Herman Cain's official press-conference response to Sharon Bialek's allegation that he sexually harassed her isn't scheduled until 5 p.m., but his campaign has already taken new aim at his boldest accuser by detailing her history of lawsuits and bankruptcy in an email blast.
Cartoonist Nick Anderson on the Cain allegations and the candidate's dwindling memory of them.
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Today politics exceeded its own parody: at least 50 reporters gathered at a comedy clubhouse -- while the rest of us watched on TMZ -- to hear the latest news about a leading a presidential candidate complete with warmup from a radio shockjock minion. What's left for Jon Stewart?
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