Topic: Sexual harassment

Can an App Fight Street Harassment?

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Maybe in the old days a woman would be catcalled and do nothing about it. But it's a different world now, full of smartphones and civilian documenters and people who won't simply put up with things.

By Elspeth Reeve

Dec 1, 2011

Cain's Wife Didn't Know He Was Giving Ginger White Money

Herman Cain gave Ginger White money to pay for her "month-to-month bills and expenses" without telling his wife, he explained to the New Hampshire Union-Leader's editorial board Thursday, but she understands.

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By Eric Randall

Nov 30, 2011

Comment of the Day

Herman Cain's Other Special Relationships

We're not sure Herman Cain would like this commenter's newer, sexier version of his foreign policy map.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 30, 2011

Fox News Doesn't Sound Like a Pleasant Place for Women to Work

Whatever the outcome of Herman Cain's multiplying sex scandals, the extensive (and defensive) coverage on Fox News, especially by their female commentators, has not made the news network sound like a pleasant place for women to work.

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By Eric Randall

Nov 22, 2011

Cain's Receptionist Says He Behaved Himself

Cain's former receptionist at Godfather's Pizza says he was a "perfect gentleman" to women in the office, though she admits he liked to "tease" people. 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 11, 2011

How Cain Spent His Day Off from the the Sexual Harassment Controversy

Herman Cain got only one day off from scrutiny while everyone made fun Rick Perry's inability to name all three government agencies so oppressively regulatory they must be abolished.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 9, 2011

GOP Debate: Perry Forgets Things

Tonight's Republican primary debate in Detroit will be about the economy, which means it will give Herman Cain a chance to talk about something other than how tall various women are. Plus: our liveblog starts around 7 p.m.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 9, 2011

A Guide to the Cain Conspiracy Theories

Herman Cain said he's not going to "point any fingers" at who might be conspiring to destroy his reputation with sexual harassment allegations, but the Internet is happy to fill that void.

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By Eric Randall

Nov 8, 2011

One of the Original Cain Accusers Gives An Interview

Karen Kraushaar, whom some media outlets identified today as one of the two women who settled with the National Restaurant Association after having alleged that Herman Cain had sexually harassed them, has given an interview to The New York Times.

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By Adam Martin

Nov 8, 2011

Cain Rages Against a Machine

Herman Cain held a press conference at 5 p.m. EST, during which he addressed the recent allegations from a number of women -- including Monday's claim by Sharon Bialek -- that he sexually harassed them.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 8, 2011

Every Minute of Cain Accuser Sharon Bialek's Media Blitz

Sharon Bialek visited the morning shows to explain why she is publicly accusing Herman Cain of sexual harassment. While some interviewers were more sympathetic than others, Bialek stayed on message, with celebrity lawyer Gloria Allred by her side.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 7, 2011

The Cain Accusations Now Have a Face

Sharon Bialek's smirks aside, the accusations she made, many people have since noted since her press conference, sound not like sexual harassment, but sexual assault.

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Two Decades After Anita Hill, Republicans Shrug at Sexual Harassment

Scores of interviews with Iowa Republicans over the weekend turned up scant outrage over the sexual harassment allegations leveled against presidential candidate Herman Cain.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 4, 2011

Mark Block Says He'd Do Things Differently, and Also Exactly the Same

With the benefit of hindsight, Herman Cain's top aide Mark Block knows how he would have contained the story about his candidate's history of sexual harassment claims: he'd do everything the same way, except it would work.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 4, 2011

What the Women Say Cain Did

Herman Cain repeatedly insisted that a junior female employee go home with him while they were out with other National Restaurant Association employees one night, according to The New York Times and Politico.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 3, 2011

96 Hours on the Cain Merry-Go-Round

It's only been four days since it was revealed that Herman Cain settled sexual harassment claims when he ran the National Restaurant Association, but the pace at which he's reversed and changed his story only seems to be accelerating.

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By Eric Randall

Nov 3, 2011

The Second Cain Accuser Got A Whopping $45,000 Settlement

Days after we learned that one of two women who accused Herman Cain of sexually harrassing them received a $35,000 in severance fee, Politico's Jonathan Martin now reports that the other accuser received $45,000.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2011

Circular Firing Squad Forms Over Who Leaked the Cain Story

Cain supporters are trying to hunt down the dirty rotten scoundrel who leaked the story that Herman Cain was accused of sexually harassing two women at the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2011

The Two Defenses of Cain Are Not Quite Compatible

Herman Cain's conservative supporters have two defenses of to his sexual harassment claims -- liberals are trying to destroy him with racist stereotypes and Cain's comments barely count as flirty -- that seem to contradict each other.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 2, 2011

Cain's Memory Tested by New Details on Harassment Claims

Herman Cain's lack of political experience has been one of his main selling points, but one way it's clearly hurt him is that it led him to believe reports that he was accused of sexual harassment by two women would just go away.

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 17, 2011

What the Tweet?

mike.i'll.be, Swedish Fish, and Hot Air Balloons

Plus: Sexual harassment complaints do not play well with critics

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