In an email sent to supporters today, Republican presidential contender Herman Cain aggressively attacks the first woman to publicly accuse him of sexual misconduct, Sharon Bialek.
Under the subject line, "Who is Sharon Bialek?" the email lays out Bialek's history of filing civil lawsuits as well as her shaky financial history to put her motives into question.
"The fact is that Ms. Bialek has had a long and troubled history, from the courts to personal finances - which may help explain why she has come forward 14 years after an alleged incident with Mr. Cain, powered by celebrity attorney and long term Democrat donor Gloria Allred," the email says.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57320652-503544/herman-cain-fires-back-at-accuser-sharon-bialek/
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Herman Cain is considering a lawsuit against Politico over its explosive report this week about sexual harassment allegations against Cain while he was president of the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s.
Mark Block, Cain's campaign manager, confirmed a Washington Post report that the campaign may try to sue the media company.
"It is being discussed," Block said on Fox News Channel's America's Newsroom Friday morning when asked if Cain's team was considering legal action. "End of story."
When reached by Yahoo News, Jim VandeHei, Politico's executive editor, responded: "We have not heard anything from the Cain campaign on this topic."
As The Ticket's Chris Moody points out, a lawsuit against Politico would be an uphill battle for Cain. "Public figures don't have a strong track record of beating news outlets in court," Moody wrote. "Cain's team would be required to prove that Politico's editorial hands knew the accusations in the report were false and that they published the material with intentional malice."
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/herman-cain-considering-lawsuit-against-politico-over-sexual-161751765.html
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The campaign’s release also asks key questions as to the timing of Ms. Bialek’s claim, how her high-powered legal team is being funded considering her vast financial troubles and what, if anything, Sharon Bialek is receiving in return for coming out so close to the primaries.
http://conservativedailynews.com/2011/11/cain-campaign-releases-background-on-sharon-bialek/
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