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Joel Bennett, the lawyer for one of the former employees of the National Restaurant Association who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment, spoke to Wolf Blitzer live on CNN moments ago. Bennett said that in his legal opinion, what occurred between Cain and his client met the legal definition of sexual harassment. But despite repeated questions from Blitzer, he refused to specify what the alleged actions were, and he said his client would not be appearing to shed any further light on the matter. When Blitzer pointed out Cain’s vehement, blanket denial, Bennett replied, “In all my years of lawyering,...

No video yet, but it sure sounds like that’s the end of that. For now.Who knew the big finale would end Sopranos-style? Bennett said his client sees “no value” in revisiting the issue now, but “stands by the complaint that she made.”Bennett said his client would disagree with Cain’s characterization of the alleged harassment incidents.He confirmed that the alleged harassment occurred in 1999 over a period of “at least a month or two.” There was “more than one incident,” he said. And here’s the key part of the statement from the NRA: “Based upon the information currently available, we can...

With No Specifics to the Accusations, Herman Cain Wins This Fight Jim Geraghty November 4, 2011 Joel Bennett, the lawyer for one of the former employees of the National Restaurant Association who accused Herman Cain of sexual harassment, spoke to Wolf Blitzer live on CNN moments ago.Bennett said that in his legal opinion, what occurred between Cain and his client met the legal definition of sexual harassment. But despite repeated questions from Blitzer, he refused to specify what the alleged actions were, and he said his client would not be appearing to shed any further light on the matter.When Blitzer...

It looks like Herman Cain isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Quinnipiac has him leading Romney by seven points nationwide: Cain 30%, Romney 23%, Gingrich 10%, Perry 8% and everyone else below 7%. South Carolina puts Cain at 10 points higher than Romney in the latest Rasmussen poll: Cain 33% Romney 23% Gingrich 15%. Rasmussen also notes: “The survey was conducted on Tuesday night following two days of media coverage concerning allegations of sexual harassment against Cain.” So much for being the flavor of the week.