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In a much-touted radio appearance today, Republican contender Herman Cain suggested he would consider running as a vice presidential candidate alongside a presidential nominee who shares his ideas. In the interview with talk-radio host Michael Savage in which Cain was expected to make a major announcement, Savage asked, "If someone else were chosen to run for the presidency, Mr. Cain, would you accept the VP slot?" "It depends upon who's asking and the conditions in which they would like for me to do it," Cain responded. "First, I would want to know clearly what my role would be. Secondly, if...

From the bottom of the polls to the top of the pack, businessman Herman Cain won the Republican Party of Florida’s nationally watched presidential straw poll Saturday in a sign that frontrunner Rick Perry is in deep trouble. Cain’s victory with 37 percent of the vote was a major defeat for Perry, the frontrunner in Florida and national polls, who garnered only 15 percent after wooing the nearly 3,000 party faithful with a free breakfast and mailers. The vote also showed how soft Republican support is for Mitt Romney, who came in third with 14 percent. Unlike Perry, though, he...