After weeks of deflecting allegations of sexual harassment from four different women, Herman Cain is back on the defensive after an Atlanta woman claimed she carried on a 13-year affair with the Republican presidential candidate on Monday. Ginger White, an unemployed single mother, told a FOX affiliate in Atlanta she decided to come forward after being bothered by how the other woman who had accused Cain of sexual harassment were “demonized.” Cain admitted to knowing the woman during an appearance on CNN, but strongly denied an affair took place. Takeaway Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich has the latest on the story.
Georgia Woman Claims 13-Year Affair with Herman Cain: MyFoxATLANTA.com
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