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"the new york post" spoke to her lawyer joel bennet. he says, quote, it is just frustrating that herman cain is going around bad-mouthing the two complainants and my client is blocked by an agreement. although bennet told "the post" he couldnt remember the accused was herman cain and said it was settled quickly by fax and phone and herman cain recounted what startss like a drawn-out claim. >> i do recall that she was asking for a large sum of money. i dont remember what that sum of mon...

focusing their attention on mitt romney. paul is standing by. im wolf blitzer. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com as controversy swirls around him, republican front-runner, herman cain, went behind closed doors with republican lawmakers on capitol hill. just a brief respite from the storm that has blown over previously undisclosed sexual allegations. earlier today, cain suggested some sort of conspiracy is at work, but he insisted he...

into another conference room and there was a bit of pushing and shoving that was going on. cains security staff was trying to get the press out of the candidates way so he could give a statement to a group of conservative doctors. basically the questions that were being asked were fairly simple -- reporters were trying to ask cain whether or not he would call on the national restaurant association to release two women who have accused herman cain of sexual harass. of the nondisclosure ...

The end of the day there was a settlement that he admitted that he knew of. he knew of -- that it was a settlement essentially paid out to the accuser. there has been an evolution and a very noticeable message, a loss between the staff that they cannot seem to get on the same page about this. >> all right. you know, we do appreciate your time out there, andrew. i know theres a lot more to talk about here. well have to let you go. nbc campaign embed andrew rafferty, thanks for your time. can yo...

Said she was given about three months pay, which would have been about $9000. so it is possible that organization, the restaurant organization, perhaps wanted the whole thing to go away, andrea. >> possibly, yes, but plit cork as bob said, needs to offer us more details. right now herman cain is shadow boxing against the story. its not like clarence thomas who had anita hill the accuser, its not like bill quloint who had paula jones who he paid off $850,000 to make that sexual harassment go away...

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Weve been busy trying to get my message out. >> so there he said he is unaware of any settlements. >> yeah. and just hours later, cain taped an interview with fox news and then he changed course completely, admitting he was aware of a settlement with an accuser. >> the general counsel comes in and says its settled. >> yes. >> okay. did you ask like what did you do? >> i did. >> and what were you told? >> he said, this started out where she and her lawyer were demanding a huge financial settlemen...

Cannot be the ones to stop this, that youre saying we have to go there. >> i think mr. cain will be addressing it today. and again, mr. cain has never sexually harassed anyone, period. >> did you ask him about the allegations? >> yes, i did. >> not just about the financial part but about the allegations? >> absolutely. >> and youre comfortable -- was is a miscommunication between he and the women. >> he said emphatically the story is not true. bring me some facts, bring me my accuser and thats t...

filed complaints against him in the 1990s. and last night, the campaign issued a denial, but only after this awkward exchange with the reporter who broke the story. >> last question, last question. >> sir, have you? yes or no? have you ever been accused, sir, of sexual harassment? have you, sir? >> that was the last question. >> yes or no. have you? >> have you ever been accused of sexual harassment? >> joe johns has the details now, and paul steinhauser has the rest of the campaign pa...

suggestive behavior by cain when he was head of the national restaurant association. >> im not going to comment about two people who you wont tell me who they are, okay? thats like negotiating -- im not going to comment on that because, you know, i think that is one of those kinds of things that until -- >> that was the last question, yes or no? >> have you ever been accused of sexual harassment? >> have a nice day. >> there you have it. crews are scrambling to get the power back on ...