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Statement saying this didn't happen and that i never did or would do. >> we would like the fbi to be able to follow-up and ask him questions. you know we talked about past nomination processes and you talked about those, and i don't president george bush in the anita hill-justice thomas case, he opened up the fbi investigation and let questions the asked. i think it was helpful for people. was his decision reasonable? >> i don't know the circumstances of that. what i know, senator. >> the circumstances are that he opened up the investigation so the fbi could ask some questions. he opened up th...

Thought about a little bit more, a little more focus. he's essentially saying dr. ford's identity was compelled to become public by virtue of a leak from the senate staffers. a lot of people made comparisons to the anita hill-cleanse thomas case. this one is right down the line. under questioning from senator specter, professor hill said she was told she would never have to come forward. her confidentiality would be preserved and allegations would force cleanse thomas to withdraw his nomination. that didn't work out that way. in the end it became a spectacle and damaging and painful for profes...

Do you expect, are now optimistic that things will be slowed down here? >> these are extremely serious allegations. neverthele nevertheless, the republicans are quite determined to hold this vote as soon as possible. if there's no new allegations, it's quite possible that the vote will take place as scheduled. it was significant in the thomas case that after anita hill's allegations were made public, there were other women who were ready and willing to testify. if more women emerge, that would completely transform this situation. if they don't, i think that at least for the moment republicans ...

her? condoleezza rice live and no holds barred. this is "piers morgan tonight." is good evening. herman cain's campaign calls a report of a third accusation of sexual harassment an example of "baseless allegations." meanwhile, a republican political consultant in oklahoma says he witnessed inappropriate behavior by cain at the national restaurant association back in the '90s. but even before all this the pressure seemed to be getting to candidate cain. listen to this extraordinary encounter with reporters earlier today. >> so don't even bother asking me all of these other questions...

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." first, he had nothing to say. then he couldn't remember. after that he recalled a few details and then more. in a flurry of interviews and public appearances over the past two days the republican front runner herman cain insisted he never sexually harassed anyone when he headed the national restaurant association in the 1990s. each time he seems to say something a bit different n. the latest, an extensive interview with hln, cain said he's being deliberately targeted but that his campaign won't be sidetracked. we have extensive covera...