Poll: More than half of GOP primary voters not concerned about Cain allegations
(CNN) – A new poll shows more than half of Republican primary voters say allegations of sexual harassment against GOP presidential contender and businessman Herman Cain will not affect how they vote. But Cain's unfavorable rating across the country has almost doubled.
According to the NBC/Wall Street Journal survey, 54% of Republican primary voters said they were not concerned about voting for Cain because of accusations by three women of sexual harassment against him. The poll was taken before a fourth woman claimed Monday that Cain groped her when she visited him for what she thought was a conversation about a job.
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Senate to vote on helping veterans, contractors
Washington (CNNMoney) - The Senate plans to take up a bill this week that would help unemployed veterans seeking jobs as well as federal contractors facing a new tax burden in 2013.
To ease veterans' unemployment, Congress would give employers tax credits of up to $5,600 for hiring veterans who have been unemployed longer than six months. They'd also give employers a tax credit of up to $9,600 for hiring long-unemployed disabled veterans.
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Obama campaign zeroes in on Romney
(CNN) – President Barack Obama's re-election team came out swinging Monday against GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney as it attacked the former Massachusetts governor's past in his semi-home state of Michigan.
Candidates seeking the 2012 Republican nomination will appear in the Wolverine State on Wednesday for a presidential debate, but two days prior, the incumbent's campaign focused on Romney.
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Cain accuser says candidate groped her in 1997
(CNN) - A woman who claimed Herman Cain sexually assaulted her in 1997 said Monday she hoped the Republican presidential candidate would come clean about other allegations of sexual misconduct.
Sharon Bialek said Cain reached under her skirt and pressed her head toward his crotch when Bialek was visiting Cain in Washington to get job hunting advice after she had been "terminated" from the National Restaurant Association.
BLITZER'S BLOG: Fired for telling the truth
(CNN) – Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller has served in the U.S. Army for more than 30 years. He rose through the ranks to become a two-star general. He often risked his life in battle for the United States. Most recently, he's been in the war zone, serving as the deputy commander of the American-led NATO mission to train and equip Afghan forces. In short, he's a real military hero.
But it deeply saddens me to learn that the U.S. Commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, has effectively fired Fuller for telling the American people the truth.
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Author of Arizona immigration law faces recall vote
(CNN) - The state senator who wrote Arizona's controversial immigration law faces a recall election Tuesday in what is considered a referendum on public support for tough measures against illegal immigrants.
Russell Pearce, a fifth-generation Arizonan representing a suburban Phoenix district, is challenged by fellow Republican Jerry Lewis in the election forced by recall petitions seeking Pearce's ouster.
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Bypassing Congress, Obama unveils latest jobs push for veterans
(CNN) - President Barack Obama unveiled three executive actions Monday aimed at helping unemployed veterans secure private-sector employment, the White House's latest effort to bypass Congress with initiatives aimed at spurring economic growth.
Flanked by members of veterans associations in the Rose Garden, the president announced three new programs the White House says will reduce the time it takes a veteran to find a job. It's part of what the White has dubbed the "We Can't Wait" campaign – a series of moves Obama says he can initiate without congressional authorization.
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Bachmann targets 'frugal socialists' in Republican Party
Washington (CNN) - Seeking to recover her once-impressive standing in the polls, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann on Monday continued to position herself as the most conservative candidate in the Republican presidential race.
Speaking to about 50 Republicans and more than a dozen reporters at the socially conservative Family Research Council in Washington, Bachmann targeted unnamed GOP opponents in terms she usually reserves for Democrats.
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Should Mitt Romney go big in Iowa?
(CNN) - As Mitt Romney returns to Iowa, the question of whether he'll pick up the pace on the campaign trail in the state that kicks off the presidential primary and caucus calendar remains unanswered.
The former Massachusetts governor, who's making his second bid for the Republican presidential nomination, has two scheduled events in the Hawkeye State on Monday: He tours a manufacturing plant in Dubuque and a water company in Davenport.
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Clinton praises Perry over immigration
(CNN) – Bill Clinton came to Rick Perry's defense Monday over a law the Texas governor signed granting in-state college tuition to children of illegal immigrants.
The former two-term Democratic president said it makes his "skin crawl" when Perry's Republican rivals attack him "for one of the best things he did."
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