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**//__Herman Cain__//**
[|Herman Cain's Official Website] ***IMPORTANT NEWS: Following allegations of sexual harassment and an extramarital affair, Herman Cain announced Saturday, December 3, 2011 that he will suspend his presidential campaign.*** media type="youtube" key="6Dp6-KveQhw" height="315" width="560" align="center" media type="youtube" key="2d2A2s3EJ2w" height="315" width="560" align="center"

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= ** About Herman Cain: ** = Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia  Birth Date: December 13, 1945   Age: 65 years old   Residence: Atlanta, Georgia   Biography: Herman Cain, a successful businessman and a popular radio talk show host, has risen from relative anonymity as a politician to a leader in the Republican presidential polls. His life epitomizes the American Dream. Born into a poor Georgia family during the segregation era of the South, Herman experienced a humble childhood but still managed to develop high aspirations and dreams for his future, aware that he was privileged enough to live in America, the land of opportunity. Inspired by his hardworking parents, Herman hoped to attend college, graduate, further his education, and pursue entrepreneurial interests in business. He dreams started becoming realities when he graduated from Morehouse College with a degree in mathematics and then went on to earn a master's degree in computer science from Purdue University while simultaneously working for the Navy as a fire control development specialist. Soon after, Cain's business career took off as he successfully held executive jobs at Coca-Cola, Pillsbury, and Burger King, rising to the position of Vice President at Pillsbury and Burger King. Cain then went on to assume the Presidency of a struggling company called Godfather's Pizza, save the company from bankruptcy, mold the company into a highly successful corporation and acquire the position of the head of the National Restaurant Association. Under this title, Herman developed into one of the country's leading proponents of small business and accepted the position of chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. In recent years, Herman has hosted a popular radio talk show in Atlanta which he has used as a means of sharing his political and economic views with the public. In addition to achieving the American Dream of success, Cain has also overcame cancer, and acted as an associate minister at a church in Atlanta, Georgia. = ** Economic Views: ** = -Reduction of Federal Spending  -Minimize Federal Business Regulations   -Repeal Healthcare and Lessen Restrictions   -Revamp Social Programs Including Social Security and Medicare To Help Manage Budget   -Tax Reform; Establishment of [|9-9-9 Taxation Plan] = ** Social and Other Views: ** = -Strengthen National Security  -Secure America's Borders and Enforce Our Laws   -Make Use of Our Own Domestic Energy Resources   -Move Power Over Education Back to the States   -Emphasize Faith and Family = ** Herman Cain Facts: ** = - Herman has been married to his wife Gloria for 43 years  - Herman is a mathematician, possessing a master's degree in the subject from Purdue and previously working as a ballistics technician for the Navy   - Former Vice President of Pillsbury and Burger King, CEO of Godfather's Pizza   -Winner of the Horatio Alger Award which recognizes spectacular success in the face of adversity   -Cain helped defeat President Clinton's "Hillarycare", pointing out the bill's flaws and the threats it posed to American business; famously quoted saying, “Quite honestly Mr. President, your calculations are incorrect, in the competitive marketplace, it simply doesn’t work that way."   - Defeated cancer when faced with a 30% survival rate   -Formed HITM, Herman's Intelligent Thinkers Movement, a people's movement united in an effort to return the power of government to the people  = ** Herman Cain Quotes: ** = - "Stupid people are ruining America." - Cain's Illegal Immigration Plan: " It will be a twenty foot wall, barbed wire, electrified on the top, and on this side of the fence, I'll have that moat that President Obama talked about. And I would put those alligators in that moat!" - Cain's Response When Asked About His Immigration Plan: "America has got to learn to take a joke." - "They called me racist too, because I disagreed with a President who happened to be black. You are not racists- you are patriots." - "And I'm here to tell you, the reaction that I'm getting around the country, people are sick and tired of this word in Washington, compromise. This is why nothing ever gets done." - "I am an American. Black. Conservative. I don't use African-American, because I'm American, I'm black and I'm conservative. I don't like people trying to label me. African- American is socially acceptable for some people, but I am not some people." - "If I had been under ObamaCare, and a beaurocrat had been trying to tell me when I could get that CT scan, that would have delayed my treatment. I was able to get the treatment as fast as I could based upon my timetable, and not the government's timetable. That's what saved my life." - "Most of the people who are in elective office in Washington, D.C., they have held public office before. How's that workin' for you?" = ** Downfalls: ** = - Many cite Cain's lack of political experience as a crippling deficiency to his campaign success. - Recently, allegations of sexual harassment against Herman Cain have arisen and are severely threatening his hopes of representing the Republican Party in next year's elections. Cain responses to question regarding the matter have been mixed and unclear. Citations: [] [] [] [] [|http://powerwall.msnbc.msn.com/politics/ten-things-to-know-about-herman-cain-10976.gallery?photoId=46059#!wallState=0__%2Fpolitics%2Ften-things-to-know-about-herman-cain-10976.gallery%3FphotoId%3D46059]