Cain Holds Press Conference To Address Allegations

NPR

Published November 8, 2011 at 6:26 PM EST

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain gave a press conference to address allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward female employees and a woman seeking job advice in the 1990s. Cain emphasized that the accusations were false. NPR's Tamara Keith joins Robert Siegel to explain.

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