Cain: 'I'm suspending my presidential campaign'

Herman Cain announced Saturday he is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. This suspension comes after weeks of scrutiny over alleged sexual misconduct and accusations of an extramarital affair.

By msnbc.com's Michael O'Brien

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Herman Cain said Saturday that he is suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, choosing to end his campaign after weathering weeks of scrutiny over alleged sexual misconduct and accusations of an extramarital affair.

"As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign," Cain said at an appearance outside his campaign headquarters in Atlanta. "I am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt caused on me and my family. Not because we are not fighters."

Cain said he's launching a "plan B" of his public career, a new policy-oriented website called TheCainSolutions.com. He said he will endorse a Republican candidate for president "in the near future." His announcement could lead to the effective end to his campaign, but technically leaves open the option of reviving his bid for the presidency.

"I am not going to be silenced, and I am not going away," he defiantly told disappointed supporters.

SLIDESHOW: Herman Cain

Cain's announcement nodded to the continued scrutiny that's surrounded his campaign since a media storm that began on Oct. 31, when POLITICO reported that the National Restaurant Association had settled sexual harassment claims brought by two women against Cain. The former Godfather?s Pizza CEO steadfastly denied the allegations, even as other women ? some anonymously ? emerged to make similar allegations against Cain. ?The charges and the accusations I absolutely reject. They simply didn't happen. They simply did not happen,? the candidate said at a Nov. 8 press conference after Sharon Bialek, a former restaurant association official, publicly detailed harassment claims against Cain.

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?As far as these accusations causing me to back off and maybe withdraw from this presidential primary race ? ain?t gonna happen,? declared Cain during that address.

VIDEO: Cain denies allegations of sexual harassment

On Nov. 28, an Atlanta woman told a FOX affiliate that she had engaged in a 13-year-long affair with Cain. Ginger White said their relationship had ended only recently, when Cain started to pursue the GOP nomination. Her claims took on an added degree of gravity after Cain acknowledged sending money, without his wife?s knowledge, to White. He maintained the two were merely friends, and had never engaged in a romantic relationship.

Those allegations prompted Cain, who had defiantly pledged to stay in the race and had continually denied any wrongdoing, to take a breath and reflect on the direction of his campaign. He told senior staff on Tuesday that he was taking time to ?reassess.? During that ?reassessment? period, Cain and his top staffers sent mixed messages about whether that meant the candidate would drop out. The Cain camp then revealed a Friday meeting between the candidate and his wife, Gloria, the first since White made her allegations.

Ahead of that meeting, Cain made this statement during a campaign stop: ?Tomorrow in Atlanta I will be making an announcement. But nobody?s gonna get me to make that prematurely ? Tomorrow we will be opening our headquarters in northwest Georgia where we will also clarify ? there?s that word again, clarify ? exactly what the next steps are.?

Cain's wife appeared with him at the announcement, receiving chants of "Glo-ri-a!" from the crowd. Herman Cain said he was "at peace" with his wife, his family, and himself.?

"I have made many mistakes in life -- everybody has. I made mistakes professionally, personally, as a candidate, in terms of how I run my campaign. And I take responsibility or the mistakes that I have made," he said. "But because of these false and unproved accusations, it has ? had a tremendous painful price on my family."

Cain spoke of his campaign mostly in the past tense throughout his speech, lashing out at the media for fueling the frenzy that became associated with his campaign.

Cain?s decision to abandon his campaign marks a somewhat remarkable reversal of fortunes for what was, by all accounts, an unconventional campaign. Having never been previously elected to office, Cain surged to prominence in a fluid GOP primary season in part due to the strength of his ?9-9-9? economic plan. The plan, which calls for a nine percent national sales tax along with nine percent flat taxes on personal and corporate income, became the cornerstone of his campaign.

CARTOON SLIDESHOW: Herman Cain

Texas Gov. Rick Perry?s stumbles in Republican debates this fall helped create an opening for Cain, who ascended to nominal frontrunner status by mid-October, when an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found him leading the Republican field nationally, as the choice of 27 percent of Republicans. Cain?s national success appeared to translate to key primary states, too; a late October Iowa Poll conducted by the Des Moines Register found Cain vying for the lead in the state?s caucuses. (By comparison, a late November poll conducted for the Register found Cain?s support had plummeted to eight percent.)

Cain?s rise had seemingly defied conventional political wisdom, considering the unusual way in which he managed his campaign. The candidate spent little time in traditional primary states like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Instead, Cain traveled across the U.S., making stops in states like Wisconsin or Ohio, which don?t host meaningful primary contests. And Cain?s decision to effectively put his campaign on hold this fall to pursue a book tour in the thick of the campaign raised eyebrows among political observers.

VIDEO: Cain on "Meet the Press"

During those trips, Cain committed other errors that contributed to rising doubts about the viability of his campaign. Iowa Rep. Steve King, an influential conservative in his state's Jan. 3 caucus, expressed that sentiment on Twitter: "Virtuous or not, declaring in or out, however we feel for him, Herman Cain's campaign is over."

Cain had rather cavalierly said that he didn?t feel the need to understand the intricacies of foreign policy. (?We need a leader, not a reader,? he declared at a mid-November campaign stop.)? One particular meeting, with the editors of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, helped cement growing concerns about Cain when he awkwardly stumbled for an answer to a question about how he would assess President Barack Obama?s policy toward Libya.

"President Obama supported the uprising, correct? President Obama called for the removal of (Moammar) Gadhafi. I just wanted to make sure we're talking about the same thing before I say, 'Yes, I agreed' or 'No I didn't agree,'" he said, before stopping himself and reconsidering his answer.?

"I got all this stuff twirling around in my head," he explained.

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E!'s Giuliana Rancic to have double mastectomy

By Courtney Hazlett

When Giuliana Rancic announced on TODAY in October that a mammogram revealed that she had the early stages of breast cancer, the E! News host received an outpouring of support. The scores of well wishes and prayers are in part what lead her to go public with the newest, more radical development in her treatment.

Rancic, who initially underwent a double lumpectomy, told Ann Curry on Monday, "I'm going to go ahead and move forward with a double mastectomy."

When Giuliana's huband Bill was last on TODAY, just after his wife's first procedure, the hope was that lab results would reveal all the cancer was removed during the lumpectomies. Bill, who was by his wife's side Monday morning, said ultimately, "in the one breast they weren't able to clear the margins and get all the cancer out. So we were then faced with a decision to make." Bill explained, "do you go back and do another lumpectomy, and try to clean it out or do you go for a more radical procedure?"

The decision to opt for that more radical procedure stemmed from several factors. Among them, wanting to have children. Giuliana, who is 37, told Curry that the anti-estrogen therapy involved with another lumpectomy and radiation could delay that process by years, but ultimately choosing the option that provided the best odds is what tipped the scales.

"In the end, all it came down to was just choosing to live and not looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life," Giuliana said.

Bill added, "This is a decision that wasn't made lightly. We talked to as many experts as we could, we got the best information that was made available to us. And one of the other factors that came in was quality of life. If she had chosen the lumpectomy and radiation, then you have to go in every six months for the rest of your life getting mammograms ... You're always looking over your shoulder. In this particular case, this was the best option for Giuliana."

"For me, it was very important to just get the cancer out," Giuliana said. "That's what I wanted to do. Just get it out. With the double mastectomy I have less than 1 percent chance of getting it (the cancer) back. With the lumpectomy, radiation and medication, I could have seen 20 to 30 to 40 percent chance in my lifetime, and for me it just wasn't worth it."

Although Giuliana was quite stoic and decisive during the interview, she made it clear this decision was not an easy one. "lt was a very hard decision to come to. But in the end what happened was, Bill said to me, 'I just need you around for the next 50 years, kid. I don't care what you look like, I don't care about the physical portion of this, I just need you around for the next 50 years. So let's just get you healthy.'"?

Speaking of Bill, Giuliana said his support has been essential to her personal and emotional survival. "Bill's been the world to me through this. I couldn't have done it without Bill?... I?couldn't be more at peace with the decision," Giulana said. "I still break down some nights. When it's quiet in bed, it's easy to start crying and just be sad. But I'm OK."

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Are love ? and Twin Magic ? in the air?

By: Kara A. Medalis December 2, 2011

A former WWE Champion seems to have caught the attention of The Bella Twins. Throughout the last few months, Brie and Nikki have been seen behind-the-scenes chatting up Alberto Del Rio. On Raw SuperShow, the sisters dedicated their match to The Mexican Aristocrat. Then, WWE.com cameras caught the twins trying to sneak into the dapper Superstar's private dressing room. (WATCH) Could these be the signs of a budding romance between The Bellas and Del Rio?

?There?s a little bit of an infatuation with Alberto. He?s handsome. He speaks well. He wins. He has great cars. He?s very enticing for a woman,? Brie told WWE.com.

Nikki confirmed that she and her sister ?hang out? with the former WWE Champion on a regular basis.

?He took us out for Mexican food when we were in New York. We?ve had a lot of fun times with him,? Nikki said.

?A lot of fiestas,? Brie smiled.

However, there seems to be one major hurdle always getting in the Divas? way ? Del Rio?s personal ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez.

?Ricardo is like the evil stepsister. He just doesn?t leave! I think that?s something Brie and I need to work on because we don?t like to share. We want Alberto all to ourselves,? Nikki explained.

But when it comes to sharing a love interest, The Bella Twins have been known to form a bit of a sibling rivalry. Case in point ? their crushes on Daniel Bryan had the WWE Universe guessing which Bella would win his affection. While neither of them snagged Bryan, the twins? playful rivalry intensified, just as it is already when WWE.com politely interrupted their hair and makeup session to ask them which twin they think Del Rio would choose:

Nikki: I think Alberto would definitely pick me because let?s face it, Brie, I have a lot more curves going on, and he?s a Latin man and he?s the only man who would know how to handle that. I just think I?m more his style. I think, honestly, I look better with him. The differences that I do have are what Alberto needs.

Brie: Actually, I think Alberto would look better with me because I?m more elegant. I think he would like me more than Nikki. I?ve been the Divas Champion just like he?s been WWE Champion. I just have a little more on my resume, which would fit Alberto.

Nikki: But I don?t think he?d want someone he?d think is potentially trying to overpower him because he?s a very powerful man ?

Brie: I have curves, too,you know, that he likes. So it?s not about that!

Nikki: But your curves aren?t as pronounced as mine!

Brie: Well, mine are perfect. Yours are big.

Nikki: OK and is any man complaining about that?

Brie: I don?t know, are they? Because I am saying Alberto isn?t complaining about mine!

Rather than continuing their debate, the frustrated twins quickly spun around back-to-back in their hair and makeup chairs, and shooed away WWE.com before their sibling rivalry really heated up. ?

Which Bella will capture The Mexican Aristocrat?s heart ? the curvier and more aggressive Nikki, or the elegant former Divas Champion Brie, who recently won a Mistletoe on a Pole Match on the SmackDown holiday special? (WATCH | PHOTOS) Will Brie use her opportunity to kiss any Superstar to smooch Del Rio? That would surely spark some jealousy from her sister, Nikki. Or will the former WWE Champion succumb to Twin Magic and fall in love with both of the sultry sisters? Watch Raw SuperShow Monday nights at 9/8 CT on USA Network.

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Finding E.T., Vintage Robot Hysteria, and Driving While High

?My Miraculous Conception: How two infertility doctors, a team of nurses, an embryologist, an acupuncturist, my husband, and I made a baby,? by Shawnee Barton. After three years of never-ending fertility treatments?everything from holistic medicine to cutting-edge technology?nothing seemed to help Barton get pregnant. Her doctor was pessimistic, too, warning that she might never conceive. In early 2010, Barton and her husband decided it was time for more drastic measures. They started documenting her first IVF cycle, which turned out to be the only one she needed to give birth to her daughter. Check out the photo slide show to see how Barton made a baby ?the IVF way.?

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Analysis: Confusion not progress expected at Afghan meet (Reuters)

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? Next week's Bonn conference on Afghanistan was supposed to offer a chance to renew Western commitment to stabilize the Asian nation as foreign troops head home after a decade battling the Taliban.

Instead it looks set to be a high-profile reminder of the West's tortuous ties with a country where they have sunk billions of dollars, and of Afghanistan's uncertain future as NATO nations facing economic crisis at home try to pull loose from a costly war some believe can no longer be won outright.

A strategic partnership pact between Washington and Kabul that was expected to provide a framework for Monday's meeting in Bonn of officials from dozens of nations has not been pinned down in time -- and may take months more to secure.

Pakistan, an insecure but powerful neighbor and perhaps the single most critical player in efforts to end Afghan violence, is boycotting the meet after NATO aircraft killed 24 of its soldiers in a weekend attack the alliance called a "tragic ... accident".

Hopes for an appearance by Taliban representatives and a breakthrough in reconciliation efforts have also faded.

And hanging over the whole meeting will be the weight of a decade in which thousands of lives and billions of dollars have failed to secure Afghanistan and achieved only fragile gains in education and women's rights, falling well short of the promises made at a conference ten years ago in the same city.

"There is definitely a sharp contrast between this Bonn conference and 2001, when there was hope and enthusiasm in the air and a desire to move beyond the Taliban and do reconstruction," said Kamran Bokhari, vice-president for South Asian affairs at political risk analysts Stratfor.

"Now you have Pakistan not attending this conference, so that does throw a monkey wrench into the system ... it's not really clear what we can expect."

World leaders had high hopes for Afghanistan when they met in Bonn in December 2001, just a few months after the September 11 attacks on New York in Washington prompted western nations to back the toppling of the Taliban government.

It was hoped civil conflict would soon recede into history and that Afghanistan would move into modernity, embracing broadrights for women and chipping away at endemic poverty.

NO HANDOUTS, NEW ECONOMY?

A decade later, the United States and others in the West have dramatically scaled back their vision of what can be accomplished in a country that has earned a reputation over centuries as a 'graveyard of empires.'

Afghanistan itself says it is not looking for handouts.

"Bonn is not about asking the international community for financial help. What we need is a firm political commitment from them to help us stand on our own two feet," deputy foreign minister Jawed Ludin told Reuters.

Western diplomats in Kabul say that the main aim of the conference is to show Afghans they will not hurry away at the end of 2014 as the Soviet Union did after their military withdrawal -- and to remind world leaders to keep Afghanistan on their agenda at a time of many competing crises.

Foreign ministers from around the world are flying into Germany for a meeting that is still likely to make headlines even if there is little of substance achieved.

It will also bring together an unusually diverse cross-section of countries with a stake in Afghanistan's future, from NATO members to Iran, Russia and China.

"When we're done in Bonn, there's going to be a vision for what the future of Afghanistan is going to be like," said one senior U.S. official. "The point of ... Bonn is to send message to Taliban and anybody else that actually international engagement and investment in Afghanistan is not over."

The meeting will showcase a scheme known as "the new silk road" to bolster Afghanistan's weak economy. U.S. officials will also begin pressing fellow donor nations to define future aid commitments in coming months, perhaps with the goal of announcing pledges at a NATO summit in Chicago in May.

"FIGHT, TALK, BUILD"

In the past year the Obama administration has embraced a peace deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban as a central goal. But there is little sign yet that embryonic peace efforts have the potential to yield a credible agreement.

"Pakistan's refusal to attend the Bonn conference is indicative of a broader discontent in the region towards the U.S.-led reconciliation approach of 'fight, talk, build,'" said Shamila Chaudhary, who was director for Afghanistan and Pakistan at the U.S. National Security Council until earlier this year and is now an analyst at the Eurasia Group.

"Many had hoped that the fighting would have stopped in time for Bonn. Since it hasn't, the entire political process remains a big question mark," she said.

Diplomats acknowledge too that without the hoped-for deal with the United States -- the country that will have to foot the lion's share of the bill for Afghan security forces and more in coming years -- the conference will lack force.

"If we had got the strategic partnership with the United States, Bonn would have been more credible," said one senior diplomat in Kabul.

A framework deal with the United States for security collaboration should have allowed other countries to follow up with commitments to keep helping Afghanistan even when their troops are no longer fighting there.

WHO'LL BLINK FIRST?

The Afghans and the Americans both seem to think that the other side need the deal more than they do and are playing a reckless game of brinksmanship.

A main stumbling block has been the night-time raids that have become deeply sensitive after civilian deaths in a string of botched operations. Afghan President Hamid Karzai wants them banned; the U.S. military says it can't succeed without them.

Another sticking point is immunity from Afghan courts for U.S. soldiers and the detention of Afghan suspects.

Afghanistan will remain heavily dependent on outside help. It faces a $7 billion annual hole in its accounts after 2014, according to a recent World Bank survey. Its army is unlikely to survive in fighting form without foreign cash.

Yet U.S. lawmakers facing pressure to cut costs are wondering how much they will have to fork out, especially amid questions about the reliability of a deeply corrupt government whose leader Karzai has at best rocky ties with the West.

President Barack Obama, eyeing re-election in 2012, appears determined to withdraw steadily as foreign troops hand control of security to Afghans by the end of 2014, even though his commanders fret about what they can accomplish before then.

But if Afghanistan splinters into civil war, the way it did after the collapse of the Soviet Union brought an end to army salary subsidies and weapons flow, it risks becoming a haven once again for militants who want to target the United States.

"Done right, our military drawdown will motivate Afghans and their neighbors to negotiate seriously with each other about their future," John Kerry, the influential Democratic senator, wrote in an op-ed published on Thursday. "Done wrong, it could precipitate another war."

The Afghan government is banking on a U.S. desire for future bases allowing it to keep an eye on Afghanistan and Pakistan as it seeks to neutralize a threat posed by militants including the Taliban, the Haqqani network and al Qaeda.

Yet the Obama administration is also grappling with another urgent desire: to finally end a long, unpopular war.

Analysts like Jeffrey Dressler of the Institute for the Study of War in Washington say militants are well aware of that yearning to go home. "By showing ourselves as wanting to get out, it's like showing red meat to all these groups," he said.

(Writing by Emma Graham-Harrison; editing by Missy Ryan and editing by Anthony Boadle)

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Which companies are on the Carrier IQ bandwagon?

If you have the feeling somebody's watching you, it's not a bad idea to keep a close eye on your phone -- after all, it may be keeping one on you. The more we find out about Carrier IQ, the mysterious Mountain View company recently brought into the spotlight for its smartphone tracking software, the more curious we become about which carriers and manufacturers are playing along. Below the break you'll find a continuously updated list of the major players as they come clean about their involvement in the matter -- or lack thereof. We're working on collecting official statements from as many companies as we can, so stay tuned if you don't see the one you're looking for.

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James Moore: All Fall Down

If the Republican presidential nominating race wasn't actually intended as a serious endeavor, it could be mistaken for a comedy routine. As one more woman makes up another story about Herman Cain's sexual proclivities, Rick Perry struggles to understand who is eligible to vote in the democracy he wants to lead. Mitt Romney changes positions as often as a light-hitting utility infielder; Michele Bachmann prompts questions about what is required to become a member of the House Intelligence Committee; Ron Paul makes enough sense to scare the electorate; Newt Gingrich has reached the fifth level of hypocrisy and thinks his contradictions are invisible or meaningless, while Jon Huntsman, who has been far too rational and informed to be riding in the GOP clown car, stands off to the side and wonders how he is not even qualified to be considered for the Iowa debate on December 10.

The departure of Mr. Cain, who is apparently being besieged by lying women who are puppets of Democratic operatives afraid he will win the White House, will not make things any simpler for GOP primary voters. Cain's surge happened after Perry mentioned that he supported in-state tuition for the children of undocumented workers. As Cain has been hammered by revelations involving his personal life, Gingrich has acquired enough support to lead the race, most of which likely came from Cain. Perry's numbers did not tick back up and Romney's stayed frozen in the high teens and low twenties. All of those voters who began dating other people when Perry faltered ended up also leaving Cain but still hadn't forgiven Romney for being Romney or Perry for being a dumbass.

What do they do with Cain gone?

The Gingrich team wants everyone to believe he is now inevitable. But there are two forces in control of most of the GOP primary and they have issues with Newt. What will the values voters and evangelicals make of a man who has had mistresses and three marriages? The Tea Party certainly can't be very excited about a candidate who has made millions advising participants in the scam that fueled Wall Street's mortgage collapse, and even though he claims he's never been a lobbyist and has only sold access to his inordinately large brain, Gingrich has made millions more getting his clients in front of members of congress. The Tea Party is not likely to favor his full r?sum?. Gingrich's baggage fills up three boxcars on the campaign train, and one of them is for Tiffany jewelry containers.

Mitt Romney is probably one of the leading GOP candidates with an actual statistical chance of beating President Obama but he seemingly cannot win his party's nomination. Romney is moderate enough to do well in the general election but not sufficiently right wing to win the primary. His problems, already deconstructed a million times, center around convincing GOP voters that just because he approved a state health care plan in Massachusetts doesn't mean he wants one for the rest of the country, and just because he said he'd be stronger on gay rights than Teddy Kennedy when he ran against him for the U.S. Senate doesn't mean he believes in gay marriage now, and just because he refused to sign the pledge to end federal funding to hospitals that provide abortions doesn't mean he supports woman's right to choose, and just because he said he thinks global warming is real doesn't mean he thinks humans are the cause. Romney's political cravenness approaches Senator John McCain's, who pegged the needle when he called Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson "agents of intolerance" in one election and then ran to seek their endorsements the next time he chased after the presidency.

Romney's other problem, of course, is his religion. He doesn't talk about it, except for a speech he gave in Texas four years ago, which he hoped had put the matter to perpetual rest. But it hasn't. Various surveys show that white, southern, Christian evangelicals will not vote for a Mormon because the overwhelming majority does not view the religion as part of Christendom. The hypocrisy in this position is both entertaining and harmful to Republican presidential aspirations; apparently Moses tablet(s) brought down from the mountain are more believable than the Angel Moroni's golden tablets delivered to Joseph Smith. Regardless, no Republican will win the White House without successfully sweeping the south in the general election in 2012 and a Mormon candidate will apparently reduce enthusiasm and turnout among white, Christian voters. Mitt will stay stuck at about twenty percent regardless of how many GOP power brokers urge the voters to rally around his flag.

Which brings us to the wretched remainders.

Bachmann and Paul have undeniable electability issues, Rick Santorum is barely worth mentioning, and Jon Huntsman is too sane, considerate, well informed, capable on the issues, rational, analytical, thoughtful, and Mormon to have a chance within his chosen political party.

That leaves only the dumb one.

When the bright lights reveal more of Newt's warts than voters want to see, there will be no place left for GOP voters to seek sanctuary. The unfaithful and undecideds will have to reconsider Rick Perry. The values voters will realize again that he is with them on gay marriage and Jesus and global warming and abortion and government health care. TP-ers will conclude he's their best chance to show they have the power to destroy government. These voters don't care that Perry is a bit of a dolt on issues; they love him because he thinks like they do and there is no one else on the GOP primary ballot who completely fits that description. Unfortunately, every time a reporter considers writing a comeback narrative for Perry, the Texas governor begins talking and prompts second thoughts about how convincing such an article might ever be for readers.

Republicans must be frustrated as hell. They are facing an incumbent president who most polls show is mortally wounded and yet the GOP cannot find an acceptable, unifying candidate with prospects of victory. The fact that Herman Cain and Rick Perry have survived this long is an indication of the desperation of Republicans. They ought not to worry, though. Sarah Palin has taken up residence in Arizona.

And word is that she is tanned, rested, and ready.

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