Herman Cain - suspended campaign Dec 3
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Republicans protest Obama inaction on entitlements but ignore previous proposals
As Republicans position themselves in their wrestling match with President Barack Obama, their refrain has been that the president must be the one to propose cost-cutting reforms to the government’s entitlement programs which now account for 42 percent of all federal spending. Full story
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Profile: Herman Cain

Herman Cain (born December 13,1945) is an American businessman, politician, columnist, and radio host from Georgia. He is the former
chairman and CEO of Godfather's Pizza and a former deputy chairman (1992-94) and chairman (1995-96) of the board of directors to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Before his business and economics career he worked as a mathematician in ballistics for the United States Navy. Cain's newspaper column is distributed by North Star Writers Group. He lives in the Atlanta suburbs, where he also serves as a minister at Antioch Baptist Church North.
Full name: | Herman Cain |
Date of birth: | Dec 12, 1945 in Memphis, Tenn. |
Family: | Married to Gloria Cain, 3 sons, 5 grandsons |
Religion: | National Baptist |
Education: | B.A. Moorehouse College (1967), M.S. Purdue University |
Resume: | The Coca-Cola Company (1977), Pilsbury (1980's), Godfather's Pizza (1987) |
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Candidate links:
- Official site
- YouTube
- Mobile app
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Profile: Herman Cain on the issues
- Jobs Cain’s jobs plan relies primarily on his "9-9-9" tax plan, which calls for a nine percent tax on sales, personal income and corporate income. He has also suggested creating “opportunity zones” in economically depressed areas.
- Taxes Cain's "9-9-9" plan calls for the abolition of the current federal tax code, which would be replaced by a nine percent tax on sales, personal income and corporate income.
- Budget Cain has said he would look to every area of the government for cuts, but has no specific budget plan. He was also a signatory to the "Cut, Cap and Balance" pledge calling for a cap on the level of government spending, and a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution.
- Regulations Not available
- Entitlement programs Cain has consistently cited Chile's entitlement programs as a model for his reforms. That system has workers pay part of their income into personalized savings accounts.
- Health care reform Cain has pledged to repeal President Obama's health care law, and would replace it with "free market reforms," along with medical malpractice liability reform.
- Foreign policy Cain has called for the U.S. to have prepared a "clear national security strategy with every nation on the planet, friend or foe."
- Immigration Cain has said he would secure the border by using boots on the ground, technology, and the construction of a fence, which could possibly be electrified.
- Energy/Environment Cain would loosen regulations on domestic energy exploration, and eliminate subsidies for agricultural products, including ethanol.
- Abortion Cain considers himself "100% pro-life," and pledged to veto legislation containing funding for Planned Parenthood. He also pledged to appoint judges who share his view that there's no right to abortion in the Constitution. He has said, though, that he doesn't believe the president has the authority to order a woman to not to have an abortion.
- Same-sex marriage Cain has said he believes homosexuality is a sin, but has said he wouldn't seek a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. He would leave the issue to the states.
- Climate change Not available
Political cartoons
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Herman Cain
Political cartoonists take a look at GOP candidate Herman Cain.
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Herman Cain