Allegations against Herman Cain bring renewed focus on sexual harassment

Herman Cain
Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather's Pizza Herman Cain speaks during the Iowa Republican Party's Straw Poll, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, in Ames, Iowa.
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GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain is vigorously denying claims that he sexually harassed two women when he headed the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s. Midmorning looks at how attitudes towards sexual harassment in the workplace and the political arena have changed over time.

Guests:

Kathleen Peratis: Employment discrimination attorney and partner at law firm of Outten and Golden.

Paul Apostolidis: Chair of the political science department at Whitman College. He co-edited the book "Politics in the Age of Sex Scandals."

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