   NPR has learned some of the details of sexual harassment
allegations surrounding GOP candidate Herman Cain. It seems that
the alleged inappropriate behavior involving female subordinates
went beyond verbal. Cain says the accusations are false, a
characterizations that one of the woman's lawyers disputes.
Joining us is NPR's Liz Halloran. And, Liz, from the time the
story broke four days ago, there have been few specifics as to
what Mr. Cain supposedly did. What have you found out?  LIZ
HALLORAN, BYLINE: Well, Robert, as this story has played out
this week, we've been gathering details, talking to people who
have had direct knowledge of the harassment accusations at the
time they were made. That would be in the late-1990s, when Mr.
Cain ran the restaurant lobbying group, which is based here in
D.C. He ran it for about three years.  Let me tell you what we
learned from them. The alleged harassment, according to our
sources, was persisent. It was usually, but not always, verbal
in nature, and it involved sex