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Herman Cain’s Life and Career (PHOTOS)
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If any GOP candidate has a true rags-to-riches story, it’s Herman Cain. As the pizza CEO surges to the front of the Republican race, follow his steps from the projects of Atlanta to contender for America’s second consecutive black president.
Nina Strochlic
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Oct. 15 2011
5:55PM EDT
Jonathan Ernst / Reuters-Landov
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