The smears begin against Cain

We were warned  that the  2012 presidential race would be be the mother of all dirty campaigns. It has started already with a claim  that complaints of "inappropriate" behavior were made against Herman Cain in the 1990s.  On the bright side, it's better for the Hermanator  to deal with this now rather than later.  More here.
UPDATE 1:  Cain campaign disputes Politico  report
Update 2: The Other McCain on the accusations