WASHINGTON DC -- During what will be several interviews today, Herman Cain has begun publicly denying charges that a settlement with two women was made by the National Restaurant Association due to allegations of sexual harassment in the 90's.

"Let me set the record straight," noted Cain in an interview on NBC's The Today Show. "I did not sexually harass anyone. I didn't walk up to Wendy from behind, press my erection into her ass, and say 'Do you want to try some of my black walnuts?'"

The allegation was reported by Politico based on a document that was based on a number of documents, via anonymous sources.

Herman Cain's spokesman noted, "This is typical of DC politics. Once an outsider enters the fray, the Beltway gets nervous and starts making unsubstantiated rumors and reports about Cain putting his hand under the table and rubbing Yvonne's inner thigh. It's absolutely ridiculous!"

The cited record notes settlements of five digits and a gag on the allegations, and the names of the women are not stated.

"It's this simple," noted Cain in a taped interview for ABC's The View, "I didn't sneak up from behind on Yvonne, trap her in my bathroom and say 'Suck my dick, I'm the Godfather damn it!' and after she managed to break away from me, I didn't follow her down the hotel hallway, half naked, screaming at her and then needing to bribe a bellboy $100 to be quiet. It just isn't true.  It is just typical DC styled mudslinging."