I have a slow drain in an American Standard bathroom vanity sink. The stopper is cable operated. I can disconnect the cable, but I still cannot pull the stopper out of the sink. I tried twisting the stopper right or left to disconnect it, but that doesn't work either. How can I get the stopper out so I can clear the clog ?

There is a rod with a ball on it that is holding the stopper in place / moving it up and down, that is what the cable was attached to. You have to remove the pivot nut from under the sink to remove the stopper. Should be above the trap, toward the back. Remove and clean out the trap while you are down there, should help with the slow drain unless the clog is further in than that. Take alook at this site, the picture shows the pivot nut.

Bathroom Sink Popup and Stopper Problems from the Natural Handyman Home Repair and Do It Yourself website

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Originally Posted by tbettyplummer

I have a slow drain in an American Standard bathroom vanity sink. The stopper is cable operated. I can disconnect the cable, but I still cannot pull the stopper out of the sink. I tried twisting the stopper right or left to disconnect it, but that doesn't work either. How can I get the stopper out so I can clear the clog ?

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If the stopper won't pull up then the installer tied it down. To free the stopper, push down on the knob raising the stopper to the drain position. Now go underneith the lavatory and locate a knured nut with a rod sticking out of it. Take a pair of pliers and free the nut just enough for it to turn by hand. STOP! Now hand loosen the nut enough so the nut and rod just begains to clear. STOP!
Now GENTLY, while you're pulling up on the stopper pull the nut and rod out SLOWLY and STOP when the stopper clears enough to remove. CAREFUL! Don't let it pull all the way out. Now tighten the nut by hand and snug it up with a pair of pliers. You may now just drop the stopper in and it will continue to ride on top of the rod so if you ever have to remove it you can.
Hope this helps . Tom

Try doing a search for the American Standard sink's installation instructions.
http://m.americanstandard-us.com/assets/documents/amstd/install/Install_1264.pdf
I have a new home and all three sinks have these newfangled cable pop-up systems and they are junk in my opinion. After 2 months all of the pop-ups don't work.
Like these guys say, you have to loosen that nut under the sink where the pop-up cable connects to. Then carefully remove the cam that is in there by prying it out with a flat screwdriver from the side of it. If you can get that out, then you SHOULD be able to free the stopper.