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Lochloosa

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Mon Aug 20, 2012, 08:01 AM Aug 2012

You just have to love the lead stories on Google's News

Top StoriesThe GuardianSee realtime coverage 'Legitimate rape', a medieval medical concept
The Guardian - ‎15 minutes ago‎


Todd Akin, the Republican candidate for senate in Missouri, said in an interview released this weekend that he did not support abortion for rape victims because: "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.

Related US Crime » Mitt Romney » Claire McCaskill » Todd Akin, Paul Ryan and the very real war on womenNew York Daily News (blog)DNC email ties Romney to Todd AkinPolitico (blog) - by Alexander Burns

Featured:Missouri Congressman backs off 'legitimate rape' commentsDetroit Free PressHighly Cited:Republican Senate Nominee: Victims Of 'Legitimate Rape' Don't Get PregnantTPM - by Evan McMorris-Santoro

In Depth:Todd Akin's Bachmann-esque problemWashington Post (blog) - by Aaron Blake
Wikipedia:Todd Akin

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