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Democrats say Akin's comments could put Missouri in play

A recent Rasmussen survey showed Obama's support in Missouri at 47% compared to 46% for Romney.

 

Obama On Todd Akin: 'Rape Is Rape'

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In a surprise news conference Monday, President Barack Obama addressed the controversy surrounding a remark by Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) that women who suffer "legitimate rape" rarely get pregnant. "The views expressed were offensive," said Obama. "Rape is rape. And the idea that we should be parsing and qualifying and slicing what types of rape we are talking about doesn't make sense to the American people and certainly doesn't make sense to me. So what I think these comments do underscore is why we shouldn't have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making health care decisions on behalf of women."

 

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