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To: i-node who wrote (668930)	8/24/2012 11:48:00 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1578230

The reporter wasn't allowed to ask about Romney's positions on abortion. I suppose, like his tax returns, they're secret.

To: i-node who wrote (668930)	8/24/2012 12:13:32 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 1578230

Akin plunges in Missouri poll; state now in ‘tossup’ column August 24, 2012, 12:11 PM The effects of Todd Akin’s comments have taken a drastic toll on his chances to unseat Missouri Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, as the Republican challenger now is 10 points behind the incumbent, according to a new poll. The survey from Rasmussen Reports also says that the comments have turned the tide in Missouri’s presidential vote, as the state now is officially in the “toss-up” column, with President Barack Obama now ahead of Republican challenger Mitt Romney by a point 47-46. Missouri had been put into the category of “leaning” Republican prior to the poll. McCaskill, considered vulnerable in her re-election bid, now is comfortably ahead of Akin 48% to 38% in the wake of Akin’s comments to a television interviewer regarding rape. In promoting a strict pro-life stance that calls for no abortions even in cases of rape or incest, Akin said that in situations of a “legitimate rape,” a woman’s reproductive system can shut down and avoid pregnancy. Republicans have called on Akin to bow out of the race in Missouri, but the six-term House member from suburban St. Louis has refused, saying he misspoke. The party was hoping to unseat McCaskill, as her ouster could have tipped the balance of the Senate in the Republicans’ favor. Now, however, that may be a tall order. Despite the blowback from Akin’s comments, Republicans have adopted a pro-life stance in this year’s party platform that stipulates no abortions should be performed even in cases of rape or incest. – Russ Britt