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Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
Rep. Steve King: I've Never Heard Of A Girl Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape Or Incest — Rep. Steve King, one of the most staunchly conservative members of the House, was one of the few Republicans who did not strongly condemn Rep. Todd Akin Monday for his remarks regarding pregnancy and rape.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Akin 44 McCaskill 43 — Missouri voters strongly disagree with the comments Todd Akin made about abortion over the weekend, but it hasn't moved the numbers a whole lot in the Senate race. Akin leads Claire McCaskill by a single point, 44-43. That's basically identical to our last poll …
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CNN:
First on CNN: GOP prepares tough anti-abortion platform — Tampa, Florida (CNN) - The Republican Party is once again set to enshrine into its official platform support for “a human life amendment” to the Constitution that would outlaw abortion without making explicit exemptions for rape or incest …
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Heather Leigh / KMEG-TV:
Rep. Steve King on the Campaign Trail — (LE MARS/SIOUX CENTER, IA) Representative Steve King, who's running for re-election in Iowa's 4th Congressional District, made a few campaign stops today. — We caught up with him in Le Mars and Sioux Center, where he spoke about gun control …
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Akin ad asks ‘forgiveness’ — He says he used “wrong words in the wrong way.”
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Tainted poll by Dem outfit offers Akin incentive not to quit — A PPP poll, taken after Todd Akin's infamous comment about rape, puts him in a virtual tie with Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in the Missouri Senate race. According to that poll, Akin leads McCaskill by 44-43.
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Katie Glueck / Politico:
Kirk Cameron defends Todd Akin — TV star-turned-conservative activist Kirk Cameron came to the defense of embattled GOP Senate hopeful Todd Akin Tuesday, saying that the Missouri congressman's controversial comments about “legitimate rape” came in the context of his opposition to abortion.
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BuzzFeed:
Republican Party Makes No Abortion Exception For Rape, Incest — No changes despite Akin controversy. Social conservatives dominate platform committee. — Image by Christian Gooden / AP — TAMPA, Florida — The Republican Party's platform will include language calling …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum: No, Romney and Ryan don't really want a ‘great debate’ — Ever since Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, it's been widely claimed that this ensures a “great debate” pitting two starkly different ideological visions over the future against one another.
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Dennis Prager / Townhall.com:
The Pro-Life Movement Must Disavow Akin Comment
The Pro-Life Movement Must Disavow Akin Comment
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Alex Roarty / NationalJournal.com:
Could Akin Damage the Top of the GOP Ticket?
Could Akin Damage the Top of the GOP Ticket?
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Mark Halperin / The Page:
Missouri GOP Godfathers Act As One to Force Akin Out
Missouri GOP Godfathers Act As One to Force Akin Out
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Akin tells Huckabee he's staying in the race
Breaking: Akin tells Huckabee he's staying in the race
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SurveyUSA:
In Missouri: 54% Call For Akin to Quit Bid for U.S. Senate; 76% Do Not Share His Views on Rape and Abortion
In Missouri: 54% Call For Akin to Quit Bid for U.S. Senate; 76% Do Not Share His Views on Rape and Abortion
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Akin's new mea maxima culpa TV spot
Video: Akin's new mea maxima culpa TV spot
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
NRSC sends out list of conservative pundits calling for Akin to step down
NRSC sends out list of conservative pundits calling for Akin to step down
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CNN:
TRENDING: GOP platform committee approves tough anti-abortion stance
TRENDING: GOP platform committee approves tough anti-abortion stance
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James Hohmann / Reuters:
Tampa platform's 5 flashpoints
Tampa platform's 5 flashpoints
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Catalina Camia / USA Today:
Embattled Rep. Akin apologizes again in new TV ad
Embattled Rep. Akin apologizes again in new TV ad
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James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
Huckabee to Akin: ‘Horrible’ rapes created some extraordinary people
Huckabee to Akin: ‘Horrible’ rapes created some extraordinary people
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Richard Allen Greene / CNN:
Akin's empty chair Twitterverse star
Akin's empty chair Twitterverse star
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Ann Coulter / Human Events:
IF AKIN LOVES HIS COUNTRY, HE WILL STEP ASIDE
IF AKIN LOVES HIS COUNTRY, HE WILL STEP ASIDE
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CNN:
Clock ticking for Akin as GOP urges him to withdraw after rape comment
Clock ticking for Akin as GOP urges him to withdraw after rape comment
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney slightly ahead in Wisconsin — PPP's first Wisconsin poll since Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate finds him taking a small lead over Barack Obama in the state, 48-47. That represents a 7 point shift from PPP's last look at the state in early July, which found Obama ahead 50-44.
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Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Mitt Romney: Honor Students Do It All Themselves — In his town hall appearance in New Hampshire this morning, Mitt Romney celebrated the individual, who clearly needs no support system to succeed in RepublicanLand. — Speaking to a crowd of FreedomWorks devotees and other New Hampshire residents, he said this:
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
RNC ad: Obama ‘ignores the truth’ over ‘felon’ comment — The Republican National Committee released a new web ad Tuesday slamming President Obama for his suggestion at a White House press conference on Monday that “nobody accused Mr. Romney of being a felon.”
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Here's Your Beltway Pundit Constituency — As part of a series of Pre-Convention Front-Pagers based on a new WaPo-Kaiser Family Foundation survey, Jon Cohen and Dan Balz deliver a solid assessment of political independents that is most impressive for its succinctness. Here's all you really need to know from the piece:
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
In Praise of Fact-Checkers — In the wake of Niall Ferguson's dishonesty, Dylan Byers decided to contact Newsweek to see what controls the magazine had in place to prevent authors from lying to them. As it turns out, none: … More accurately, Newsweek has unwittingly outsourced its fact-checking to the web.
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BuzzFeed:
GOP Votes Down Civil Unions In Platform — A social conservative hard line in Tampa. — TAMPA, Florida — The GOP platform committee overwhelmingly voted down an effort to include recognitions of civil unions in the party's manifesto. — The measure, offered by Rhode Island delegate Barbara Fenton …
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New York Times:
Romney Gains Huge Cash Advantage Over Obama — Mitt Romney's cash advantage over President Obama and the Democrats more than doubled in July, as intense Republican fund-raising and heavy spending by Mr. Obama and his allies left Mr. Romney and the Republican National Committee with $62 million …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy Is on Your Screen — Two decades ago, conservative anger against popular culture burned so intensely that it seemed at the time that Hollywood had come to fill the space in the right-wing fear center vacated by the end of Communism. The anger came out in an endless series of skirmishes.
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