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Ex-Rep. Akin doubled staff salaries after defeat

Associated Press — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:12:17 +0000

Former Missouri Congressman Todd Akin roughly doubled his office payroll after losing a campaign for U.S. Senate.

Republican: Akin 'partly right' on rape comment

Associated Press — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:44:14 +0000

A Republican congressman and OB-GYN says former Missouri Rep. Todd Akin was "partly right" when he said women's bodies can avoid pregnancy in cases of "legitimate rape."

Georgia Rep. Phil Gingrey made the comments Thursday to constituents, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.

But Gingrey sent out a statement Friday saying his position was misconstrued and that he neither defends nor stands by Akin's remark.

Year in review: a look back at the news from 2012

Rehman Tungekar — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 23:32:17 +0000

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What we learned about Mo. voters from the Akin/McCaskill race

Kristofor Husted — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:28:09 +0000

With the election in the rearview mirror, the national parties have spent the last week poring through the results and voter demographic data. Turns out women, young people and Latino voters matter a lot in a presidential race.

Here in Missouri, the results for the U.S. Senate race displayed some similarities.

Libertarian Mo. senate candidate garners 6 percent of the vote

Katarina Sostaric — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:27:08 +0000

Jonathan Dine, the Libertarian candidate for Missouri senator, took 6 percent of the vote in his race against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill and Republican congressman Todd Akin.

Rape remark defined Akin's campaign, McCaskill win

Associated Press — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:19:12 +0000

Missouri congressman Todd Akin called it his "six-second mistake." But his brief remark about "legitimate rape" was more than enough to sink his U.S. Senate campaign.

Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill defeated her Republican challenger with nearly 55 percent of the vote to Akin's 39 percent in Tuesday's election. It was the largest margin of victory in a Missouri Senate race since 1994.

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Scott Pham — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 23:27:00 +0000

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McCaskill stops in Columbia on final day of campaign

Wendy Mader — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:22:26 +0000

Senator Claire McCaskill is finishing up her statewide “Get Out the Vote” campaign today by making various stops throughout Missouri. One of them was in Columbia this morning, at the Coordinated Campaign Building.

Gingrich raising cash, profile for Akin Senate bid

Associated Press — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:48:58 +0000

Shunned by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin is instead turning to former presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich to help raise his profile and cash in the closing week of his campaign.

Congressman Todd Akin defends "dog" analogy

Chris McDaniel — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:23:29 +0000

Republican Congressman Todd Akin is defending his statement comparing his opponent, Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, to a dog.