GOP groups urge Akin to quit Senate race after rape comment

Todd Akin
In this Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012 photograph, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., talks with reporters while attending the Governor's Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Mo. Akin was keeping a low profile, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, a day after a TV interview in which he said that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" and that conception is rare in such cases.
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National Republican groups are urging Rep. Todd Akin, R-Missouri, to quit the race for Senate after his controversial remarks on rape and abortion. We'll look at what impact the controversy might have beyond the Missouri race.

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