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It's All Politics
3:12 pm
Mon September 24, 2012

Todd Akin Bets He Still Has A Chance

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Missouri Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin is joined by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich at an Akin campaign event Monday in Kirkwood, Mo.
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Planned Parenthood organized a protest outside a fundraiser for Todd Akin on Monday.
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By Alan Greenblatt

Originally published on Mon September 24, 2012 3:22 pm

Say what you want about Rep. Todd Akin, he's no quitter.

Tuesday is the last day Akin can remove his name from the Missouri ballot as the Republican nominee for Senate. As the deadline approached, he made it clear he has no intention of dropping out.

"For about the hundredth time or so, I am in this race," Akin said at a news conference Monday at the Amtrak station in Kirkwood, a suburb of St. Louis. "The people of Missouri chose me to do a job."

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Government
2:42 pm
Fri September 21, 2012

McCaskill, Akin Distance Themselves During First Debate

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Todd Akin fields a question in Friday's debate.
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Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill and Republican challenger Todd Akin sparred about budgets, Medicare and other big issues in their first face-to-face debate earlier today.

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Up To Date
4:42 pm
Thu September 20, 2012

U.S. Senate Candidates McCaskill & Akin Debate For First Time

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The candidates: Todd Akin, Claire McCaskill & Jonathan Dine.
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Republican Todd Akin fields a question from moderator David Lieb.
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Claire McCaskill is swarmed by reporters.
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Meanwhile, Up To Date host Steve Kraske discusses and analyzes with Jo Mannies and Ryan Famuliner.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Missouri Congressman Todd Akin
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U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D)
Libertarian Senate candidate Jonathan Dine
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Missouri's U.S. Senate candidates sparred face-to-face for the first time Friday morning.

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Government
6:13 pm
Wed August 22, 2012

McCaskill On Akin: Missouri Voters Have Spoken

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The day after GOP leaders called for Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin to withdrawal, his opponent, Claire McCaskill, didn't have much to say on the topic.

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The Two-Way
6:23 am
Tue August 21, 2012

As Deadline To Drop Out Nears, Rep. Akin's Best Defender Is His Opponent

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Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., talking with reporters at the Missouri State Fair last week.
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Originally published on Wed August 22, 2012 5:47 am

  • NPR's Brian Naylor on 'Morning Edition'
  • Tim Lloyd of St. Louis Public Radio, on 'Morning Edition'

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