Rep. Todd Akin

In this Feb. 18, 2012, photo, Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., waves to the crowd while introduced at a senate candidate forum in Kansas City, Mo. Akin vowed to fight on in his embattled Senate campaign as the deadline to exit the Nov. 6 elections loomed, Aug. 21, 2012, putting pressure on the Missouri congressman to abandon the race over his comments that women's bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of "legitimate rape."

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