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Todd Akin’s ‘Legitimate Rape’ Claim a Peek Behind Anti-Abortion Curtain

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His misogynist claptrap has spread among abortion opponents for ages. Kirsten Powers on his Kinsley gaffe.

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Kirsten Powers
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