Todd Akin and Abortion on the Campaign Trail

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Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO) won the nomination for a US Senate seat without support of the party establishment. Now he's defied Mitt Romney's request that he step aside.

Missouri Republican Congressman Todd Akin won the nomination for a US Senate seat without the support of the party establishment.  Now he's defied Mitt Romney's request that he step aside.  Will Democrats keep talking about the "Republican war on women" all the way to November? Also, the Congressional Budget Office warns about avoiding the "fiscal cliff," and Julian Assange of WikiLeaks is holed up in Equador's London embassy. Will the rules of diplomacy allow British authorities to take him out?

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Credits

Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Caitlin Shamberg, Christian Bordal, Anna Scott