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August 23, 2012

Ryan Seeks Distance from Akin After Rape Comment 
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Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan continues to face
questions over his ties to Missouri Rep. Todd Akin. Republicans have
urged Akin to drop his Senate bid following his claim that women’s
bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of what he called "legitimate
rape." The Akin controversy has spilled over into the presidential
campaign, in part because Ryan and Akin co-sponsored the No Taxpayer
Funding for Abortion Act last year, which attempted to redefine rape by
introducing the term "forcible rape." Speaking aboard a flight out of
North Carolina, Ryan sought to distance himself from Akin.

Paul Ryan: "You know, he should have dropped out of the race, but he's
not. He's going to run his campaign and we are going to run ours."

 

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