Todd Akin Asks for Forgiveness in New Campaign Ad

Senate candidate addresses rape remarks

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Todd Akin, the Republican Senatorial candidate in Missouri who's under fire for claiming a woman's body can fend off pregnancy after a "legitimate rape," released this TV spot on Tuesday in an attempt to save his candidacy. In it, he says: "Rape is an evil act. I used the wrong words in the wrong way and for that I apologize," he said in the ad. "As the father of two daughters, I want tough justice for predators.

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