An aide to Todd Akin on Monday used a profanity in a tweet to extend the GOP Senate hopeful’s weekend analogy comparing Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill to a “dog” who fetches problems from Washington. Meanwhile, McCaskill launched a campaign tour with a series of small-town stops aimed at improving her showing in rural Missouri.

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Republican Congressman Joe Walsh of Illinois said after his Thursday debate against Democratic rival Tammy Duckworth that abortions are
never necessary to save a pregnant woman’s life, because modern technology has eliminated the risks of childbearing.

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Republican Rep. Paul Ryan stopped by a soup kitchen in Youngstown, Ohio, over the weekend for what seemed to be
your typical campaign photo opportunity. During his 15-minute visit on Saturday morning, the vice presidential
candidate donned a white apron and offered to wash some dishes that—as several bloggers and a reporter later pointed out—did not appear to be dirty.

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