Akin's ‘six-second mistake' was pivotal

Thursday, November 8, 2012

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Missouri congressman Todd Akin called it his "six-second mistake." But his brief remark about "legitimate rape" was more than enough to sink his U.S. Senate campaign.

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