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Mourdock Claims His Words Were "Twisted"

Indiana Senate hopeful Richard Mourdock has offered a partial apology for his remarks Tuesday night that pregnancy from rape is “something that God intended to happen,” after sparking a firestorm akin to Missouri Republican Todd Akin’s earlier this year.

“I don’t think God wants rape. I don’t think he wants that at all because rape is evil,” he said during a press conference Wednesday.

Source: LA Times. Read full article. (link)

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