Source Says Akin Planning to Withdraw
Has Tuesday deadline if he wants to end campaign over abortion rape controversy.
Missouri Republican Todd Akin has begun moving toward ending his candidacy after his remarks on rape and abortion provoked a firestorm.
"Akin is taking concrete steps to withdraw by tomorrow at 5:00 p.m.," a senior Republican told BuzzFeed, adding that Akin could still change his mind.
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Aside from his poor choice of words (legitimate instead of genuine), did Akin actually state an untruth? Or merely a politically unpopular truth?