<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - akin</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/akin</link><description>Newsvine - akin</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 18:50:22 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 06:40:18 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>GOP Senate group aided Akin despite disavowal</title>
<description><![CDATA[Despite publicly disavowing candidate Todd Akin after his "legitimate rape" remark, the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly sent $760,000 to Missouri in a last-ditch attempt to aid Akin's unsuccessful bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[David A. Lieb]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[David A. Lieb]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15753454-gop-senate-group-aided-akin-despite-disavowal</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/07/15753454-gop-senate-group-aided-akin-despite-disavowal</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>politics</category><category>missouri</category><category>claire-mccaskill</category><category>missouri-senate</category><category>national-republican-senatorial-committee</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 15:21:24 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Anti-union group boosts Akin in Missouri</title>
<description><![CDATA[An outside group that is critical of labor unions will spend $25,000 to boost Missouri Rep. Todd Akin in his race against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14858668-anti-union-group-boosts-akin-in-missouri</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/01/14858668-anti-union-group-boosts-akin-in-missouri</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>politics</category><category>missouri</category><category>claire-mccaskill</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Nov 2012 17:34:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rep. Todd Akin raises $1.6 million for Senate bid</title>
<description><![CDATA[Missouri Rep. Todd Akin raised about $1.6 million for his Senate bid in the months after party officials sought to distance themselves from him for his comments on "legitimate rape," according to his filings with the Federal Election Commission.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry C. Jackson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Henry C. Jackson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14542199-rep-todd-akin-raises-16-million-for-senate-bid</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14542199-rep-todd-akin-raises-16-million-for-senate-bid</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>politics</category><category>1st</category><category>fundraising</category><category>missouri</category><category>federal-election-commission</category><category>ld</category><category>writethru</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:54:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rep. Todd Akin raises $1.6 million for Senate bid</title>
<description><![CDATA[Missouri Rep. Todd Akin raised about $1.6 million for his Senate bid in the months after Republican Party officials sought to distance themselves from his comments on "legitimate rape," according to his filings with the Federal Election Commission.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry C. Jackson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Henry C. Jackson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14540956-rep-todd-akin-raises-16-million-for-senate-bid</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/18/14540956-rep-todd-akin-raises-16-million-for-senate-bid</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>politics</category><category>fundraising</category><category>republican-party</category><category>missouri</category><category>federal-election-commission</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:18:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Rove apologizes to Mo. Rep. Akin for murder quip</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican strategist Karl Rove has apologized to Congressman Todd Akin after joking about the Missouri Senate candidate being murdered.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13592502-rove-apologizes-to-mo-rep-akin-for-murder-quip</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/31/13592502-rove-apologizes-to-mo-rep-akin-for-murder-quip</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>rove</category><category>politics</category><category>karl-rove</category><category>missouri</category><category>republican-senate</category><category>missouri-senate</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>akin</category><category>congressman-todd-akin</category><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:46:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a6febf97-0909-4447-bd30-20765af9fd74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a6febf97-0909-4447-bd30-20765af9fd74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Senate candidate Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., campaigns his wife Lulli, right, during the Northwest Missouri State Fair in Bethany, Mo., Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012. It was Akin's first public interaction with voters since his Aug. 19 comment in a TV interview that women's bodies have ways of averting pregnancy from what he called &quot;legitimate rape.&quot; The comment prompted widespread backlash, with some Republicans urging him to quit the race against Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Police investigating reported threat against Akin</title>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Capitol Police said Thursday that officers are investigating a reported threat against Rep. Todd Akin, the Missouri congressman who has been criticized for comments he recently made about rape.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13441072-police-investigating-reported-threat-against-akin</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13441072-police-investigating-reported-threat-against-akin</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>threat</category><category>capitol-police</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:12:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama mocks Akin, says Akin missed science class</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is mocking Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri for his remarks about a woman's body being able to avoid pregnancy during what Akin called a "legitimate rape."]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13420659-obama-mocks-akin-says-akin-missed-science-class</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13420659-obama-mocks-akin-says-akin-missed-science-class</guid><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>us-news</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 00:31:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Akin cares little about pressure from GOP leaders</title>
<description><![CDATA[Until this week, Rep. Todd Akin was virtually unknown beyond his suburban district, associated more with his deep religious convictions than any legislative achievements.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Salter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Jim Salter]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13418954-akin-cares-little-about-pressure-from-gop-leaders</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13418954-akin-cares-little-about-pressure-from-gop-leaders</guid><category>us</category><category>senate</category><category>missouri</category><category>us-news</category><category>todd-akin</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 21:02:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e600f335-dc73-4ded-aa75-0602a0b9520e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="329" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e600f335-dc73-4ded-aa75-0602a0b9520e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="99" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2012 file photo, Missouri Republican Senate cadidate, Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., talks with reporters in Sedalia, Mo. This is the convention prelude of the Republicans' dreams &amp;#8212; their nightmares, that is. Mitt Romney wanted to preside over a made-for TV gathering showcasing his economic credentials and GOP unity. Instead, he's heading to Tampa with the national debate focused on rape and abortion and with the divisions within his party on full display.   (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4b8b69f2-4806-4c61-a2ea-e8118c2616d1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4b8b69f2-4806-4c61-a2ea-e8118c2616d1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2000 file photo, Missouri 2nd District candidate state Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo., is congratulated by his supporters upon his victory over Sen. Ted House,  D-St. Charles in Kansas City, Mo. Until this week, Rep. Todd Akin was virtually unknown beyond his district, associated more with his deep religious convictions than any legislative achievements. Long before his comments about women's bodies and &quot;legitimate rape&quot; made him a flashpoint in the fall campaign, this congressional backbencher was a favorite among home-schooling organizations and conservative church groups.  (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Karen Elshout)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ryan says no further plans to push Akin from race</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan acknowledges he urged Missouri Congressman Todd Akin to abandon his Senate bid but has no further plans to speak to him about it now that Akin is staying in the race.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Beth Fouhy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13416060-ryan-says-no-further-plans-to-push-akin-from-race</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/22/13416060-ryan-says-no-further-plans-to-push-akin-from-race</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>ryan</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>akin</category><category>missouri-congressman-todd-akin</category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:43:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Akin admits he was wrong in rape comments</title>
<description><![CDATA[Congressman Todd Akin says he was wrong in claiming that women's bodies are able to prevent pregnancies in "a legitimate rape" situation and that conception is rare in such cases.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378264-akin-admits-he-was-wrong-in-rape-comments</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13378264-akin-admits-he-was-wrong-in-rape-comments</guid><category>us</category><category>rape</category><category>apology</category><category>us-news</category><category>comments</category><category>akin</category><category>congressman-todd-akin</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:49:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Romney campaign disagrees with Akin rape comments</title>
<description><![CDATA[Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is distancing himself from a Missouri congressman who says a woman's body "has ways" to prevent pregnancy after rape.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kasie Hunt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kasie Hunt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13367420-romney-campaign-disagrees-with-akin-rape-comments</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/19/13367420-romney-campaign-disagrees-with-akin-rape-comments</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>romney</category><category>akin</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:50:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>