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Mo. Farm Bureau keeps support of Akin
http://www.komu.com/news/mo-farm-bureau-keeps-support-of-akin/"JEFFERSON CITY (AP) - The Missouri Farm Bureau reaffirmed its endorsement of Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin on Tuesday after the Republican congressman made remarks about women's bodies being able to avoid pregnancy in cases of what he called "legitimate rape."
The Farm Bureau's decision comes just over a month after members of its political action committees voted by an overwhelming 99 percent to support Akin over Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill. The Farm Bureau did not disclose the exact percentage of support Akin won in the new vote, but it said the results were similar.
In an unprecedented move for the Farm Bureau, its political committees decided to reconsider their endorsement after Akin's remarks about rape aired Aug. 19 on a St. Louis television station. Akin has apologized repeatedly since then and has rejected numerous calls by top Republicans - including GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney - to drop out of the Senate race so that the state Republican committee can pick a replacement candidate.
The Farm Bureau held a series of conference calls over the past week to poll its members about Akin. The organization requires at least a two-thirds vote to make an endorsement."
