Akin's son to manage campaign for Senate in Missouri

Wednesday, January 4, 2012 | 4:10 p.m. CST

JEFFERSON CITY — U.S. Rep. Todd Akin is turning the reins of his Missouri Senate campaign over to one of his sons while shedding several of his top hired political aides in what is shaping up as a competitive three-way Republican primary to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill.

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