Democratic incumbent is content for Akin to stay

Friday, August 24, 2012 | 3:40 p.m. CDT

ST. LOUIS — Rep. Todd Akin's staunchest defender may turn out to be his chief political rival. As the nation's top Republicans urged Akin this week to abandon his Senate race, one of the few politicians content to see him stay was the Democratic incumbent he's trying to unseat.

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