JEFFERSON CITY — A "bellwether," quite literally, is a male sheep wearing a bell that leads the flock — or at least allows a farmer to find his sheep, because the clanging ram is never too far from the rest of the group.
Akin Senate bid tests GOP strength in Missouri
Saturday, August 25, 2012 | 5:48 p.m. CDT
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