BALLWIN — Petitions with 40,000 signatures were delivered to the office of Republican U.S. Rep. Todd Akin on Wednesday, calling the Missouri congressman's views on rape "cruel and deeply offensive" and demanding he withdraw from the U.S. Senate race.
UPDATE: Petition supporting Planned Parenthood signed by 40,000, delivered to Akin
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 | 5:15 p.m. CDT
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