UPDATE: McCaskill launches ads against Akin featuring raped women

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | 3:36 p.m. CDT; updated 4:30 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill took aim Wednesday at Republican challenger Todd Akin with a new series of TV ads featuring rape survivors outraged by Akin's remark about "legitimate rape" and his opposition to emergency contraception.

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