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Republican Richard Mourdock — who slipped in the polls after saying during a debate that when a woman who is raped becomes pregnant, it's "something that God intended" — lost his U.S. Senate race in Indiana to Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly. Mourdock is a tea party-backed state treasurer who surprised the GOP when he beat […]

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Any day now, I expect God to make an official announcement endorsing atheism.   How can the Supreme Being pass on endorsing atheism, what with some people contending that such despicable things as rape and murder are “what God intended,” or are “part of his plan”?   And yes, I’m thinking of none other than […]

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CINCINNATI (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to shore up support among women, intensified his pressure Thursday on Mitt Romney to break any ties with a Republican Senate candidate who said that if a woman becomes pregnant from rape it is "something God intended." Romney ignored the emotional social issue, holding to an optimistic campaign […]

Sybil Wilkes discusses today's news headlines including the latest on Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, and President Barack Obama.

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican Mitt Romney's campaign says he still supports Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock after Mourdock said "God intended" pregnancies that result from rape. The campaign has not asked Mourdock to pull a TV ad featuring Romney. Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul said Wednesday that Romney disagrees with Mourdock's opposition to abortion […]

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock refused to apologize Wednesday for saying that rape resulting in pregnancy is "something God intended." State Republicans and a few congressional leaders defended Mourdock, whose prospects of winning the seat long held by the GOP are unclear. But with female voters critical in the tight presidential […]

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NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) — Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock says when a woman is impregnated during a rape, "it's something God intended." Mourdock was asked Tuesday during the final minutes of a debate whether abortion should be allowed in cases of rape or incest. He replied: "I think even when life begins in […]