Obama On Akin: ‘Rape Is Rape’

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Obama, during a surprise visit to the White House briefing room Monday, weighed in on Todd Akin’s controversial comments, saying: “Rape is rape.”

“The idea that we should be parsing, and qualifying, and slicing what types of rape we’re talking about, doesn’t make sense to the American people,” Obama said.

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