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John McCain, after facing questions from the media,

was forced to cancel a fundraiser at the home of a Texas oilman who once joked that women should give in while being raped. The Texan, Republican Clayton "Claytie" Williams, made the joke during his failed 1990 campaign for governor against Democrat Ann Richards. Williams compared rape to the weather, saying, "As long as it's inevitable,...

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