Rep. Akin gets apology for 'murder' joke
Senate candidate Todd Akin of Missouri said he has accepted an apology from Republican strategist Karl Rove for a joke about the congressman being "found mysteriously murdered."
Akin said in a Facebook posting on his campaign website, "I appreciate the call from Karl Rove, and accept the apology." Rove called Akin on Friday, Rick Tyler, an Akin campaign adviser, told The Associated Press....