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Iowa Rep. Steve King: Assimilate Immigrants, But Only the 'Pick of the Litter'

Dorian de Wind | Posted 05.23.2012

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Dorian de Wind

Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has always been a very strong, vocal opponent of illegal immigration and amnesty. According to his website, King believes th...

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Rep. Steve King's Imaginary War On Vegetarians

The Huffington Post | Max J. Rosenthal | Posted 04.05.2012

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has a long history of eyebrow-raising statements. In 2012 alone, King recommended that gays keep their identities secret at w...

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Amanda Terkel

GOP Crafts Plan To Kill Obama Birth Control Rule

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 02.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's rule requiring most employers' insurance plans to pay for birth control with no co-pay for employees has infu...

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Michael McAuliff

'Tea Party 10' Targeted In Multi-Million Dollar Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 02.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A liberal super PAC is set Monday to launch what it is billing as a multimillion dollar campaign to "Take Down the Tea Party Ten." Th...

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The Tea Party Misses the Point of OWS's Aspirations

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 12.10.2011

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Raymond J. Learsy

It is the outrage against the corruption and destruction of our once heralded system of meritocracy that is the core of Occupy Wall Street. The Tea party would do well to take heed.

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A Dying Civilization?

Robert Walker | Posted 10.03.2011

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Robert Walker

Rep. King believes that lowering the number of unwanted pregnancies by eliminating the co-pay for contraceptive services is a bad idea because of the critical need to keep birth rates above the "replacement level."

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The Immigration Hall of Shame -- 2011 Edition

Amy Novick | Posted 06.20.2011

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Amy Novick

Many of the names are familiar. Maybe you've seen their faces before, or maybe you're hearing about them for the first time. But all of them are obstructing the immigration reform that Americans want, need, and deserve.

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GOP Rep. Steve King on Shirley Sherrod, Pigford and Racism (VIDEO)

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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As part of my documentary about how the Pigford settlement designed to help black farmers was hijacked by trial lawyers and politicians, I interviewed controversial congressman Steve King.

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Elise Foley

Steve King Snubbed For Immigration Subcommittee

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Iowa Republican and anti-illegal immigration hardliner Steve King was passed over for the leading position on the House immigration subc...

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WATCH: GOP Rep Invokes Babies 'In Garbage Cans' To Argue Against Health Reform

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) used some extreme imagery Thursday to argue that last year's health care overhaul was unconstitutional, appearing to suggest ...

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Steve King To Keep His Health Care, But Commends GOPers Forgoing It For 'Standing On This Principle'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), a fervent opponent of last year's health care law, said Tuesday that he had no plans to give up his own federally subsidized...

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Steve King Makes Obscure Argument On Abortion Invoking Guns

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) recently pushed the envelope on extreme abortion analogies, arguing that pro-choicers' vagueness about the moment when life b...

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Steve King Blasts Congress

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) recently expressed disgust with the growing checklist of legislation that has been passed during the current lame duck sessio...

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Steve King Supports Return To McCarthy-Era Investigations Panel

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) appeared to lend support in a recent interview to the re-creation of a congressional committee directly descended from the Ho...

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Lucia Graves

House Republicans Allege Fraud In Settlement With Black Farmers, Call For Investigation

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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House Republicans allege that a $1.25-billion settlement of discrimination claims with black farmers supported by the Obama administration is packed w...

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Steve King: Muslim Groups, Unions 'Calling The Shots At The Justice Department'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) claimed in a statement on Friday that Muslims and unions had effectively infiltrated the Justice Department and were steering...

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Steve King Alleges 'Favoritism' In Granting Obama's Aunt Asylum In U.S.

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) said he is skeptical about the recent decision to grant asylum to President Barack Obama's Kenyan aunt, Zeituni Onyango, a ru...

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Steve King: Gays Wouldn't Face Discrimination If They Didn't 'Wear Their Sexuality On Their Sleeve'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) says he has a simple solution to stop employment discrimination against gay people, and it sounds a lot like "don't ask, don'...

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Right-Wing Demands Obama Fire Kevin Jennings for Helping Gay Teens Not Kill Themselves

Julie Farby | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kevin Jennings, Educator And Homosexual Everyone knows, much like the thought of women working, the idea of homosexuals being anything other than a ...

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Rep. Steve King's Anti-Progressive Rant

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

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2009-05-18-steveking.jpgWatch Rep. King's video, it's definitely a keeper. You'll be able to show your grandkids when right-wingers 50 years from now are screaming about how the latest progressive proposals are socialism.

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GOP Rep Introduces Resolution In Congress To Confirm The "Importance Of Christmas"

Politico | John Bresnahan | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is one straight from the headlines of the Onion. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) has introduced a resolution (H.Res. 847) saying, and I am not making th...

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