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King’s Voice On Immigrant Models Reaches Toronto

By Douglas Burns 7/6/08

In the Internet age U.S. Rep. Steve King’s intellectual meanderings are no longer just fodder for Iowa newspapers. His words have been broadcast and printed not only around the nation, but the world.

Love or loathe the Kiron Republican, you have to give it to him for the global reach of his voice.

The Toronto Star has [...]

GOP’s Rathje Says Western Iowa Getting Short-Sticked But King Not To Blame

By Douglas Burns 6/3/08

Speaking to the Carroll Rotary Club hours before primary voting, GOP U.S. Senate candidate Steve Rathje said western Iowa is being neglected by the state’s leaders but he refused to lay any of the blame on the area’s most visible lawmaker, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa.

“You’re just not getting the fair shake you deserve,” Rathje [...]

Congressman Steve King’s Greatest Hits

By Douglas Burns 3/29/08

Why the Provocative Pol Isn’t As Dumb As You Might Think
In six short years, U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, has cultivated a national reputation for attention-grabbing remarks that delight his conservative supporters and appall liberal critics. The latter find his rhetoric fanatical, nativist, and at times racist. But even constituents troubled by the congressman’s runaway [...]

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