Center for American Progress Poll Finds Big Support for Repealing ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

According to the Center for American Progress and Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research, 55 percent of likely voters favor getting rid of the prohibition on openly gay military servicemembers. And that support cuts across most political demographics:

Among likely voters, 68 percent of Democrats, 55 percent of independents, and 41

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Steve King on O’Keefe Arrest: ‘It Seems Really Convenient That This Would Happen Now’

At a press availability earlier today, I asked Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) about the arrest of anti-ACORN muckraker James O’Keefe and what it meant for Republicans, like him, who’d partially based a case against the community group on O’Keefe’s reporting. Lee Fang of ThinkProgress asked further questions. All of that More…

Bachmann, King, House Conservatives Launch ‘Declaration of Health Care Independence’

At a mid-day press conference on Capitol Hill, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) launched a “Declaration of Health Care Independence” — a statement of principles that they hoped Democrats and voters would sign onto, but not one that would be backed by legislation or one More…