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Gazette staff and wiresWASHINGTON — Less than two weeks after U.S. Rep. Steve King was sworn into a new term in Congress, a panel of Republican leaders voted unanimously Monday to keep him off House committees, a rebuke to an Iowa politician long known for his racially inflammatory remarks, most recently questioning if the term “white supremacist” was actually offensive.House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said the decision by the Republican Steering Committee followed his recommendation and was meant to send a message about the GOP.“That is not the party of Lincoln,” he said of King’s comments.

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