Arkansas governor optimistic on reinstatement of gay parent ban CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is optimistic the Legislature quickly will reinstate a ban on same-sex couples serving as foster parents in his state. "What we are talking about is whether the state should place a child in a relationship that is not recognized by the state as a marriage," the Republican governor, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, told The Associated Press on Saturday. The Arkansas Supreme Court last month struck down regulations banning the placement of foster children with same sex couples. The court said state...