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	Iowa City Press-Citizen: Opinion
		Jim Leach's experience and statesmanship quickly moved him to the top of our list of candidates seeking to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. Congress, which includes all of Johnson County.
		Leach has held the post for 26 years, and although he is a career politician, he has done a good job of voting independent of his Republican party affiliation.
		Leach said he thinks the Iraqi people should strive for a regime change on their own, and that "brash American unilateralism" could quicken the use of biological agents and other weapons of mass-destruction among terrorists.
	www.press-citizen.com /opinion/pceditorials/staffedit102202.htm (613 words)

	Remarks by the Vice President at Reception for Congressman Jim Leach
		Jim and I first got to know each other more than 30 years ago -- I guess it was 1969 -- when we both went to work for a young, up and comer then, a budding politician.
		But, so I followed Jim by two years in the House, but one of the great privileges in the House are the friendships and the relationships that deepen as a result of your time there, and I had the great privilege of serving for ten years with Jim.
		Jim and I don't always agree on every issue, but there was never any doubt in my mind that he arrived at his views and position after careful and thoughtful deliberation, and as a matter of deep, personal conviction.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2003/10/20031021-13.html (2032 words)

	Jim Leach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Leach was born in Davenport, Iowa, and won the 1960 state wrestling championship at the 138-pound weight class for Davenport High School.
		Leach is a member of Parliamentarians for Global Action and opposed U.S. withdrawal from compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in 1985[2].
		In the 2006 elections Leach was defeated by David Loebsack, a political science professor at Cornell College whose stepson is serving in Iraq.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jim_Leach (490 words)

	Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative James Leach of IA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Leach has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would provide more information to the public about contacts between lobbyists and politicians, and which would slow down the revolving door of politics in which politicians move into cushy corporate jobs after they retire in exchange for favors.
		Leach has not yet cosponsored H.R., a bill which would sensibly require the establishment of a backup paper record of votes for those times when electronic voting machines fail.
		Leach has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would put an end to the practice of "extraordinary rendition," in which Bush Administration officials send people into the custody of certain nations, knowing full well (some would say intending) that they will be tortured there.
	www.irregularbin.com /house/LeachIA2.html (1275 words)

	MichaelMoore.com : Jim Leach breaks from GOP on DeLay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Leach was one of two Republicans to join Democrats on Thursday in voting for a measure considered unfavorable to DeLay.
		Leach and Rep. Joel Hefley of Colorado were the two Republicans to join Democrats in voting Thursday against tabling a proposal by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to study ethics committee rules before proceeding with a full committee review of the allegations against DeLay.
		Leach, who represents the 2nd Congressional District, was one of two House Republicans to vote against the Iraq war resolution in 2002.
	www.michaelmoore.com /words/latestnews/index.php?id=2277 (839 words)

	NPR : Interview: Representative Jim Leach Discusses His Constituents' Views on Possible War With Iraq
		Republican Congressman Jim Leach is in his home state of Iowa this month asking constituents about their opinions on Iraq.
		Representative JIM LEACH (Republican, Iowa): The consensus to the degree there is a consensus emerging is one of great caution.
		LEACH: Well, the common assumption that all Americans, I think, more or less agree upon is that Saddam Hussein is a very destabilizing character and maybe even in the president's terms has elements of evil to his composition.
	www.npr.org /programs/atc/transcripts/2002/aug/020817.leach.html (808 words)

	Congressman Jim Leach Says Military Action Against Iran Would Be Unwise
		Republican Congressman Jim Leach of Iowa says the possible use of military force by the United States or Israel to eliminate Iran's nuclear installations would be an unwise course of action.
		Leach said the United States could hold out the prospect of not only a normalization of relations in trade but also of a free trade agreement and expanded cultural ties.
		Leach suggested that the United States consider joining the comprehensive test ban treaty to demonstrate it commitment to multilateral restraint.
	www.payvand.com /news/04/nov/1241.html (2010 words)

	Jim Leach - dKosopedia
		James A. "Jim" Leach was born October 15, 1942 in Davenport, Iowa.
		Leach has been mentioned as the possible next president of the University of Iowa.
		In 1997, Leach withheld his vote for GOP candidate for Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, due to misgivings over pending ethics investigations.
	www.dkosopedia.com /index.php/Jim_Leach (420 words)

	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - The Region - Interview with Rep. Jim Leach (March 2000) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		When Rep. Jim Leach steps down from his post as chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Banking and Financial Services at the end of this year, he will do so knowing that his name will be forever linked with one of the most important pieces of banking legislation enacted during the preceding century.
		LEACH: My sense was that the Congress in the 1930s introduced arbitrary and uncompetitive elements into the landscape of finance and that the American financial system could be made more competitive internally as well as externally.
		LEACH: Well, first of all, let me stress that the issue isn't whether you can bank at Wal-Mart; the question is whether or not Wal-Mart is your bank.
	woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us /pubs/region/00-03/leach.cfm?js=0 (4564 words)

	Matthew Yglesias / proudly eponymous since 2002
		On the subject of Leach and not of Yglesias's illustrious career, Matt must be too young to remember Leach's infamous role at the beginning of the Whitewater "scandal." As chair of (I believe) the House Banking Committee, he was a water-carrier for the most loathsome elements of his party.
		Leach was continually peppered w/ questions of what was the point of the investigation (it had being going on for a while w/ most of the relevant info having been determined).
		Jim was one of only a few decent Republicans in the House, but as others have said, had little power to change the course of his conservative fellow party memebers.
	www.matthewyglesias.com /archives/2006/11/sign_of_the_times (2613 words)

	Project Vote Smart - Representative Leach - Interest Group Ratings
		Spring 05 Representative Leach supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 0 percent in Spring 05.
		Spring 04 Representative Leach supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 13 percent in Spring 04.
		Fall 2004 Representative Leach supported the interests of the Conservative Index - The John Birch Society 30 percent in Fall 2004.
	vote-smart.org /issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H1360103&...+Issues (9157 words)

	The Corner on National Review Online
		Although the race was tight, Leach never trailed his opponent in the polls prior to the election.
		Leach, however, was perceived to be a moderate Republican, positioning himself as pro-choice and voting against the 2003 Bush tax cuts and the Iraq war resolution.
		I'd guess that this is pretty unlikely, but I've received a number of e-mails suggesting that this might have been the case..
	corner.nationalreview.com /post/?q=MTUxOTAyMjRlYWRiZDU3MWE1MGI2MzZlNDljMWEwZTg= (101 words)

	LCV Announces Environmental Champion Campaign To ReElect Jim Leach... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Leach acted on his view that national forests belong to all Americans with his cosponsorship of legislation to end logging on federal lands, his votes against subsidies for timber sales, and his support for protection of roadless wilderness areas in national forests.
		Leach's commitment to protecting Iowa's environment is reflected in his actions as well as his record.
		In 2000, Leach distributed 10,000 blue spruce seedlings throughout his congressional district to "spruce up politics" and "improve our environment." He has a lifetime score on LCV's National Environmental Scorecard of 61 percent, including a 71 percent in 2001 and several perfect 100 percent scores in his career.
	releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=4290 (534 words)

	Lawmakers Push Politician for UN Post, House Democrat and Republican Urge Bush to Name Defeated Rep. Jim Leach U.N. ...
		Leach, 64, who refuses to take political action committee money or run negative ads, narrowly lost to college professor Dave Loebsack in last week's election, ending a 30-year career as a House legislator.
		Leach, who has announced no plans for the future, does have the resume for the job.
		But Leach may not be helped by his record of being near the top of those Republicans who vote most often with Democrats.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/11/14/ap/politics/mainD8LD42AG0.shtml (548 words)

	Iowans for Jim Leach -- Iowa Values, Iowa Common Sense
		Congressman Leach's remarks at the University of Iowa 's China Symposium Loads almost instantly using Firefox.
		Congressman Leach Endorsed by the Cedar Rapids Gazette
		Iowa City Press Citizen Endorses Jim Leach for re-election to the U.S. Congress.
	jimleach.campaignoffice.com /index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&... (167 words)

	James Leach \| Congress votes database \| washingtonpost.com
		LEACH, James Albert Smith, a Representative from Iowa; born in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, October 15, 1942; attended the public schools of Davenport, Iowa; B.A., Princeton University, Princeton.
		James Leach is running in the U.S. House, Iowa District 2 race.
		View James Leach's 2005 official financial disclosure statement, which describes the sources, types and amounts of income earned in 2005.
	projects.washingtonpost.com /congress/members/l000169 (576 words)

	LCV Endorses Rep. Jim Leach for Reelection in IA-2 House Race
		"LCV endorsed Jim Leach because of his record of standing for Iowa families and a clean, healthy and safe environment," said Betsy Loyless, LCV Vice President for Policy.
		Air quality in Rep. LeachÆs southeastern Iowa district is among the worst in the state.
		Leach was named as an LCV Environmental Champion in 2002 and has earned 90 percent in the 2003 National Environmental Scorecard released earlier this week.
	www.lcv.org /newsroom/press-releases/lcv-endorses-rep-jim-leach-for-reelection-in-ia-2-house-race.html (272 words)

	Leach still opposed to Iraq war - Metro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Rep. Jim Leach, R-Iowa, iterated his opposition on the Iraq war Thursday at a community meeting at City High, citing the conflict as one of the major foreign-policy issues facing the United States.
		He agreed with Leach's emphasis on a push for swift democracy but said he did not think the Iraq war was an overriding issue.
		Jackie Abba, a UI alumna and staff assistant for Leach's Iowa City office, said she was surprised that the audience did not question Leach on the Iraq war.
	www.dailyiowan.com /news/2004/04/16/Metro/Leach.Still.Opposed.To.Iraq.War-662535.shtml (443 words)

	The Washington Note: Comment on JIm Leach for UN Ambassador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		While redistricting hadn't been great to Leach, I have to wonder if a Congress where Jim Leach goes out while Jean Schmidt stays in is a Congress that we want, even with a Democrat Majority.
		Leach was a voice of moderation and sense, and could do more to enable positive US-UN relations and advance the goal of UN reform better than any Ambassador this country has ever sent to this institution.
		I have nothing against Jim Leach in fact I would vote for him for UN Ambassador but he exercised just about ZERO moderating influence on the insane power-mongers of the GOP leadership.
	www.thewashingtonnote.com /mt/mt-comments.cgi?entry_id=1772 (1245 words)

	The Blog \| Steve Clemons: Jim Leach for UN Ambassador \| The Huffington Post
		Republican Congressman Jim Walsh is partnered with Blumenauer in this effort -- and later today, the offices of Earl Blumenauer and Jim Walsh will release a "Dear Colleague" to Members in the House and Senate advocating Jim Leach as US Ambassador to the UN.
		Jim Leach was my rep when I went to college in Iowa City.
		Leach never produced any of the things he had implied he was sitting on.
	www.huffingtonpost.com /steve-clemons/jim-leach-for-un-ambassad_b_34100.html (1036 words)

	Joe Conason's Journal - Salon
		Leach's Mena streak The headline above today's front-page Times feature on Iowa Rep. Jim Leach describes him as a "moderate." While that reflects his voting record, the complaint that he "enables" right-wing Republicans rings true.
		During the Clinton era, Leach turned into Newt Gingrich's abject Igor, happy to undertake the dirtiest work against the speaker's enemies in the White House.
		The normally soft-spoken Leach was among the loudest Whitewater blowhards in the House.
	dir.salon.com /story/politics/conason/2002/09/16/bush/index.html (866 words)

	LCV Names Rep. Jim Leach as Environmental Champion
		LCV Environmental Champions are candidates who have proven their pro-environment commitment through substantive action. LCV supports these outstanding leaders by rewarding them with direct contributions, fundraising, and occasionally running independent campaigns to help ensure they are reelected to Congress as we continue to build America³ pro-environment majority.
		`Leach is an environmental champion because he is dedicated to protecting the health of Iowa families and working hard for a clean and safe environment,� Vice President for Policy.
		Leach was the first Republican that LCV endorsed for the 2004 election cycle.
	www.lcv.org /newsroom/press-releases/lcv-names-rep-jim-leach-as-environmental-champion.html (331 words)

	Babblemur & the Babblefriends! » Jim Leach for UN Ambassador (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It appears that there’s a move to nominate former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach to the role of Ambassador to the UN. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., and Rep. James Walsh, R-N.Y., have written a letter and spoken on the floor of the Congress recommending Leach for the job. From the Des Moines Register:
		A push is on by some members of Congress to have Rep. Jim Leach, R-Ia., named as the United States’ ambassador to the United Nations.
		Leach, a 30-year veteran of the House and one of Congress’ acknowledged experts on foreign affairs, was defeated in the Nov. 7 election by David Loebsack of Mount Vernon.
	babblemur.com /blog/?p=784 (338 words)

	Online Gambling Bill Sponsor Jim Leach Defeated \| Poker News
		Leach was the sponsor of the House bill that became the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act.
		Kyle's re-election bid was almost never in jeopardy this year as he consistently led his opponent Jim Pederson in the polls; sometimes by more than eighteen percentage points.
		While Leach may have been the most vulnerable of the anti-online gaming contingent, his defeat was still considered something of an upset.
	www.pokernews.com /news/2006/11/online-gambing-bill-leach-defeated.htm (598 words)

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