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	Jim Ryun
		Ryun attended the University of Kansas and quickly rose from schoolboy sensation to become the world's premier middle-distance runner.
		Ryun was the favorite in the 1968 games in Mexico City, but he fell victim to a furious early pace and the high altitude caused him to loose to Kip Keino of Kenya.
		Ryun ran briefly as a professional but never approached world-class times again.
	www.kshs.org /portraits/ryun_jim.htm (234 words)

	Jim Ryun Running Camp
		Jim is the founder and president of Jim Ryun Sports, Inc., a public relations company.
		Jim is currently the congressman for the 2nd Congressional District of Kansas.
		Jim and Anne became grandparents on January 21, 1999 with the birth of their first grandchild, Justus Nathaniel Tiffany, born to Daymen and Heather.
	www.ryunrunning.com /ryun/aboutjim.asp (1303 words)

	Ryun Encourages Kansas State Runners to Chase Dreams :: Jim Ryun, one of the sport's greatest figures, visited K-State
		Ryun spoke to the runners for about 20 minutes and shared stories of his running career and memories of the days when he first began running.
		Ryun travels to colleges and universities around the country, speaking to runners about what it takes to be successful in athletics and beyond.
		Ryun said the runners must realize the importance of setting high goals in athletics and in life, as well as listening to the guidance of their coach.
	www.cstv.com /sports/c-xc/stories/091704aag.html (609 words)

	CNN/SI - Athletics - Kansas runners dominated eras in mile run - Saturday December 11, 1999 02:16 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ryun was the last of three born-and-bred Kansans and Kansas University runners who dominated their eras in track's traditional glamor event, the mile run.
		Ryun's world and American records have been eclipsed, but he remains one of only three high school runners who broke 4 minutes -- the last one was Marty Liquori in 1967 -- and the only one ever to do so in high-school competition.
		Ryun won a silver medal at 1,500 meters in the 1968 Mexico City Olympic games, and made the U.S team for the Munich games in a comeback in 1972 but was tripped in a qualifying heat.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /athletics/news/1999/12/11/kansas_greats_ap (1162 words)

	Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Jim Ryun of KS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ryun 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.
		Jim Ryun has not yet signed on as a cosponsor to H.R., which would keep government agents from riffling through your bookstore receipts and library records without your permission or knowledge.
		Jim Ryun has not yet cosponsored H.R., which would keep members of the Federal Communication Commission from using their appointed positions to censor cable, satellite or internet programs they consider to be indecent.
	irregularbin.com /house/RyunKS2.html (3031 words)

	Jim Ryun Runs Again, With Perspective
		Ryun and his wife, Anne, have been married for 27 years and have four children, from age 20 to 25.
		Santee crossed the finish line first, though Ryun, his head bobbing in his old characteristic fashion as though nearly gasping for air, was given fourth place, and he had the fastest time.
		Ryun's 5:46.6 was some two minutes slower than his last world record, in 1967.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/olympics/cntdown/0420oly-run-seniors-ryan.html (745 words)

	The New York Times: This Day In Sports
		Ryun's quarter times were 59.2 seconds, 59.8, 58.6, and then a blasting 53.5 as he went for the world mark.
		Jim Ryun, aged 20, at the University of Kansas.
		Ryun, an early bloomer, still held four of the top five high-school times in the mile and four of the six best times in the 1,500 meters as of 2003.
	www.nytimes.com /packages/html/sports/year_in_sports/06.23.html (603 words)

	Jim Ryun for Congress (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Congressman Jim Ryun won the first debate with his opponent by stressing his record of experience and continuing with his message of lower taxes, a strong national defense and lower health care costs for families.
		One of her attacks was on Congressman Ryun for receiving a draft deferment because of his hearing loss.
		Ryun lost 50% of his hearing as a result of having the measles as a child.
	www.jimryun.com /default.aspx?pageid=3185 (220 words)

	APROVision: Meet Congressman Jim Ryun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Congressman Jim Ryun is one of several important and interesting co-sponsors of HR 996, the federal rental-purchase bill pending before the House Financial Services Committee.
		Ryun is serving his fourth term in Congress, representing the Second Congressional District of Kansas.
		Ryun is the founder and president of Jim Ryun Sports Inc., a public relations company.
	www.apro-rto.com /legalchannel/leg_ryun.html (238 words)

	With Time, Ryun's Record Recedes
		Jim Ryun stood on a sidewalk outside the Capitol on a recent warm evening, checking his BlackBerry e-mails for nearly 10 minutes before quietly driving away.
		Those were days when schoolboys taped pictures of Ryun to their bedroom walls, and thousands of Americans could recite his vital statistic, "three fifty one-one": the world record for running the mile in 3 minutes 51.1 seconds.
		Ryun, 58, a soft-spoken five-term Republican congressman from Kansas, says he made peace long ago with his fading place in the record books and in the memories of many sports fans.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/15/AR2005051500812.html (681 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Ryun to congratulate future achievers when proven clean
		When Jim Ryun was running sub-4-minute miles before he went to his senior prom, he pulled his punches, because he had no punches to pull.
		Ryun had heard that, the night before, Snell told the media he didn't believe the 18-year-old kid would be a factor in the race.
		Ryun got out of the running business because he was married, with children, and had to earn a real living.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/canepa/20031213-9999_1s13canepa.html (767 words)

	Javier Cirerol's Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		On June 27th, 1965, JIm Ryun, being a senior in High school, beat an olympic champion, Peter Snell with a 3:55.3 Mile time.
		At his lunch hours, which was an hour long, he ran for 10 minutes to the Paddington Track, then did 10 X 400m in 60 seconds, then he would use the minutes he had left to eat a little something.
		Jim Ryun, 3rd from the end, glances at the olympic champion, Peter Snell before running a mile in 3:55.
	www.geocities.com /suckymiler/Home.html (170 words)

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		Ryun was a star at the University of Kansas and competed in three Olympics, winning a silver medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
		Ryun received a bachelor's degree in photojournalism from the University of Kansas in 1970.
		Jim Ryun's toughest race was his general election contest in 1996, thefirst time he sought political office.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/elections/2004/candidates/22645 (395 words)

	Jim Ryun - Congresspedia
		Jim Ryun served the 2nd Congressional district of Kansas from 1997 to 2007.
		James Ronald Ryun was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing the 2nd Congressional district of Kansas (map).
		Ryun is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Rep. Nancy Boyda (D-Kan.) in the 2008 congressional elections.
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Jim_Ryun (813 words)

	Ryun Running Down the Wrong Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ryun lives in Kansas, a state once entirely owned by the federal government (thanks to the Louisiana Purchase), and which was picked clean by the railroad barons in the late 19th Century.
		It is this railbanking law that Ryun seeks to eliminate, despite the fact that it has protected more than 3,500 miles of rail line from destruction, of which 1,500 miles is now open for walking, jogging, running, cycling, nature appreciation, and other public uses.
		Ryun thinks he is protecting the private property rights of the adjacent landowners, who want old railroad corridors to revert to their private use.
	www.rrca.org /publicat/rtotrl.html (678 words)

	"Athletes Afire" by Rick Arndt - FamTeam.com
		Ryun's triumph on that sparkling Sunday afternoon in 1966 brought him to the peak of a career that had already stunned sports fan from every corner of the country.
		The second of three children, Ryun was troubled both by a variety of allergies and illnesses and a gnawing sense of insecurity.
		Ryun soon began to reap the results of his decision to persist as a runner.
	famteam.com /sampleAAchapter.htm (5046 words)

	Fear or facts? \| Kansas Democratic Party (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		It means Jim Ryun is trying to scare the people he was elected to serve into giving him another term.
		Ryun is running a misleading and inappropriate ad because he believes he just might get beat.
		In return for their ability to cut through this nonsense that Jim Ryun is pushing, the people of the 2nd Congressional district will be represented by a person who will work to make health care affordable and ensure we have the quality public schools our economy demands.
	www.ksdp.org /?q=node/view/376 (439 words)

	Ryun encourages runners to chase dreams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jim Ryun talks with members of the cross country team in Ahearn Field House.
		Jim Ryun signs an autograph for cross country runner Tina Todd after visiting with the team.
		Ryun was the first high school athlete to break the four-minute mile.
	www.kstatecollegian.com /article.php?a=2863 (767 words)

	USATODAY.com
		In Congress, Jim Ryun generally has been a stalwart supporter of President Bush's legislative agenda, though he broke with the president over Medicare reform legislation that included a prescription drug benefit.
		Ryun voted with fellow conservatives against the $373 billion end-of-session spending bill in 2003 because he considered it to be too costly and had come to Congress to support fiscal restraint.
		Earlier this year, Ryun introduced a resolution encouraging government banking regulators, the Defense Department and financial institutions to find ways to help keep military reservists from defaulting on home loans when they are mobilized for active duty.
	www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=695&oi=H (279 words)

	In-Depth: 2004 Election
		Jim Ryun's re-election campaign paused briefly Tuesday to revise a paid political advertisement that ran afoul of federal campaign laws.
		Meanwhile, Boyda continued her assault of U.S. Rep. Jim Ryun, R-Kan., accusing him of wearing blinders in the middle of a widespread insurance scandal at U.S. military bases.
		Jim Ryun came to Topeka on Monday to collect praise from the city's business community for federal dollars that are headed Topeka's way.
	www.cjonline.com /indepth/election2004/ryunboyda.shtml (1166 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Ryun cited his support for tax cuts, including the marriage penalty and the death tax, while noting the increased federal funding for education during his four terms.
		Boyda acknowledged Ryun was a "Kansas hero and a four-term incumbent," but she said she'd have to disagree about his record on education.
		Ryun said he'd always wanted soldiers "to have as many options as possible." He said the legislation passed in September "was what I had worked on.
	www.leavenworthtimes.com /articles/2004/10/19/news/news06.txt (1128 words)

	Congressman Jim Ryun speaks to ORU Cross Country, Track teams
		Representative Ryun spoke to the team about the challenges he faced as a world-class runner and encouraged the team for the upcoming season.
		Ryun, the first high-schooler to break four minutes in the mile (3:55.3 in 1965), won a silver medal in the 1968 Olympics in the 1,500-meter run.
		Ryun is a former world record holder in the mile, 1,500-meter run and 880-yard run.
	www.mid-con.com /release.asp?PRINTER=1&RELEASE_ID=943 (195 words)

	"Run, Ryun Run!!!--Jim Ryun
		Jim Ryun was born on May 29, 1947 and grew up in Wichita, Kansas, the son of a Boeing toolmaker.
		Ryun never got closer than 12 yards, and he had to ease up in pain at the end; he came in three seconds behind Keino and had to settle for a silver medal.
		Ryun was persuaded to be a candidate for his vacated seat.
	www.workersforjesus.com /dfi/921.htm (1390 words)

	Nancy Boyda for Congress
		Jim Ryun on Wednesday denied allegations that he received a “sweet real estate deal” on a town house from a nonprofit group with connections to lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
		Ryun, a Kansas Republican, bought the historic Capitol Hill town house for $410,000 on Dec. 15, 2000.
		Ryun, a five-term congressman, also is bidding to become chairman of the House Budget Committee next year, so long as Republicans remain in control of the House.
	www.nancyforcongress.com /index.php (2172 words)

	Chanute Tribune Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		According to Ryun, Lykins misconstrued his statements, and said that he only advocated the need for other funding options to be explored.
		According to Lykins, Ryun's office circulated a map proposing the placement of southeast Kansas counties - including Neosho County - in the 1st District with western Kansas.
		Although Kansas Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, produced a copy of the map with Ryun's chief of staff Mark Kelly's initials on it, Ryun's office claims the map was made at the direction of the state legislature, not at the request of the representative's office, according to an Aug. 31, 2001 Lawrence Journal-World story.
	www.chanute.com /chnsub/02Oct/957551.HTM (1568 words)

	Ryun speaks at Red Dog’s Dog Days \| LJWorld.com
		Ryun said that when he was growing up in Wichita he wanted to be a baseball player.
		Ryun encouraged the high school athletes at the Dog Days workout to listen to people who are positive.
		Jim Ryun is an outstanding role-model, both as a congressman and athlete, who has served Kansas well.
	www2.ljworld.com /news/2005/aug/09/ryun_speaks_red/?city_local (1142 words)

	Radio Essay Bio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Jim Ryun is serving his fourth term in Congress, representing the Second Congressional District of Kansas.
		Jim continues to promote a message of economic relief for the families of the Second District, working to ease the tax burden and eliminate unnecessary governmental regulations.
		Jim and Anne are grandparents to Justus Nathaniel (born January 21, 1999), Walker Leon (January 19, 2001) and Mercedes Anne DeKlyn Tiffany (May 28, 2003).
	www.boeing.com /companyoffices/aboutus/advertising/radiospot/2004/040913_ryun_bio.html (204 words)

	2001 News -- Congressman Jim Ryun Speaks at Washburn Law School -- Washburn Law School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Congressman Jim Ryun spoke on March 2, 2001 at Washburn University School of Law.
		Congressman Jim Ryun represents the 2nd Congressional District of Kansas and was elected to his third term in November 2000.
		Congressman Jim Ryun's visit was sponsored by the Christian Legal Society.
	washburnlaw.edu /lawlib/news/2001/2001-03ryun.htm (239 words)

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