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  Boswell for Congress
Leonard Boswell is Iowa’s leader in the fight to bring equity to Medicare reimbursements...
Leonard and Urbandale pharmacist John Forbes address the media on the need to extend the Medicare Part D deadline.
Leonard flips pork chops and poses for a photo at his 2006 golf tournament fundraiser.
www.boswellforcongress.com   (134 words)

  
  Leonard Boswell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leonard L. Boswell (born January 10, 1934), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing the 3rd District of Iowa (map).
Boswell was also the Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor of Iowa in 1994.
Boswell is a member of the Community of Christ.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leonard_Boswell   (254 words)

  
 John Boswell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
John Eastburn Boswell (March 20, 1947 - December 24, 1994), a gay historian, was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and educated at the College of William and Mary and at Harvard University.
Boswell argued that these were sexual unions, but other scholars assert that they were instead rites of becoming adopted brothers, or "blood brothers".
Boswell's writings touched off detailed debate in The Irish Times some years ago and the article which triggered off the debate, a major feature in the " Rite and Reason " religion column in the paper by a respected Irish historian and religious commentator, has been reproduced on many websites.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-John_Boswell.html   (521 words)

  
 Welcome to HILLPAC!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
In 1992, Boswell was honored by his colleagues in the Senate by being elected as Senate President, and once again in 1994 by the unanimous vote of his colleagues.
Congressman Boswell also serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and is a member of the Aviation Subcommittee as well as the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Leonard is also a member of the Agriculture Committee, where he serves on both the General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, and the Livestock and Horticulture subcommittees.
www.hillpac.com /candidates/house/bio_house_boswell.php   (457 words)

  
 Boswell Sisters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Boswell Sisters were a singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s.
Sisters Martha Boswell (1905 - 1958), Connie Boswell (December 3, 1907 - October 11, 1976), and Helvetia \"Vet\" Boswell (May 20, 1911 - 1988) were born in a middle-class family on Camp Street in uptown New Orleans, Louisiana.
Connie Boswell continued to have a solo career as a singer after the sister act broke up.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Boswell_Sisters.html   (276 words)

  
 Irregular Times Rating and Contact Information for Representative Leonard Boswell of IA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Boswell 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.
Leonard Boswell 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.
Leonard Boswell 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/BoswellIA3.html   (1553 words)

  
 OurCongress.org :: All Stories
Leonard Boswell (website) entered political life focused on education, and moved up the ranks to become president of the Iowa Senate, before running for the U.S. House in 1996.
Boswell is an Iowa native, and a retired Army officer who returned to Iowa after retiring from a 20 year career in the U.S. Army, where he earned several decorations for duty in Europe and Vietnam.
Boswell's tenure in the U.S. House has focused on education and senior issues, and his experience in the Army landed him a seat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where he is best known nationally.
www.ourcongress.org /member/cothomps   (827 words)

  
 DesMoinesRegister.com | News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Dean said the solicitation for Boswell contributions, sent in a mass e-mail Tuesday, was the first step in his pledge to help Democrats win back Congress, not payment in advance for an endorsement by Boswell.
Boswell's backing could help provide organizational support for a candidate and could tip undecided caucus activists in his district, which includes Des Moines and east-central Iowa.
Boswell, who has served with Gephardt since his election in 1996, introduced Gephardt during a campaign event with Teamsters Union President James Hoffa in Des Moines in October.
www.desmoinesregister.com /news/stories/c4789004/22914659.html   (656 words)

  
 Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print » Leonard Boswell: Anti-Constitution, Anti-Liberty Democrat is Wrong for ...
Boswell has done some respectable things such as vote against the reauthorization of the Patriot Act and make Election Day a federal holiday, in the past we looked at the shades of gray in Leonard Boswell’s voting record and gave him our mark of approval with pro-Boswell bumper stickers in our Iowa politics shop.
But then Leonard Boswell voted YES on H.R., the bill to scuttle habeus corpus rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, install undemocratic executive committees without review to designate citizens and noncitizens alike as “enemy combatants” without standards for proof, and grant George W. Bush amnesty for his current violations of law.
Leonard was my congressman until the new district lines were drawn and he moved to Des Moines and has faithfully represented the Democratic interests there just as he did the interests in southern Iowa previously.
irregulartimes.com /index.php/archives/2006/10/03/leonard-boswell-anti-liberty-democrat-wrong-for-congress/trackback   (1838 words)

  
 MySpace.com - Rep. Leonard Boswell - 73 - Male - DES MOINES, Iowa - www.myspace.com/leonardboswell
Leonard Boswell believes that every American should have the opportunity to acquire a first-rate education and that every child should go to school in a safe, constructive learning environment.
Leonard Boswell was born January 10, 1934, and raised in Ringgold and Decatur counties.
Leonard supported increasing Pell Grants to the level they are today, more than double the level they were when he was first elected to Congress, providing low income students with the means they need to continue their education and strive for a better future.
www.myspace.com /leonardboswell   (1806 words)

  
 Boswell, Leonard archive at Political Forecast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Please RSVP to Robbyn Umland at (515) 883-2254
Clearly, Boswell has a long way to go on clearly defining on where he stands on the issue and how he will continue to view the Iraq War situation, but this is clearly a change and advancement in Boswell’s thinking that his constituents in the IA-03 should applaud — and then ask for more.
Leonard Boswell is committed to funding and creating the research necessary at the federal level to make sure that these potential cures can be researched and brought about from embryonic stem cell research.
www.politicalforecast.net /category/iowa-politics/ia-03/boswell-leonard   (10530 words)

  
 News articles for Boswell, Arkansas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Leonard Boswell in a 24-hour period -- more than a third of the $142,000 he raised in the previous nine months, Dean campaign manager Joe Trippi said Thursday.
Leonard Boswell, who is in a tough re-election battle, and will appear at a fund-raiser for the Democratic National Committee in Los Angeles next Monday.
BOSWELL sends word from the other side of the world that he has been celebrating the world première of the third film in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The...
www.linkmorgue.org /united_states/full/Arkansas/Boswell.html   (2616 words)

  
 About Us | HouseDemocrats.gov   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Leonard Boswell was born January 10, 1934, and raised in Ringgold and Decatur counties.
He supported increasing Pell Grants to the level they are today, more than double the level they were when he was first elected to Congress, providing low income students with the means they need to continue their education and strive for a better future.
Congressman Boswell also serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and is a member of the Aviation Subcommittee as well as the Subcommittee on Railroads.
www.housedemocrats.gov /about/representative_detail.cfm?rep_id=42   (1002 words)

  
 USATODAY.com
Leonard Boswell has represented one of the most Republican and rural legislative districts in the state for 12 years, and has styled himself as a conservative Democrat who can appeal to both Republicans and Democrats.
Boswell quickly rose to power in the state Senate after being elected in 1984, first being named chairman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee and then being elected president of the Senate, the second-ranking member of the chamber.
In his first term in the U.S. House, Boswell used his seat on the Agriculture Committee to work for the interests of his 3rd district farming constituents, of which he is one.
www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=535&oi=H   (355 words)

  
 Leonard Boswell - Congresspedia
Leonard Boswell's official website was rated by citizen researchers in February 2007 as part of a survey by the Sunlight Foundation.
Boswell was born January 10, 1934 in Missouri.
Boswell was drafted in the Army in 1956, but worked his way to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Leonard_Boswell   (910 words)

  
 News Leader - Fernandina Beach, Florida (Amelia Island)
Mary Holt Boswell was just 19 years old when she plucked four swimmers from the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 18, 1951.
Leonard and her niece, Nancy Scogins, 11, of Atlanta had been swept off their feet and carried into deep water by a strong current.
Once Leonard was in capable hands on the beach, Boswell returned to the water to attempt another rescue.
www.fbnewsleader.com /articles/2005/10/01/sports/02medal.txt   (547 words)

  
 Iowa Caucus - Gazette Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Boswell hasn't endorsed anyone and had given little indication that he was leaning toward Dean.
Boswell, who was elected in 1996, faces a rematch with Republican Stan Thompson of Des Moines.
While Leonard noted that Democrats have come up short in their efforts to regain control of Congress, she left unsaid the fact that those efforts were led by his rival, Missouri Rep. Dick Gephardt, the House Democrats leader.
www.gazetteonline.com /iowacaucus/news/news253.aspx   (343 words)

  
 Leonard Boswell | Congress votes database | washingtonpost.com
See how Leonard Boswell voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.
Leonard Boswell has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 94.3% of the time during the current Congress.
View Leonard Boswell's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year.
projects.washingtonpost.com /congress/members/b000652   (456 words)

  
 All Immigration Votes of Representative Leonard Boswell
Boswell voted for more foreign workers even though U.S. high tech workers over the age of 50 were suffering 17% unemployment and U.S. firms were laying off thousands of workers at the time.
Boswell voted FOR H RES 365, which was brought up and passed in a new form in March of 2002.
Boswell was part of a 336-43 majority voting in favor of the four-month extension of Section 245(i).
profiles.numbersusa.com /improfile.php3?DistSend=IA&VIPID=243   (6000 words)

  
 Vote Record and Cosponsorship Rating for Representative Leonard Boswell of IA in the 109th Congress
Boswell 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.
Leonard Boswell 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.
Leonard Boswell 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.
irregularnews.com /house/BoswellIA3.html   (2102 words)

  
 IA-03 Leonard Boswell
Boswell’s hard work as a farmer, soldier and community leader mirror the values of the district.
Congressman Leonard Boswell continues to run campaigns that have cost well over a million and a half dollars.
Boswell's hard working, aggressive grassroots style of campaigning should never be underestimated, and will once again serve him well in 2006.
www.dccc.org /races/candidates/IA_03_Leonard_Boswell_long.html   (458 words)

  
 CNN.com - Boswell defeats Thompson in rematch - Nov 3, 2004
It was a slight improvement over Boswell's win in 2002, in which he defeated Thompson with a 54 percent margin.
Boswell called the promise a mistake and asserted his four terms have allowed him to develop seniority.
Boswell countered that there was plenty of money available to support the troops and there was no method for holding officials accountable for how the $87 billion would be spent.
us.cnn.com /2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/03/house.iowa3   (514 words)

  
 Sioux City Journal: Boswell campaigns at Democratic governor candidates debate
Boswell, 71, made his first public appearance since undergoing abdominal surgery at the party's annual fund-raiser on Saturday night and he was hitting the campaign trail on Sunday, telling backers he's ready for the next campaign.
Boswell has made it clear all along that he intends to seek another term in office but there's been concern from some Democrats about whether his health would allow him to be an aggressive candidate.
Boswell said he cleared the issue with his doctors before agreeing to continue running and said his health won't be an issue in the campaign.
www.siouxcityjournal.com /articles/2005/11/07/news/iowa/da64dd080ae333bb862570b20015990c.txt   (884 words)

  
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Congressman Leonard Boswell was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996.
Congressman Boswell serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Agriculture Committee and in 2001 was named a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
He supported increasing Pell Grants to the level they are today, more than double the level they were when he was first elected to Congress, providing students with the means they need to continue their education and strive for a better future.
www.vote-usa.org /Intro.aspx?Id=IABoswellLeonardL   (618 words)

  
 DesMoinesRegister.com
BOSWELL: Mark Daley, Boswell's spokesman, said the ad is based on Boswell's support of an emergency supplemental appropriation in April 2003, totaling $62.5 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan and the war on terrorism, and Department of Defense appropriations in 2003 and 2004 worth roughly $120 billion.
Boswell, a Des Moines Democrat, is the co-sponsor of a bill in the House that would help undocumented immigrants working on farms gain legal status.
The billboards in Boswell's congressional district were erected by Project USA, which advocates an end to illegal immigration and reductions in legal immigration levels.
desmoinesregister.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041022/NEWS09/410220374/1056   (618 words)

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