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Iowa Democrats and Republicans reacted quickly to former Republican Congressman Jim Leach’s endorsement of Democrat Barack Obama.

Elisabeth Leach, wife of former Iowa Republican Congressman Jim Leach, donated $1,000 to Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign on June 30, the quarterly reporting deadline.

Iowa’s highest and mightiest gathered Saturday night in Coralville to honor a groundbreaking physician and two political leaders who have continued their public service despite their rejection by Iowa voters.

The annual Hoover-Wallace dinner raised over $57,000 for the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship Program and honored former congressman Jim Leach and former Senator John Culver for their [...]

After serving Iowans for 30 years in Congress, Jim Leach’s professional life outside the beltway doesn’t appear to be slowing down. Leach, a Republican who lost his Second District congressional seat to Democratic rival Dave Loebsack of Mount Vernon last November, was unanimously voted chairman of Common Cause’s National Governing Board on Monday.

“We’re so busy [...]

Former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach says he is “extremely pessimistic” about U.S. relations with Iran. 

“We’ve administered a policy analogous to the same policy we’ve had towards Cuba, both attitudinally and in effect, of not talking and of basically refusing to deal on a respectful basis,” the head of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government [...]

Jim Leach offered unexpected praise of Barack Obama and several other Democratic presidential candidates in an interview with Iowa Independent this week.

The former Iowa Republican congressman, who is now head of Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, also offered unsolicited praise of Democrats Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, and Bill Richardson, and of Republican [...]

Declines Comment on World Bank Post

Former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach says the potential for war with Iran is not getting the attention it merits.  In a phone interview Thursday, Leach said:
The largely unfollowed issue is whether there will be another war with Iran, and what is the role of Congress.  The likelihood is there will [...]

After defeating 30-year incumbent, Jim Leach, in a close race in Iowa’s 2nd District, Rep. Dave Loebsack, along with fellow freshman Rep. Bruce Braley, helped initiate and pass a bill in the House honoring Mr. Leach for his dedicated service to Iowans.