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Institute of Politics Director James A. S. Leach speaks quietly and slowly. But at moments of humor, he leans forward impulsively, makes his hands into fists, and shows an impish grin.It was at a serious moment, though, that Leach, who served 15 consecutive terms in the House of Representatives, said that elected office “should not be considered a career.”Indeed Leach, who left behind a record as a moderate Republican from Iowa, does not sound much like a congressman. Asked whether he, like Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger, would invite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
...Officers observed an individual known to them at JFK Park and conducted a field interview. They then ran the person for warrants with a positive result and placed Holly Leach, age 19, of Boston, under arrest for warrant service...
...said. “How would you draw the lines?”After the speech, several audience members appeared to be supportive of Zebari’s remarks.“I thought it was a very thoughtful, sensible address,” said James A. Leach, the director of the Institute of Politics. “Student interaction was very reasoned, and there was an aspect of civility that was more important than substance.”Zebari’s speech challenged the views of some.Michael A. Baskin ’11 said that Zebari?...
...Squire predicted that Leach would be “well-received” at Harvard because he “always managed to remain above the partisan fray” throughout his 30 years in Congress...
Former Congressman Jim Leach, a 15-term Iowa Republican, will serve as the next director of the Institute of Politics, the center announced today. Leach, a leading moderate Republican who opposed the war in Iraq, was defeated for reelection in 2006 by a professor of political science at Cornell College, one of the biggest surprises of the cycle in which Republicans lost 31 seats in the House. Since his loss last year, Leach has served as a visiting professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton. "The Institute of Politics is an engaging and dynamic...