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      <excerpt>...280,000 Iowans without health insurance were put first, before partisanship and special interests. I want to thank Rep. Leonard Boswell, Rep. Bruce Braley and Rep. David Loebsack for fighting for Americans and their basic health-care needs by supporting</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Well, I&amp;#39;m pretty sure that Congressman Leonard Boswell isn&amp;#39;t in favor of them. It would be interesting to see where Dave Funk and Pat Bertroche land on this ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> Mark W. Corson, Commanding General of the 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Honored Guest Congressman Leonard Boswell and the North High School JROTC ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> ... new television ad today to publicly thank Representative Leonard Boswell (IA-3) for his historic &amp;#39;yes&amp;#39; vote on the House of Representatives&amp;#39; health care ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Heinrich (N.M.), Jerry McNerney (Calif.), Steve Kagen (Wis.), John Hall (N.Y.), Dan Maffei (N.Y.), Tim Bishop (N.Y.) and Leonard Boswell (Iowa). Another left-leaning group, Americans United for Change, is expected to spend $350,000 this week to thank po</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...margins. The two Democrats elected prior to 2006 included in this ad campaign are Rep. Tim Bishop of New York (2002) and Rep. Leonard Boswell of Iowa (1996). The National Republican Congressional Committee has already announced plans to target Democrati</excerpt>
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      <excerpt> John Hall (NY), Dan Maffei (NY), Tim Bishop (NY) and Leonard Boswell (Iowa). Another left-leaning group, Americans United for Change, is expected to spend ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>LEONARD BOSWELL D IA-3* Rep. JERRY COSTELLO D IL-12* Rep. MELISSA BEAN D IL-8* Rep. JOHN YARMUTH D KY-3* Rep. BILL FOSTER D IL-14* Rep. PHIL HARE D IL-17* Rep. DEBORAH HALVORSON D IL-11* Rep. LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL-4* Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>The opponent he is preparing to take on is seven-term incumbent, Leonard Boswell. In talking to Gibbons about the race yesterday afternoon, it&amp;#39;s clear that he plans to give Boswell everything he&amp;#39;s got. ... Gibbons isn&amp;#39;t just flirting with  the </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>IA-03: There were rumors of a top-rate Republican challenger to Rep. Leonard Boswell, and we got our first look at him: former Iowa St. wrestling coach Jim Gibbons. Gibbons doesn&amp;#39;t have previous electoral experience (and isn&amp;#39;t ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>LEONARD BOSWELL D IA-3* Rep. JERRY COSTELLO D IL-12* Rep. MELISSA BEAN D IL-8* Rep. JOHN YARMUTH D KY-3* Rep. BILL FOSTER D IL-14* Rep. PHIL HARE D IL-17* Rep. DEBORAH HALVORSON D IL-11* Rep. LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL-4* Rep. ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>LEONARD BOSWELL D IA-3* Rep. JERRY COSTELLO D IL-12* Rep. MELISSA BEAN D IL-8* Rep. JOHN YARMUTH D KY-3* Rep. BILL FOSTER D IL-14* Rep. PHIL HARE D IL-17* Rep. DEBORAH HALVORSON D IL-11* Rep. LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL-4* Rep. ...</excerpt>
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