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I think America is going to have to think through whether it wants to uplift the political dialogue or advance an approach that divides and, frankly, can lead to violence.
Jim Leach
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Jim Leach
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: October 15
Business Executive
Former U.S. Congressman
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University Teacher
Davenport
Iowa
James Albert Smith Leach
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