Article: CHRISTIAN RIGHT: KEY TO IOWA AS THE IOWA CHRISTIAN COALITION HAS EVOLVED INTO A DOMINANT FORCE IN THE STATE'S REPUBLICAN POLITICS, SO HAS IT BECOME A FORCE IN THE NATIONAL PICTURE. ITS POWER IN THAT STATE HELPS DETERMINE THE PRESIDENTIAL CHOICES AVAILABLE MONTHS LATER TO VOTERS IN VIRGINIA AND OTHER STATES.(FRONT)

Byline: ESTHER DISKIN, STAFF WRITER

DES MOINES -- This time of year, the spark plug in the Iowa Christian Coalition'sgrass-roots engine is a stack of three photocopied sheets, folded in half and stapled, with a cover bearing a crude drawing of the statehouse dome under the words, ``Iowa Political Handbook 1996.''

It looks flimsy and homemade enough to be a joke.

Look again. Inside is a step-by-step guide to attending the caucuses, a glossary of political jargon and a guide to parliamentary procedure used at party meetings. This booklet is designed to vanquish the fears of anyone who thought party politics was a dirty, messy game, best left to ...

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