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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)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
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- February 11, 1996
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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 ...