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	DesMoinesRegister.com \| Campaign 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Their defeat took some of the sheen off the caucuses and many political observers predicted the 1992 caucuses would not be as important as they had once been.
		In 1996, the Iowa caucuses rebounded in significance.
		While caucuses in Alaska and Louisiana were held ahead of Iowa's, those had much smaller turnouts and the nation's political limelight was still on Iowa in February.
	www.desmoinesregister.com /extras/politics/caucus2004/history.html (1994 words)

	Iowa Caucuses
		The Iowa caucuses are the first step in the nominating processes of the Democratic and Republican parties.
		The Iowa precinct caucuses came to the front of the presidential nominating process in 1972 as a result of changes in the Democratic party rules.
		The Iowa caucuses are a shining example of democracy in action in America.
	www.gwu.edu /~action/2004/chrniowa.html (399 words)

	CEN-RCE - Caucuses
		These caucuses address essential environmental issues such as atmosphere and energy, biological diversity, biotechnology, environmental planning and assessment, environmental economics, environmental education, agriculture, forests, health, mining, toxics and water.
		Caucuses select ENGO delegates to participate in government consultations, guided by CEN policy which requires balanced representation of delegates according to gender, language, issue concerns, region, and urban or rural location.
		Caucuses facilitate joint positions and campaigns, though not in the name of the caucus per se but rather in assistance to loose coalitions and signatories.
	www.cen-rce.org /eng/caucuses (499 words)

	Idea of the Week: Primaries (printable version) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Iowa caucuses, which obtained a first-in-the-nation status in the nominating process in 1976, present the most positive image of this procedure as a sort of quasi-primary of highly motivated voters.
		But whatever you think about Iowa, other states moving towards caucuses are almost certainly opting for a radically reduced and radically less representative franchise, in a year when Democrats desperately need to represent the vital center of American politics in a tough battle against a powerful and well-funded incumbent.
		Caucuses are likely to help move the Democratic Party back into the self-isolating and losing ways of the 1980s.
	www.ndol.org /print.cfm?contentid=251515 (454 words)

	2004 Iowa Precinct Caucuses
		Iowa's first in the nation precinct caucuses are a function of the political parties.
		The caucuses are scheduled for January 19, 2004.
		After the caucuses are completed, county parties report their results to state party headquarters in Des Moines.
	www.johnson-county.com /auditor/voter/caucus04.htm (1108 words)

	Caucuses have got to go (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		That's because the caucuses give the legislative leaders control over the campaign machinery as well as the purse strings, giving them the ability to hand-pick politicians of their choosing to serve with them - actually, under them - in the legislature.
		The legislative leaders will hold on to the caucuses for dear life because they are indispensable to them - these offices are the engine of the corrupt political machine that put them in power and keeps them in power.
		The taxpayer-funded caucuses are being fiercely defended even by those legislators who oppose the use of any tax dollars for public financing of state election campaigns.
	www.wisdc.org /Caucus_op_ed.htm (734 words)

	Definition of 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses
		In the United States, the 2004 Iowa Democratic caucuses (held January 19) were the first major test of some of the leading contenders for the Democratic Party's nomination as its candidate for the 2004 presidential election.
		Despite the extremely small number of votes cast, the fact the Iowa caucuses are the first test of voter sentiment gives them a status far greater than their intrinsic importance merits.
		The initial county caucuses assigned delegates for further caucuses with delegates not being bound to vote for the candidate.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/2004_Iowa_Democratic_caucuses (814 words)

	Caucuses grow grassroots politics
		Caucuses are the essence of grassroots party organization.
		One of the primary functions of caucuses is the introduction of resolutions for consideration of adoption into the party platform.
		People attending caucuses are encouraged to arrive early so they have time to review proposed resolutions.
	www.thisweek-online.com /2004/February/20mpcaucus.html (951 words)

	Iowa State Daily \| Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 2004 Iowa caucuses are garnering national headlines, but historically, caucuses have been a modest and low-key affair.
		From their beginnings until 1972, the caucuses were relatively obscure, serving mostly to discuss issues and build party platforms.
		The caucuses chose candidates to support, but these nominations were largely overlooked, as presidential candidates were usually chosen by party elites, Squire said.
	www.iowastatedaily.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2004/01/14/4004c91810d7b (694 words)

	NMU (11/16/98): Legislators will not fight ruling opening party caucuses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In refusing to challenge the court's decision, the four state caucuses remain bound by the District Judge Thomas Honzel's determination that they are covered by the state's open meetings laws and must be open to public observers.
		These four caucuses were sued in 1995 by twenty-two news organizations including press and broadcast organizations, as well as the Associated Press and the state chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
		The court held that the party caucuses are public bodies and are subject to state open meetings laws.
	www.rcfp.org /news/1998/1116h.html (309 words)

	reviewjournal.com -- News: NEVADA CAUCUSES: Ready for Their Role
		The caucuses have long since moved out of the yards and kitchens, but the notion of debate won't change when Democrats again meet Feb. 14 to determine their preference for president.
		In the past, Nevada's caucuses were sometimes held as late as May, when the Democratic nominee was already known.
		Beyond selecting a preference for president, the caucuses serve the function of determining who will be elected a delegate to the county, state, and ultimately, the national conventions.
	www.reviewjournal.com /lvrj_home/2004/Feb-01-Sun-2004/news/23098990.html (1451 words)

	MDO - Low voter turnouts lead some to question Iowa as caucus choice - 01/24/2000
		Bill Flanigan, political science professor at the University of Minnesota, said the turnout is still probably a little higher than most caucuses because of the attention it garners from candidates and news media.
		Yet the number of people who vote in Iowa caucuses is lower than in the primaries, he said.
		For Iowa's caucuses today, there are 1,777,628 registered voters in the state.
	www.mndaily.com /daily/2000/01/24/news/new7 (527 words)

	DesMoinesRegister.com \| Campaign 2004
		Caucuses are held by both the Republican and Democratic parties every two years.
		For Iowa to change the caucuses to a primary would be a violation of that agreement and trigger a feud with New Hampshire.
		They say it's a legitimate test of how well candidates are doing with real people in the nation's heartland who have a chance to take their measure up close.
	desmoinesregister.com /extras/politics/caucus2004/caucusfaq.html (1391 words)

	Iowa caucuses--Setting the Date
		The January 24, 2000 date for the Iowa caucuses was the earliest since 1980 (past dates: Feb. 12, 1996; Feb. 10, 1992; Feb.
		Delegates to county conventions of political parties and party committee members shall be elected at precinct caucuses held not later than the fourth Monday in February of each even-numbered year.
		The date shall be at least eight days earlier than the scheduled date for any meeting, caucus or primary which constitutes the first determining stage of the presidential nominating process in any other state, territory or any other group which has the authority to select delegates in the presidential nomination.
	www.gwu.edu /~action/states/iacaucdate.html (692 words)

	Misdirections on Iraq "Elections"
		Unlike the system envisioned for Iraq, our caucuses are generally open to the public, or at least to anyone who chooses to register as a party member.
		In Iraq, however, the "caucuses" envisioned are to be closed to the public, with participants handpicked by "organizing committees" set up in each section of the country.
		The committees consist of 15 individuals handpicked by the Iraqi Governing Council as well as by provincial and local councils--each of which, in turn, were hand-picked by the U.S. The local "notables" chosen to participate in the caucuses would then agree on members of a Transitional Assembly, which, in turn, would appoint the new government.
	www.fair.org /extra/0404/caucuses.html (1206 words)

	Critical of Caucuses, Dean Demands Changes in Iowa
		Dean said he did not "mean to impugn the results" of the caucuses, and repeated his congratulations to Senators Kerry and Edwards, who placed first and second, even as he criticized the Edwards camp and hinted that Kerry supporters might have engaged in similar behavior.
		Dean's criticism of the caucuses, which most politicians with national ambitions are careful never to fault, came just two weeks after the broadcast of a four-year old interview in which he derided Iowa's delegate-selection process as dominated by special interests.
		The new comments about the caucuses came as Dr. Dean, finding his footing after a week dominated by concern over his concession speech Monday night in Iowa, mostly returned to his stump speech, including many of its red-meat — or at least medium-rare — attacks on President Bush and his Democratic opponents.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/01/25/politics/campaign/25DEAN.html?ex=1390366800&en=4ebf3537e7bdf564&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (969 words)

	Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology - Caucuses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Each CITT/ICTS member is encouraged to join one or many Caucuses, according to their professional interests, and to actively participate in the life of these.
		Caucuses will request programming from either the Regional Sections for local events or the National Office for cross country events and at the annual Rendez-vous Conference.
		Caucuses report their activities in StageWorks and meet on CALLBOARD and at the Rendez-vous Conference.
	www.citt.org /cauc.htm (116 words)

	WSJ Capitol Investigation
		Almost since the caucuses were founded in the mid-1960s, lawmakers have been questioning the need for - and the activities of - their four partisan state agencies.
		"The caucuses are an extension of the leadership, and they're focusing their efforts against each other, rewarding the people who help you and punishing or not helping the ones who don't help you," Sanders said.
		Some lawmakers also question whether the caucuses still fulfill the role they were assigned when they were launched as part of an effort to professionalize the Legislature more than 30 years ago.
	www.madison.com /wisconsinstatejournal/caucus/3040.php (1464 words)

	Iowa Caucus Project 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Developing from the congressional and legislative caucuses, the pioneers of the Iowa constitution chose caucuses rather than a primary to nominate candidates, preferring the grass-roots democracy-in-action approach.
		The caucuses held in the off-presidential years are usually smaller and focus on the party platform.
		The caucuses that coincide with presidential elections are better attended and receive more media attention.
	www.iowacaucus.org /faqs.html (540 words)

	CNN.com - Caucuses and democracy in Iowa and Iraq: Are direct elections best? - Jan. 19, 2004
		The principal disadvantage of caucuses is that they are exclusionary in practice.
		Accordingly, the deliberative advantages that caucus systems afford may be outweighed by their departure in practice from a different ideal: the ideal that every citizen should have an equal voice in government.
		If one were to assume that premature direct elections and caucuses were truly the only available options, then the administration's view would be reasonable.
	www.cnn.com /2004/LAW/01/19/findlaw.analysis.dorf.elections (1674 words)

	SEAC Caucuses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Caucuses often have scheduled meetings at national gatherings and regional conferences.
		One of the most critical functions of Caucuses is insuring that members of the Caucus are represented in SEAC's regional, national, and grassroots leadership.
		Recently, SEACers from three of our Caucuses and their Alternative Groups undertook the job of drafting a Hate Crimes Policy to be included in SEAC National's Policy and Guidelines.
	www.seac.org /about/caucus.shtml (2062 words)

	Caucuses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Individuals who do not identify as a member of one of the closed caucuses may not attend meetings and are asked to support and respect the privacy and confidentiality of the caucus members, their meetings and their meeting spaces.
		Anyone may attend either of these caucuses if they wish to work on issues or be a voice for rural, Hispanic/Latin, or children's issues.
		You may also talk with the elected representatives of the closed caucuses who may recommend reading materials or additional ways you can learn and be supportive of the work of the closed caucuses.
	www.fcadv.org /caucuses.html (985 words)

	CyberCaucus: The Iowa Caucus Moves to the Forefront (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While the caucus and convention process withstood the test of time and continued to be the prime means for a person to participate in the political process, the Iowa caucuses went largely unnoticed outside of the state's boundaries and were poorly attended until 1972.
		State party officials of that time say there was no other motive to holding the caucuses that early, but it didn't take the presidential campaigns or the national media long to figure out that New Hampshire would not be alone in providing the initial test for presidential candidates.
		The Iowa Caucuses, as an important test for presidential candidates and national events, were born.
	www.drake.edu /public/present.html (490 words)

	Primaries & Caucuses - US Department of State
		In the United States primary elections and party caucuses are essential to choosing presidential candidates.
		This calendar lists currently scheduled presidential primaries and caucuses leading up to the national 2004 election.
		A caucus is the most local form of election politics, with voters being directly involved in the process.
	usinfo.state.gov /dhr/democracy/elections/primaries.html (339 words)

	Gore and Bush, victorious in Iowa caucuses, prepare for tough New Hampshire contests - January 24, 2000
		With 98 percent of Democratic precincts in Iowa reporting late Monday, Gore was ahead with 64 percent of the vote to 35 percent for Bradley.
		An upbeat Bradley congratulated Gore for his victory, and said though he was bloodied by Gore in the caucuses, he was unbowed.
		In 1996, 4.6 percent of the voting age population participated in the Republican caucuses.
	www.cnn.com /2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/01/24/iowa.wrap/index.html (1375 words)

	CyberCaucus: Iowa's First-in-the-Nation Caucus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucuses have proven to be a crucial first stop along the great race for the American presidency.
		Twenty years later, the 1996 Iowa caucus is rapidly approaching, and the nation once again turns its focus toward Iowa for the first major political event of the new presidential season.
		We will provide results for each of the caucuses and primaries, and we will track the winners in Iowa to see how they fare in the rest of the country.
	www.drake.edu /public/caucus.html (212 words)

	deseretnews.com \| Caucuses pivotal in Utah
		LDS Church leaders, as they have done in recent election years, two weeks ago had a letter read to local congregations asking members to be active in politics this year and attend their Tuesday night caucuses, said Dale Bills, LDS Church spokesman.
		For the nine Republicans running for governor this year, and three GOP candidates in the 2nd and 3rd congressional districts, Tuesday night is a chance to stack neighborhood meetings with their supporters and elect one of them to the May 8 GOP state convention where major office candidates will be voted upon.
		Twenty percent of those polled planned to attend the Democratic party caucuses, while 71 percent were planning to attend the Republican caucus.
	www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,595050645,00.html (1073 words)

	The Vanishing - If you liked the Florida recount, you'll love the Iowa caucuses. By William Saletan and Matt Schiller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The party doesn't want raw votes compiled and released, because it wants the caucuses to be a collaborative activity, not a tally of individual preferences.
		But four months later, an article revealed that the NES had reported vote counts from only 70 percent of the caucuses and had botched so many of those that its numbers couldn't be trusted.
		Plenty of reporters will attend caucuses, but nobody is systematically reporting the raw vote, or even the realigned vote.
	slate.msn.com /id/2094034 (1526 words)

	The Ontario Environment Network - Caucuses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The OEN helps facilitate the operation of issue-specific Caucuses within the network.
		Caucuses provide a specialized mechanism for OEN member groups to communicate with each other, formulate joint briefs and submissions, participate in consultations, prepare educational resources, promote initiatives, and undertake other activities pertaining to specific issues.
		The Caucuses also work to develop and maintain consultative relationships with key government ministries and agencies.
	www.oen.ca /caucus.html (102 words)

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