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...probably heard of Robertson's renegade band of GOP activists. Earlier this month, they ambushed Vice President George Bush in lowa, outdistancing the national frontrunner to take second place behind Sen. Robert Dole. In Hawaii they delivered 82 percent of the vote for Robertson. Quite an accomplishment for a man who claims to have diverted hurricanes and has supported a deficitcutting measure to defy all others--declaring "a year of jubilee," in which all debts would be forgiven...
Bush rebounded from a third-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses, winning 38 percent of the GOP vote to Dole's 29 percent...
...turn out to vote for Marion G. (Pat) Robertson. After his strong second-place finish in lowa last week, the former TV evangelist--who has said his faith diverted a hurricane in Virginia and claimed that he could cure the hemorrhoids of his followers--has turned topsy-turvy the GOP presidential race...
...candidates planned an exhaustive series of speeches as they urged supporters to turn out in each of Iowa's 2487 precincts today. It is the first test for Democrats, and an important early battle for the GOP...
...campaign also swung intoIowa's churches yesterday, as Rep. Jack Kemp(R-N.Y.) sought support in fundamentalistchurches, He made it clear he is not conceding theevangelical Christian vote to former televisionevangelist Pat Robertson. Both are courtingconservatives and hoping for a third-place finishin Monday's straw vote of GOP activists...