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Up to Date LIVE from Des Moines, Day 1, Part 1

KCUR
Published January 4, 2008 at 2:44 AM CST

By Steve Kraske, Stephen Steigman

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Kansas City, MO – Today in the first of two live broadcasts from Des Moines Steve Kraske explores how the Iowa caucus functions and why it's so important to candidates. O. Kay Henderson, news director of Radio Iowa discuss the inner-workings of the caucus and its history.
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