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Plotting the Future of the Republican Party

Republican leaders Ralph Reed and Senator John Chafee. Reed is the Executive Director of the Christian Coalition, based in Chesapeake, VA. Chafee is a Republican from Rhode Island. He's a member of the newly formed Republican Majority Coalition. The Republican National Committee is meeting at the end of this month to elect a new chairman. The two men will talk about what direction the Republican party needs to take to win the 1996 Presidential election, and why the party failed to win in '92.

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Other segments from the episode on January 7, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, January 7, 1993: Interview with Ralph Reed and John Chafee; Interview with Lewis Puller; Review of Maan Myers' novel "The Dutchman."

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