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The Koch family ( ) of industrialists and businessmen is most notable for their control of Koch Industries, the second largest privately owned company in the United States.
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Lefties complain about conservative funders David and Charles Koch in often obscene fashion, making juvenile plays on their last name and prank calls like troublesome children. The so-called mainstream media are heavily invested in that strategy, calling the Koch brothers some of the "biggest bankrollers" for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker .It's a theme that almost defies reason. The Kochs openly support things they believe in – especially free markets and limited government. To media types, those beliefs are suspect or even audacious. To the left, they're criminal or anti-American. Both groups claim to question everything.Everything, that is, except who funds the left. When that gets mentioned, there is either complete silence or cries of conspiracy at the mere mention of the name George Soros. Yet Soros has given billions around the globe for decades to push his own beliefs. His impact on liberal politics here in ...President Barack Obama raised a combined $43.6 million in April for his campaign and the Democratic Party as he faces a unifying Republican effort around Mitt Romney...
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The Republican National Committee is accusing Democratic leaders who have touted the Occupy Wall Street movement of staying "silent" in the face of an emerging "anti...
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A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they we...
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President Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states that coul...
The big news in the world of political lobbying last week was the flight of major corporations from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). In recent years...
Wisconsin Democrats have made their choice. Now both parties are preparing for a costly and bruising fight to the finish in the state's gubernatorial recall election...
Targeting middle-class voters, President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a sweeping $25 million, nine-state ad campaign whose centerpiece is a commercial portraying ...
President Barack Obama's re-election team plans to spend $25 million on advertising this month, a dramatic escalation of its media presence in a handful of states th...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was apparently prank-called by a blogger posing as one of the billionaire Koch brothers targeted by liberal groups for their contribution...
Occasionally, even George Soros steps out of the shadows. He did so in 2004 when he spent at least $32 million trying to prevent George W. Bush's reelection. Now he'...
The wealthy executive who considered and then dropped a proposal to revive controversy over the relationship between President Barack Obama and his former pastor is ...
Koch Brothers respond to 'misleading' letter
When you like a product, you give it your stamp of approval – whether it's the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval or the USDA imprint on food. But if you love a prod...
Editor's note: This is the first of a two part series on George Soros and the media.When liberal investor George Soros gave $1.8 million to National Public Radio , i...
Twenty-five people were arrested for trespassing Sunday as hundreds protested outside a strategy session of conservative political donors at a resort near Palm Sprin...
An independent group favoring Republican Mitt Romney is launching a $25 million, monthlong advertising campaign against President Barack Obama in 10 states, further ...
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