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Koch's web of influence

By John Aloysius Farrell

The Koch Industries web of influence

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"… lizer in Trinidad, nylon in Holland, napkins in France and toilet paper in Wisconsin.According to the most recent Forbes magazine rankings, Koch had $100 billi …"

Campaign cash: The independent fundraising gold rush since 'Citizens United' ruling

By Peter H. Stone

For many powerful GOP operatives and allied fundraisers, the luncheon last April felt like one part reunion and one part strategy summit for

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"… and House candidates in such key states as New Hampshire, Washington, and Wisconsin.“Minimum duplication of effort makes donors happy,” Coleman says. The …"

"… ad drives attacking Democratic incumbents in states such as Washington and Wisconsin, places where Law’s group has not been active.Miller of the Chamber note …"

Some anti-spending candidates’ businesses have government contracts, tax breaks in their past

By Kimberly Leonard and Aaron Mehta

In his quest for West Virginia’s Senate seat, Republican John Raese frequently attacks “professional politicians’ out-of-control spending sp

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"… us — has become a flashpoint in elections around the country.Stimulus in Wisconsin, Missouri, KentuckyAppleton, Wis., Republican House candidate Reid Ribble …"

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Democrats launch $5 million campaign to defend health care law

By Peter H. Stone

Democrats raise $5 million to promote and protect health care reform law

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"… fundraiser for Obama in the 2008 campaign. Tanya Bjork, who led Obama’s Wisconsin efforts in 2008, will manage the dual campaignsThe two groups include amon …"

"… underscore the law’s pluses.Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle are on an advisory board for the groups and will help tout …"

Fact Check: Rep. Ryan's budget spin

By FactCheck.Org

GOP budget chairman throws some curves while 'setting the record straight'

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"… But it’s our job to “set the record straight” when he doesn’t.The Wisconsin Republican, who chairs the House Budget Committee, has come under some cri …"

Back to school for the billionaires

By Rita Beamish

Business titans find reforming schools much harder than just writing checks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… math, elementary and middle school gains were stronger than in the rest of Wisconsin, but high school proficiency dropped two points to 31 percent."All good ph …"

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Analysis — A prize for simply doing what's right

By Wendell Potter

Wendell Potter is honored for speaking truth to power, but hopes such prizes won't always be necessary

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wisconsin":

"… especially in light of my fellow recipients: former Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin; the producers of a film called Budrus, about attempts to find non-violent …"

No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Last November, the federal corporation charged with protecting Americans’ retirement funds issued an ominous public warning: the amount of p

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"… lly concerning to lawmakers like Grassley and Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, the chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, particularly because the corp …"

Is Congress failing on Homeland Security oversight?

By Sarah Laskow

Tom Ridge, the Department of Homeland Security’s first secretary, testified before the 9/11 Commission on a May morning in 2004. Ridge spoke

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"… month, Republican chairmen like Young (Transportation and Infrastructure), Wisconsin’s James Sensenbrenner (Judiciary), and Joe Barton of Texas (Energy and C …"

Broken elections, stolen votes

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Were the chaotic presidential elections of 2000 and 2004 an anomaly or a harbinger of things to come this November? Is democracy, as Karl Ro

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"… eplaced U.S. attorneys in nine of the states he listed: Florida, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, Arkansas, and New Mexico. Some went qu …"

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