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September 12, 2013

Koch-Linked "Freedom Partners" Spent $236 Million in 2012 Campaign 
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A secretive organization that funneled millions of dollars to right-wing
causes in the 2012 election has been revealed. Politico reports that a
group called Freedom Partners, with deep ties to the billionaire Koch
Brothers, funneled more than $236 million to right wing campaigns,
outspending even Karl Rove's group, American Crossroads. The group has
about 200 donors who pay at least $100,000 in annual fees. Its
recipients include the Center to Protect Patient Rights, which received
over $115 million for its efforts to combat Obamacare, and Americans for
Prosperity, the right-wing advocacy group, which received some $32
million.

 

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