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Opponents Of Health Reform Spent More On Ads Trashing The Law Than Obama Spent On Ads For President In 07/08

The health insurance industry secretly sponsored over $100 million in anti-health reform ads through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce [This analysis, by Lee Fang, takes a long NY Times article, ferrets out the key points and presents them in a very understandable format.] “…quantifying the money is critical in understanding at least part of the [...]

Koch Operative Steered $55 Million To Front Groups Airing Ads Against Democrats; Ads Assailed Candidates Over Abortion, 9/11, Medicare

Charles and David Koch, the billionaire owners of of Koch Industries, are known as big spenders when it comes to lobbying and influencing public policy. Now, a new document filed with the IRS reveals how the Koch political machine funneled over $54.5 million in previously undisclosed funds to a litany of front groups designed to [...]