Koch Industries: Report Reveals 'Secret Sins' - ABC News

Seeded on Sat Oct 8, 2011 1:01 PM EDT (ABC News)

Charles and David Koch, the secretive billionaire brothers behind the Koch Industries, are a huge financial force in the conservative political movement.

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Cain gets 77% of straw poll votes at TeaCon in Schaumburg - DailyHerald.com

Seeded on Wed Oct 5, 2011 3:29 AM EDT (Daily Herald)

The Illinois Tea Party held its straw poll last Saturday in Schaumburg, with Cain winning by a landslide. “A little bird told me there's some patriots here in Illinois,” Cain said to a standing ovation.

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Daily Kos: Critics of dominionism no longer welcome at American Family Association

Seeded on Sat Oct 1, 2011 6:59 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

It's time for American Family Radio to make a decision: Do they want to focus on family values and spirituality, or do they want to push the agenda to help radical right wing Republicans (i.e.

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GOP's dirty air hit list sacrifices Americans' health | Grist

Seeded on Wed Sep 21, 2011 1:50 AM EDT (Natural Resources Defense Council)

Majority Leader Eric Cantor and his GOP allies are blinded by corporate polluter funders who have made destroying basic, life-saving protections their number one priority. Eric Cantor has raised $214,250 from dirty energy companies in the 2009-2010 fundraising cycle alone …

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BBC News - Could world social unrest hit America's streets?

Seeded on Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:59 PM EDT (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)

The super wealthy owners of big corporations who cry out for tax cuts, and the right wing politicians who are beholden to them may want to think seriously about the ramifications of the policies they support. America may be slow to react, but as unemployment benefits expire …

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