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Opinion: The Left's Unhealthy Koch Habit

What do Charles and David Koch, brothers who run the Kansas-based Koch Industries, have to do with Wisconsin's budget battle? Almost nothing, unless you occupy the left wing of the political spectrum. There, you'll find a group of bloggers and commentators who are fixated on pinning the unrest in Wisconsin, and plenty of...

Charles and David Koch: Meet the Billionaires Linked to the Wisconsin Protests

Don't mess with the Kochs. Charles and David Koch, the two billionaire brothers who fight for conservative causes, have found themselves embroiled in the ongoing Wisconsin standoff between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and public employees angry about his plan to kill collective bargaining. David Koch, in particular, is...

Gov. Scott Walker Falls for Prank Call; a Brief History of Gullible Politicians

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker may want to start checking his caller ID. Walker's office has admitted that the governor was crank-called by Ian Murphy of the Buffalo Beast, an upstate New York-based website. Murphy spent more about 20 minutes on the phone with Walker, pretending to be David Koch. A Walker campaign...

Opinion: It's Time to Bring Back the Estate Tax

(Sept. 3) -- The Koch brothers, David and Charles, owners of the second-biggest private company in America, have been the subject of two recent lengthy profiles in The New Yorker and New York magazines for their bankrolling of conservative movements, including the tea party. But the Kochs' politics are more libertarian...

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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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