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        January 28, 2011 -
        
  
        For years the Koch brothers from Kansas (reportedly worth $21.5 billion each) have been hosting a secret gathering of conservative businessmen, operatives and politicians to with little fanfare.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        January 26, 2011 -
        
  
        When the BP spill commissioners testify today before House and Senate committees about their investigation into what caused the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster and their recommendations for regulatory reform, they'll be speaking to politicians whose campaigns the oil and gas industry has invested in generously.  
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        January 24, 2011 -
        
  
        In North Carolina, there's little argument: The most important backer of conservative causes and politicians is Raleigh retail magnate Art Pope.	
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        January 24, 2011 -
        
  
        By Joe Atkins, Labor South  The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission and its rulings will be