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Fri Jan 31, 2014, 09:39 PM Jan 2014

"The Koch Network: A Cartological Guide"

The Koch Network: A Cartological Guide

by Communications at Open Secrets

http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2014/01/koch-network-a-cartological-guide.html

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Our joint analysis with the Washington Post of the Koch brothers' labyrinthine network of political groups -- none of which reveal the names of their donors -- showed that the coalition raised more than $400 million during the 2012 election.

As OpenSecrets Blog has previously reported, the network includes both tax-exempt groups and limited liability companies that are, in effect, subsidiaries of the tax-exempt corporations but go by different names, helping to mask how money moves around within the system. Some of the most prominent groups connected to billionaire conservatives Charles and David Koch include the Center to Protect Patient Rights, the existence and role of which was first reported by OpenSecrets Blog, and Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce.

For our collaboration with the Post, we created the graphic below:

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