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GOP Presidential Hopefuls Debate At Koch Brothers Forum

7:50am January 29, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to ABC White House correspondent Jonathan Karl, who moderated a panel discussion of potential Republican presidential candidates earlier this week at a donor's gathering.

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Americans for Prosperity Foundation Chairman David Koch speaks in Orlando, Fla., in August 2013.

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Koch Brothers Put Price Tag On 2016: $889 Million

7:33pm January 27, 2015

by Peter Overby

The political network led by industrialists Charles and David Koch plans to spend about as much money as the entire national Republican Party spent in the last presidential election cycle.

Obama Makes Guest Appearance On Modi's Radio Show

6:30pm January 27, 2015

by Julie McCarthy

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts a radio show and this week his guest was President Barack Obama. They answered questions from a curious Indian public.

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Obama Takes Heat For Proposing To End College Savings Break

5:59pm January 27, 2015

by Tamara Keith

President Obama has proposed changing the tax treatment of college savings accounts known as 529 plans. Some are calling this a tax increase on the middle class.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, seen here at the inauguration of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, will attend the Iowa Freedom Summit.

Iowa Freedom Summit Looks Something Like 2016 Is Underway

9:00am January 27, 2015

by Don Gonyea

Republican presidential contenders have converged in Des Moines for the Iowa Freedom Summit, an event hosted by conservative lightning rod Steve King.

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U.S. Careful Amid Turmoil And Transition In Yemen, Saudi Arabia

9:00am January 27, 2015

by Tamara Keith

The White House is facing uncertainty in the wake of political turmoil in Yemen and political transition in Saudi Arabia.

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Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., announces he will vote to pass the health care reform bill after President Obama agreed to sign an executive order reaffirming the ban on the use of federal funds to provide abortions, March 21, 2010.

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Abortion Vote Shows How Much Democrats' World Has Changed

8:25am January 27, 2015

by Ron Elving

Of those 64 Democrats who cast a key anti-abortion vote in November 2009, only 12 remain in the House today.

Netanyahu Accepts Republican Invitation To Address Congress

8:20pm January 26, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Lawmakers say the Obama administration is "stiff arming" Congress, keeping them away from diplomacy with Iran. The House Speaker is fighting back, inviting Israel's tough talking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress soon.

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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., center, meets with members of the Londonderry Fish and Game Club in Litchfield, N.H., on Jan. 14. Paul was one of three GOP presidential hopefuls who attended Sunday's semiannual gathering of David and Charles Koch's donor network i

At Koch Summit, A Freewheeling Debate Among GOP Hopefuls

7:52pm January 26, 2015

by Peter Overby

Do billionaires have too much influence in both major parties? Three top Republican presidential prospects — Sens. Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz — say no.

Tough Attorney General Pick Loretta Lynch Vies For Senate Confirmation

7:27pm January 26, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

Lynch grew up in a state where her parents fought for the right to vote. She could become the first black woman, and the first mom, to lead the Justice Department.

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