"… what the cost, so be it, say the folks at a libertarian influence shop in Washington. When the high court announced earlier this month that it would decide a …"

"… heir health insurance, it was time for high-fives at the Cato Institute in Washington. Cato’s director of health policy studies, Michael Cannon, has argued f …"

"… American Commitment, it has done so without disclosing its funders. …"

"… n the clock to undermine key provisions in the financial reform law. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, named by the Center’s April report as the captain of the banki …"

"… and billionaire options trader Jeffrey Yass, who sits on the board of the Cato Institute, as the Center for Public Integrity has previously reported. Meanwhile, t …"

"… a former chairman of the Libertarian National Committee and founder of the Cato Institute — told the Center for Public Integrity that his group's extra boost was …"

"… ork of wealthy, like-minded donors. Purple PAC, a super PAC led by former Federal Election Commission Chairman Brad Smith and Cato Institute founder Ed Crane, raised $575,000 f …"

"… t popular George Mason conference, drawing at least 10 federal judges. BP spokesman Scott Dean says the company has no record of ever directly contributing to …"

"… oard member Rudie Martinson, a former assistant state director for AFP’s North Dakota’s chapter, and Franklin’s vice president of strategic initiatives …"

"… co-founder with billionaire conservative Charles Koch, of the libertarian Cato Institute.Rich’s organizations have been criticized for operating under the guise …"

"… ding groups in South Carolina, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Missouri. Groups in Arizona, Virginia, Kansas and California have disbanded, according to a  …"

"… independent expenditure is from July, when the group aired ads supporting Arizona Republican Rep. Jeff Flake in his U.S. Senate bid against fellow Republica …"

"… y PAC, costs $1.6 million and features ads that will air in Indiana, Ohio, Montana and North Dakota.“Means,” from Patriot Majority USA, criticizes Montan …"

"… ontana and North Dakota.“Means,” from Patriot Majority USA, criticizes Montana U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg’s votes to privatize Social Security. Rehberg is …"

"… Several Republicans have better records, to be sure. NTU rates Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s record at nearly 91 percent and awards  him a lifetime “A” av …"

"… percent.Club for Growth cites a 1998 report from the libertarian Cato Institute that said Thompson's "latest budgets have called for massive new spending. …"

"… eport actually provides a mixed assessment, giving Thompson a grade of "C."Cato Institute, 1998: Thompson's trailblazing reforms in welfare and education and h …"

"… tates. U.S. officials can’t tell these countries about their citizens’ bank accounts here because the government doesn’t collect the information. Under Amer …"

"… ir governments are unstable and they worry that if information about their bank accounts gets out, they could be left vulnerable to political terrorists or for-pro …"

"… is record of litigation,” conservative legal scholar Walter Olson of the Cato Institute told iWatch News. He said a big question will be “how consistent is [Tru …"

"… ve Koch representatives joined colleagues from ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, Eli Lilly and other NEDA-CAP members to register concerns with EPA officials over th …"

"… doing business with the agency, according to documents and interviews.Lend America was banned by HUD last December after the Justice Department accused the c …"

"… ed the company it of originating fraudulent loans insured by the FHA. Lend America’s chief business strategist, Michael Ashley, was barred from the FHA for …"

"… cted felons.According to the Justice Department lawsuit filed against Lend America, for example, its chief business strategist, Michael Ashley, had a 10-year …"

"… Department alleged that he directly controlled sales at the firm. Yet Lend America never identified Ashley as one of its principals. …"

"… o helped found SpeechNow.org is Edward Crane, president of the libertarian Cato Institute.The following is a list of groups that have notified the FEC so far:Americ …"

"… aranteed loans, launched its partnership in November 2008. The company’s president, Jim Hodge, said he saw the program as a marketing tool and did not track …"

"… ro said. Before launching his nonprofits, Del Sontro worked as senior vice president of franchise and sales development for Cendant Real Estate, a unit of the …"

"… f your back.”First Alternative is no longer in business. Its founder and president could not be located for comment.Among those whose payments were covered b …"

"… government is broke.” Instead, Leinberger, who founded the University of Michigan’s graduate real estate development program, points to businessmen in Min …"

"… ilize the housing market.” For example, another program is a $10 billion insurance plan to guard against further declines in home values.But if the modification p …"

"… ge oil conglomerate Koch Industries didn’t appear anywhere on the ad the Cato Institute placed in the The Washington Post and other major papers Monday and over t …"

"… � has Koch’s imprint all over it.The top of the advertisement run by the Cato Institute this week.Bigger in size than either Microsoft or AT&T, Koch Industrie …"

"… ation and a major funder of climate skeptics — including the libertarian Cato Institute.Co-founded by Charles Koch in 1977, in recent years, the Cato Institute ha …"

"… an Cato Institute.Co-founded by Charles Koch in 1977, in recent years, the Cato Institute has hosted numerous D.C.-based briefings featuring various climate skeptic …"

"… York. Among those on the agenda are climate skeptics from the libertarian Cato Institute, which plans a roll-out of a new book poking holes in climate science. …"

"… d the event. Prominent speakers at the conference included the libertarian Cato Institute’s Patrick Michaels, Willie Soon of the Marshall Institute, and Václav K …"

"… f Incorporation. He has also been a director of libertarian think tank the Cato Institute, the anti-regulation Citizens for a Sound Economy (now known as FreedomWor …"

"… isclose its funding sources, saying that it relies on private support, The Cato Institute and The Foundation for Economic Education are featured partners on their w …"

"… ectors is Grover Norquist, also the president of the anti-tax organization Americans for Tax Reform, and a leader of the modern conservative movement. Norquist worked with Ne …"

"… to New Orleans during Mardi Gras that Pickering took at the expense of the trade group representing cell phone providers.Pickering's office did not respond …"

"… ), went on to head the Association for Local Telecommunication Services, a trade group for local phone-service providers that compete against the major pho …"

"… Protection Agency as a special assistant for legal and enforcement counsel. …"

"… f—unless, that is, you hang around the halls of government in Washington.Koch Industries (pronounced "coke") is a huge oil conglomerate controlled by brothers Char …"

"… about Koch, most folks think you are talking about the soft drink company."Koch Industries did not respond to repeated phone calls and emails requesting interviews f …"

"… ll Koch and his co-plaintiff shared $7.4 million; Koch told reporters that Koch Industries would also pay his legal fees.Koch's Campaign ContributionsAll told, Koch …"

"… e Air Quality Standards Coalition. The coalition sought to block increased Environmental Protection Agency air pollution regulations for low-level ozone and fine particulate matter. …"

"… against increased air pollution requirements within the U.S. In 1994, the Environmental Protection Agency approved stricter regional guidelines for 12 East Coast states, which woul …"

"… tive pedigree. He once was enlisted by House Majority Leader Dick Armey, R-Texas, on the Joint Economic Committtee and worked for the Heritage Foundation. …"

"… ge has helped the group maintain anonymity for future campaign involvement.Citizens for a Sound Economy: The Citizens for a Sound Economy has also jumped on the 527 bandwago …"

"… ity for future campaign involvement.Citizens for a Sound Economy: The Citizens for a Sound Economy has also jumped on the 527 bandwagon this spring.The Washington-based cons …"