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'''The American Future Fund''' is a [[501(c)(4)]]tax-exempt organization <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/10/31/7205/fine-line-between-politics-and-issues-spending-secretive-501c4-groups/?utm_source=iwatchnews&utm_medium=site-features&utm_campaign=most-active|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[Center for Public Integrity ]]|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights, which in turn has reported ties to billionaires [[Charles G. Koch]] and [[David H. Koch]] <ref>{{cite web|http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/15/4822025/4-million-added-to-support-prop.html#storylink=cpy|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|date=Sep. 15, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref>
'''The American Future Fund''' is a [[501(c)(4)]] tax-exempt organization affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicintegrity.org/2011/10/31/7205/fine-line-between-politics-and-issues-spending-secretive-501c4-groups/?utm_source=iwatchnews&utm_medium=site-features&utm_campaign=most-active|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[May 31, 2012 ]]|date=May 31, 2012 |accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20120529centers_activities_provide_glimpse_into_network_of_conservative_advocacy_groups|title=Center's activities provide glimpse into network of conservative advocacy groups|publisher=[[Boston Herald]]|date=May 29, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> which in turn has reported ties to billionaires [[Charles G. Koch]] and [[David H. Koch]] <ref>{{cite web|http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/15/4822025/4-million-added-to-support-prop.html#storylink=cpy|title=Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups|publisher=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|date=Sep. 15, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spreadsheets.latimes.com/cppr-funding/|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Center to Protect Patient Rights grantees|date=May 27, 2012|accessdate=Sept 29,2012}}</ref>


The organization is led by individuals who worked for [[Mitt Romney]]'s 2008 bid for the [[Republican]] U.S. Presidential nomination. [[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]]. The group "advocates [[conservative]] and free-market principles" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/14/american-future-fund/did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars-st/|title=did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> and an energy agenda that includes support for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.[[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]]
The organization is led by individuals who worked for [[Mitt Romney]]'s 2008 bid for the [[Republican]] U.S. Presidential nomination. [[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]]. The group "advocates [[conservative]] and free-market principles" <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2012/aug/14/american-future-fund/did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars-st/|title=did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars|publisher=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|accessdate=Sept 29, 2012}}</ref> and an energy agenda that includes support for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.[[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93790064]]

Revision as of 22:18, 29 September 2012

The American Future Fund is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt organization affiliated with the Center to Protect Patient Rights,[1] [2] which in turn has reported ties to billionaires Charles G. Koch and David H. Koch [3][4]

The organization is led by individuals who worked for Mitt Romney's 2008 bid for the Republican U.S. Presidential nomination. [[1]]. The group "advocates conservative and free-market principles" [5] and an energy agenda that includes support for drilling offshore and in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge.[[2]]

References

  1. ^ "Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups". May 31, 2012 . May 31, 2012. Retrieved Sept 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Center's activities provide glimpse into network of conservative advocacy groups". Boston Herald. May 29, 2012. Retrieved Sept 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "Fine line between politics and issues spending by secretive 501(c)(4) groups". The Sacramento Bee. Sep. 15, 2012. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); Unknown parameter |http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/15/4822025/4-million-added-to-support-prop.html#storylink= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Center to Protect Patient Rights grantees". Los Angeles Times. May 27, 2012. Retrieved Sept 29,2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ^ "did-new-mexico-rep-spend-1-trillion-tax-dollars". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved Sept 29, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)