koch industries issued a statement saying freedom partners operates independently of koch industries.o we pressed feinberg: brian: "is the money for your group coming directly or indirectly from the koch brothers, yes or no?" feinberg: "we have a variety of donors. and we protect their confidentiality. they're of course free to talk about their donations to us anytime. but as you know, in an era when the irs is targeting opponents of the administration, i can understand why some of our donors want to keep their information confidential." the total money spent on the ads is about 750- thousand dollars. they've gotten millions of hits on the web... in just over a week. coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... reuniting with loved ones... after months of deployment. why the crowd held up exactly 127 signs... when welcoming these troops home from afghanistan. the orioles season ends in fitting fashion. see if jim johnson could get the save... and send the o's out on a positive note. ((break 3)) [ male announcer ] if paula ebert had her way, she would help her child. with everything. go! gooo! b

here's what we know about freedom partners.aying at least $100,000 in annual dues. it raised $256 million after its creation in 2011. and made grants of $236 million during the last election cycle. so where's all that money going? well, here's a list of the various groups that have been identified as receiving money from freedom partners. among them, the nra and americans for prosperity. what do the billionaire brothers have to say for themselves? according to to a statement on kochfacts.com freedom partners a nonprofit, nonpartisan business league that promotes the benefits of free markets and a free society. okay. joining me now to discuss the various layers of secrecy, "washington post" political columnist dana milbank and salon.com's katie mcdonough. dana, i want to start with you. we've talked many times about the campaign cash wars. i didn't really even know what a 501-c6 was. right? we have a definition from the irs. but basically that definition, i think, boils down to another way to write a big check to a group that ca

koch industries issued a statement saying freedom partners operates independently of koch industries.ed feinberg: brian: "is the money for your group coming directly or indirectly from the koch brothers, yes or no?" feinberg: "we have a variety of donors. and we protect their confidentiality. they're of course free to talk about their donations to us anytime. but as you know, in an era when the irs is targeting opponents of the administration, i can understand why some of our donors want to keep their information confidential." the total money spent on the ads is about 750- thousand dollars. they've gotten millions of hits on the web... in just over a week. sometimes putting in your notice.. is something to celebrate. the unique and hilarious way.. this young employee tells her boss.. she quits! you're watching fox45 morning news... all local.. all morning. one worker thought helping the poor was their mission... but now he's out of a job. why they fired him... tonight on fox 45 news at 5. ñú map 97map map 97map the harford county sheriff's office is investigating one of its own after

freedom partners. the coke brothers, right wing people that try to change america.hey gave $63 million. another attempt to get tax free to change the country. it's not going to work. we're going to find you. >> congratulations to the u.s. men's soccer team qualified, unbelievable victory over new mexico. >> bob, take us >> thanks for watching. >> thanks for watching. >>> welcome to "red eye." i'm andy levy filling in for greg gutfeld who thinks in this crazy world it is okay to take the day off on his 49th birthday. let's welcome our guests. she got a night off from the kids, and for some reason agreed to spend it with us. >> i thought greg would be here, that's why. >> i am here with jill dobson. and comedian veronica mosey. you can catch her at the maternity ward or the upright citizens briggade on september 19th. bill schulz, he thinks twerking is when you eat

freedom partners. the coke brothers, right wing people that try to change america.hey gave $63 million. another attempt to get tax free to change the country. it's not going to work. we're going to find you. >> congratulations to the u.s.

we've also found that three out of the five directors of freedom partners are current or former executivesal of freedom -- said they rely on that expertise from different areas. koch industries said it operates independently, so we pressed feinberg. >> is the money coming from directly or indirectly from the koch brothers. >> we have a variety of donors, and we protect their confidentiality. they're free to talk about their donations to us anytime. as you know, in an era where i.r.s. is targeting opponents of the administration all the time, i can understand why some of our donors want to keep the information confidential. >> reporter: the total money is about $750,000, and generation opportunity is getting bang for its buck. so far the videos have gotten over 3 million hits on the web in about a week. >> and about to get a lot more after seeing your report probably. >> right. >>> let's talk about what may be a broader strategy to try to underfund obama care by convincing young people not to sign up. >> that appears to be the strategy behind all the this "the washington post" reporting tha

freedom partners. the coke brothers, right wing people that try to change america.ion. another attempt to get tax free to change the country. it's not going to work. we're going to find you. >> congratulations to the u.s. men's soccer team qualified, unbelievable victory over new mexico. >> bob, take us out. >> thanks for watching. we'll see you right back here tomorrow. the special report is up next. >>> in an american newspaper next on special report. >>> good evening. i'm brad bare. the leerd running the show at the moment in the standoff took to the american newspaper to rebuke and mock the president of the united states. chief white house correspondent ed henry on the most unusual form of communication. >> president barack obama ignored shouted questions from the russian president vladimir putin

"politico" reporting today during last year's election a conservative group called freedom partners,almost anyone in politics, served as an outlet for ultraconservative principles of the coke brothers of the "huffington post" did some reporting on this this spring. disconcerting to say the least. >> appears to be the same group peter stone reported on for us in the spring. i think it was called americans for alliance -- americans for something. >> strung together. >> established as a 501 c 6, more than $200 million. this is what kochs do. they have been doing it for years, renaming organizations as heat grows on them and start up a new one and money all flows and we don't know who is sending it. >> they are not officially associated with koch director but directors are all kappos in the coke pyramid. we'll leave it there. the koch brothers are a littidge us group. thank you. >> i was never here. >> you were never here. that is all. see you back when i'm joined by rapper 2chainz. you heard that correctly. "andrea mitchell reports" is coming up next. ♪ constipated? yeah. mm. some laxat

just membership into freedom partners is $100,000 in annual dues.hen you look at the fact that they are the second biggest contributor to conservative groups in the last election cycle no doubt it has a huge influence on politics in this country. >> interesting piece. patrick, we'll look at the playbook. thanks. coming up new york yankees places der exjeter on the disabled list ending his season but could it be the end much his career. yankees only a game out of the playoffs somehow some way. we'll show you why the braves had words with marlins star rookie jose fernandez. sports is next. [ woman ] if you have the audacity to believe your financial advisor should focus on your long-term goals, not their short-term agenda. [ male announcer ] join the nearly 7 million investors who think like you do. face time and think time make a difference. at edward jones, it's how we make sense of investing. >>> time for some sports. baseball getting really interesting. especially the american league. let's start you off in tampa. red sox and rays tie in the 10th,

got $5 million from a group called freedom writers, and three out of the five directors from freedom partnersareas and rely on the expertise. >> is the money for your group coming directly or indirecty from the coke brothers, yes or no? >> we have a variety of donors and we protect their confidentiality. they are free to talk about their donations to us anytime, but in an era when the irs is targeting some of those people against obama care -- >> so far the videos have gotten over 3 million hits on the web in about a week. >> it's just hard to watch. anyway -- >> yeah, you are right. it is. the point is to generate a reaction and get people talking or doing something, and when you have uncle sam with that head come over over what it's called, stirrups. >> yeah, not to go unnoticed the man in the fetal position. if urban insured, we want to hear from you. send your ireports here to us, at ireport.com. >>> it came down to five ladies for the title of miss world. >> and then came the moment. >> miss world 2013 is -- >> that's called a tease. >> a little bit. who is it going to be? you will see.

freedom party plan to resign. the vice premier made the announcement a day after prime minister enrico letta said his coalition partners would support him in a vote of confidence. tensions have been rising since the former's conviction for tax evasion. joining us now on the line from rome is patty. give us some more of the background to this news. >> the events have accelerated very fast in the last week. the straw that broke this particular camel's back came midweek when the current prime , enrico letta, was in , doing a roadshow to encourage investors, particularly north american italy in, to invest in 2014. while he was doing that, at the very moment he was meeting on wall street, mr. berlusconi held a meeting with his on parliamentarians, in which he accused the left of criminal .deology he called on all his parliamentarians to resign. if he did that when mr. let 'er mr.turned back from -- when letta returned back from new , by not going ahead with that cabinet meeting he stopped the government taking a decision which would have stopped the fat from increasing. -- vat from increasing. the upside of all of it is an

freedom group has confronted the u.k. government over its strong arm tactics used against the national media this comes after the partner of a journalist was held without charge for hours by british police using terrorism laws and the guardian newspaper was forced to destroy leaked information on its computer hard drives are to surf earth has more on the fight to report the news and active intimidation that could have a chilling effect on press freedom in the u.k. and beyond not quite what you'd normally expect from a letter to the prime minister about press freedom in the but those strong words coming from the world association of newspapers. felt compelled to write up to the guardian newspaper with full stop by british security services to destroy information received from n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden and then the partner of one of its general. suspected of carrying information the government deemed sensitive to national security was placed in detention upon a rifle at heathrow airport david miranda partner of guardian journalist glenn greenwald was held for nine hours is the maximum time a person can be held usin

transformation into democracy and freedom and free economics set of choices and the journey of legitimate wayne i can't through that has been really quite remarkable. now, a major nato partner now the presidency of the eu is being filled by foreign minister in lithuania. they did a terrific job today of hosting the european ministers. we are very grateful for the statement that came out of the meeting today with respect to syria, a strong statement about the need for accountability and i am particularly grateful for the president's comments to me early this morning and the foreign minister's support for the efforts to hold the assa. does regime accountable for what it has done. now, there are other big issues that we are working on together: the european eastern partnership is a very important economic plan that will raise the standards of doing business, increase the trade and, most importantly increase jobs. it's good for the economic development. we talked about how that could continue to suspect. we are continued to work with lithuania in an effort to move that forward. i will have stations with foreign minister hague in ways about which we can try to do that. we also w

their societies and offer people maximum freedom and opportunity, respecting rights and finding a balance in a very complicated world. we have no better partnern that effort than great britain. we are grateful for that. our bond really is the paradigm for international cooperation. our work together in global issues will ensure peace, to ensure stability, to create economic activity to help others to share in the value they share to engage in humanitarian initiatives around the world, and sometimes to stand together against the oppressive steps that tyrants take all of those things that would tie us together not just for our two nations but to our entire world. just a few minutes ago the secretary and i spoke about the importance of our continued cooperation on a full range of issues from climate change to the pursuit of peace between the israelis and the palestinians to our counter-terrorism efforts to our efforts who promote democracy on a global basis and of course to our efforts to bring an end to the civil war in syria. as i drove in here this morning there were a group of people assembled outside of the building as is their right and as

freedom means freedom for everyone, wrote cheney, who married her longtime partner last year.e two children together. liz cheney's statement was in response to what her advisers call a deceptive poll asking wyoming voters if they were aware cheney supports abortion and promotes gay marriage. the campaign that the senator is challenging denied it was behind the poll. the daughter versus daughter episode put their father back in the spotlight. he was at times reluctant to talk about same-sex marriage when he was vice president, pushing back against the question from wolf blitzer in this 2007 interview with cnn. >> i'm delighted, i'm about to have a sixth grandchild. i obviously think the world of both of my daughters and all of my grandchildren. and i think frankly you're out of line with that question. >> reporter: he now publicly supports same-sex marriage. >> i think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. any kind of arrangement they wish. >> reporter: although he agrees with liz cheney that the issue should be left to the states. >> the question o

externalonfront aggression to our allies and partners as we have done before. freedom of the while we the world, are reducing our dependence on oil, the world still depends on the resources of that region, and it impacts the global economy. will buildssible, we the capacity of our partners, respect the sovereignty of nations, and work to address the root causes of terror. but when it is necessary to defend the united states against terrorist attack him a we will take direct action. finally, we will not tolerate the development or use of weapons of mass destruction. just as we consider the use of chemical weapons in syria to be a threat to our own national security, we object to the development of nuclear weapons that could trigger a nuclear armory -- arms race in the region, and threaten the national security. to say that these are america's core interests art not to say that they aren't our only interests. we deeply believe it is in our interests to see the middle east and north africa that is peaceful and prosperous. theill continue to promote moxie, human rights, an

freedom party are resigning. parliamentary debate begins soon on whether to remove berlusconi from his legislative seat. he was convicted of tax evasion. his party has asked its coalition partner, the center left democratic party, to expose expulsion of the former prime minister from parliament but the democrats are unwilling to do so. the two parties have also been at odds over an increase in value-added tax to reconstruct state finances. it took two months after the parliamentary election in february for the right and left-wing parties to form a grand coalition. >>> the foreign minister of syria has expressed his government's intention to abide by the u.n. security council's resolution, demanding the else of chemical weapons in his country. walid al mualem was speaking to nhk on saturday in new york where he's visiting to address the u.n. general assembly. mualem said the government is carefully studying the content of the resolution adopted unanimously at the security council on friday. he said all states have to follow council resolutions. >> the member of security council who adopted yesterday the resolution be responsible to combat terrorism because what we are fighting

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freedom. we stand ready to guard and protect it. i'm proud to partner with my good friend, mr.cintyre, in leading this extraordinary group of members known as the congressional prayer caucus. i'm so pleased to be joined this evening by my colleagues who are working to protect religious freedom in america and around the world. and at this time i'd like to yield five minutes to my good friend, mr. tim walberg, from michigan. mr. walberg: i -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may not yield blocks of time. mr. forbes: i recognize mr. walberg. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walberg: i thank my friend from virginia and, mr. speaker, i appreciate the opportunity to speak on an issue of ultimate importance tonight. the first amendment liberties. we go back to those brave men whose shoulders which stand -- we stand upon here in the chambers today. people like jonathan witherspoon who said a republic once equally poised must either preserve its virtue or lose its liberty. and congressman forbes, we are standing for that virtue today. we are standing for t

freedom means freedom for everyone, wrote cheney, who married her long time partner last year and hasldren. the enzi campaign has denied it was behind the poll that's causing the furor, but the daughter versus daughter episode puts their father back in the spotlight. he was at times reluctant to talk about same-sex marriage when he was vice president, but once out of office he said this. >> i think people ought to be free to enter into any kind of union they wish. any kind of arrangement they wish. >> same-sex marriage is still a tricky issue for republicans, while the majority of american supports same-sex marriage, only a minority of republicans do. chris, kate? >> it seems that tricky situation is playing out within one family. thank you so much, we'll talk to you soon. >>> coming up next on "new day," senator john mccain live, he says a vote against u.s. military strikes in syria would be catastrophic but can the republican hawk help the president convince congress and the american people to take the next step. >>> the woman who has become an inspiration to millions, diana nyad sw

freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. japan is the world's third largest economy and our fourth largest trading partner with a direct investmente united states. japan is home to the seventh fleet, 50,000 u.s. troops, and over 100,000 u.s. citizens. japan remainsith the cornerstone of peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, as it has been for more than 50 years. if confirmed, i will work closely with the leadership with the u.s. military to further strengthen our bilateral security relationship. time, japan is an indispensable partner in promoting democracy and economic development in the region as well as in global humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping. care deeplyeas i about, and if confirmed, i will work to further strengthen this critical partnership at a vital moment in its history. this is, indeed, an important moment in the u.s. -- japan relations. japan is enjoying political renewal and economic stability. toconfirmed, i look forward working with american business to expand and promote american exports, trade, and support initiatives, such as the trans- pacific partnership. in addition, i will work to increase e

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partner last year. she wasted little time firing back writing on facebook, for the record, i love my sister, but she is dead wrong on the issue of marriage. adding, freedom means freedom for everyone and that means all families regardless of how they look or how they are made. as for the sisters' famous father, the usually conservative dick cheney, he's advocated for equal rights on abc's "the view" in 2011. >> i think freedom means freedom for everybody. and you ought to have the right to make whatever choice you want to make with respect to your own personal situation. >> the in-fighting is another twist in the senate primary race that's already garnered national attention. >> what's really fascinating about this family dynamic is that it sort of symbolizes the broader rift that's playing out right now in the republican party between those who support gay marriage and those who don't support gay marriage. >> two outspoken women on different sides of a hotly contested issue. for "today," luke russert, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next here on "today," the little boy and double amputee who went from watching his favorite dolphin in a movie to swimming w

societies and offer people the maximum freedom and opportunity respecting rights and finding a balance in a very complicated world. and we have no better partnern that effort than great britain. we're grateful for that. our bond really is a paradigm for international cooperation, and our work together on global issues to ensure peace, to ensure stability, to create economic prosperity, to help others to share in the values that we share, to engage in humanitarian initiatives around the world and sometimes to stand together against the oppressive steps that tie rayrants take, a those things are what tie us together not just for our two nations but for the entire world. just a few minutes ago the foreign secretary and i spoke about the importance of our continued cooperation on a full range of issues, from climate change to the pursuit of peace between the israelis and the palestinians to our counter terrorism efforts to our efforts to promote democracy on a global basis and, of course, to our efforts to bring about an end to the civil war in syria. as i drove in here this morning there were a group of people assembled outside the building as is

partner in the united states. so, this sounds to me like the white house is waiting to really see how much freedom this foreign ministerw. >> right. and you mentioned there have been other signs like this, haven't there? >> yes, there have. and they're quite stunning. just as the jewish new year rosh hashanah began, president rouhani who is the brand-new president of iran sent out this tweet which said, as the sun is about to set here in tehran, i wish all jews especially iranian jews a blessed rosh hashanah and then it includes this picture of an observant jew praying in iran. for jews that's just a striking image where jews are known to be oppressed historically recently in iran. and given the power of twitter, christine pelosi tweeted back saying, thanks, the new year would be even sweeter if you would end iran's denial of the holocaust, sir. and the foreign minister i mentioned earlier tweeted back at miss pelosi saying iran never denied it, the man who is perceived to be denying it is now gone. he's referring to ahmadinejad who is no longer the president and he ended by saying happy new year. clearly what matters

partners, that includes sweden. that's why i'm here today. as free people, we recognize that democracy is the most effective form of government for recognizing prosperity and freedomnnovative economies on earth, we cherish that freedom that allows us to innovate and create, which is why we're leaders in science and research and development. those things that pioneer new industries and broaden our horizons. we share a belief in dignity and equality of every human being. that our daughters deserve the same opportunities as our sons. that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters must be treated equally under the law. that our societies are strengthened and not weakened by diversity. and we stand up for universal human rights. and not only in america and europe, but beyond because we believe that when these rights are respected, nations are more successful and our world is safer and more just. so, i want to thank sweden and the swedish people for being such strong partners in pursuit of these values that we share. the partnership is rooted in deep friendship, but it was also mentioned we have very strong people-to-people ties. my hometown of chicago has a lot of peopl

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partners. that includes sweden. that's why i'm here today. as free peoples, we recognize democracy is the most effective form of government ever devised for delivering progress and opportunity and prosperity. and freedominnovative economies on earth. we cherish that freedom that allow us to innovate and create which is why we're leaders in science and research and development. those things that pioneered new industries and broaden our horizons. we share a belief in the dignity and the quality of every human being. that our daughters deserve the same opportunities as our friends. that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters must be treated equally under the law. that our societies are strengthened and not weakened by diversity. and we stand up for university human rights. not only in america and europe but beyond. because we believe that when these rights are respected, nations are more successful. and our world is safer. and more just. so i want to thank sweden and the swedish people for being such strong partners in pursuit of these values that we share. the partnership is rooted in deep friendship but was also mentioned, we have very strong people to people ties. my own town of chicago has a lot of

freedom. people are bought, sold, exploited like slaves each and every day. are often beaten, starved, forced to engage in prosecution -- prostitution. the department is working hard y victims.ie we bring technical assistance to our partners. 'the fbis efforts are for native by the civil rights unit and the violence against children section. the sexual exploitation of foreign minors, while the violent crimes against children section focuses on the x boat patient of children under 18. six trafficking prosecutions do not require proof of the use of force. this year marks the 10th anniversary of the most prominent initiative to combat the problem of sex trafficking within the united states. joined of 2003, the fbi the national center for missing and exploited children to launch an initiative. the fbi and its partners -- executed an action focusing on underage victims of prosecution. our seventh and most recent operation in july concluded with the recovery of 105 sexually exploited children and the rest of 150 pimps. today the task forces have rescued more than 28 hundred children and investigations had led to the conviction of more madams, andmps, their associates. these have led to multiple life sentences. our civil rights

partners around the world. as long as it does not promote terrorism or violence. even though it may be very unpopular it is still a part of a freedom of association and something the united states and other countries should defend. in that regard in the verdict in trial of themthe working for german funded democracy organizations in egypt, it really is a thorn in the side of u.s. egyptian relations. it is not something that is driving calculations. the fact that this was handed down into barrick and citizens were committed for carrying out peaceful democracy activities with the full knowledge of the government is something that is really shameful. until that is resolved in some way this will be a block and a withy strong relationship egypt. i wanted to follow about what you said with the press. it has been incredibly disturbing to see what has been in the united states. the is another reason why united states cannot continue this this with egypt. these are in the state own craft as well and privately on the media as well. i appreciate and welcome what you said to condemn this. i will not believe that this will stop anytime soon. it

receive funding from any partners around the world as long as that funding does not promote terrorism or violence. even though it may be very unpopular it still is part of the freedomof association and something that the united states and other countries should defend in my view. in that regard i think that the verdict in the ngo trial convicting 43 americans to the egyptians and other nationals working for u.s. and german funded democracy organizations in egypt really is a thorn in the side of u.s. egyptian relations and certainly is in the front runner issue. it's not something that is driving calculations of how the relationship going forward at the fact that this verdict is handed down an american citizens and others were convicted for basically carrying out please pull democracy education activities with the full knowledge of the egyptian government is something that is really really shameful and until of -- is corrected them some way this will be a full and strong relationship with egypt. and that regard i wanted to follow on what you said about the press. it's been incredibly disturbing in these recent weeks to see what has been in the press about the united

freedom, human rights and the rule of law. japan is scope for the largest economy to be the fourth largest trading partner and second largest source of the direct investment in the united states. japan has come to 50,000 u.s. troops, the seventh fleet and 170,000 american citizens. as the united states rebel ljungqvist words asia and our alliance with japan remains a cornerstone of peace, stability and prosperity in the region as it has been for more than 50 years. if confirmed i will work closely with the leadership in the u.s. military to further strengthen our bilateral security relationship. at the same time japan is an indispensable partner in promoting democracy and economic development in the region as well as in global humanitarian efforts and peacekeeping. these are areas i care deeply about and if confirmed i will work to further strengthen this critical partnership atty vital moment in its history. this is indeed an improvement in the history of u.s.-japan relations. japan is enjoying a period of political stood above the arena will and is eager to increase trade and investment in the divided states. if confirmed by loo