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republican robert stier is president of the kentucky senate. >> it is big money. that is a large portion of our state budget that we will be placing in to that system. >> reporter: 12,000 kentucky residents have also signed up for private health insurance and a high number of them-- 41%-- are age 35 and younger which is the age group needed to finance the system. margaret, one advantage to having a web site that works is more appeal to younger people. >> brennan: wyatt andrews in washington. as the united states and afghanistan haggle over a new security agreement, the taliban are stepping up attacks. today six afghan soldiers were killed by roadside bombs. the proposed security deal would allow some u.s. troops to remain after next year in order to train afghans to take over their own security. will the afghans be ready? charlie d'agata went to paktia province to find that out. >> reporter: this remote mountain region near the border of pakistan is where america's fight with al qaeda in afghanistan began. >> bin laden was here. the cave complexes you hear about w

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long-time environmental activist and former delegate to the democratic national convention tom stiernt a whopping $8 million in just three months in virginia topping every other individual donor and becoming a democratic hero. when super pacs emerged after the supreme court's citizens united case, the right got a head start at advantage with groups like americans for prosperity funded by the conservative billionaire coke brothers. now democrats help powerful super pac bosses targeting more and more races. >> they are not going to see the big money battle this cycle. it's very clear that they're going to try to take the upper hand in outside spending in 2014. >> reporter: during last year's presidential race super pacs and outside groups spent at least $209 million in other states. the left outspent the right in big money dollars and big labor ponied up $44 million. in wisconsin democratic leading super pacs and unions spent more than $30 million in an unsuccessful attempt to oust governor scott walker. most came despite decline are trying to bulk up. >> turned out their demise was mu

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