Why are the Kochs giving $25 million to poor black college students?

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By Brentin MockJun 20, 2014, 4:11 pm37 pts
Normally when we hear about Charles and David Koch making it rain from their multi-billion dollar empire, it’s to adorn Tea Party candidates during campaigns or to fund free-market advocacy organizations like Americans for Prosperity. But earlier this month, the Koch Bros., as they’re affectionately called,…

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