Extensive ties to a powerful Koch group boost Cain (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111016/ap_on_el_pr/us_cain_s_rise_koch_brothers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111016/capt.bea921de9874444887649a9fbcd66d10-244533292b5849bc8e40501496d29a9d-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=jO0Xp4jwlWjPN13F3ipXCw--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="FILE - Republican businessman Herman Cain speaks during a dinner sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, in this April 29, 2011 file photo taken in Manchester , N.H. Cain casts himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who'll bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain has cast himself as the outsider, the pizza magnate with real-world experience who will bring fresh ideas to the nation's capital. But Cain's economic ideas, support and organization have close ties to two billionaire brothers who bankroll right-leaning causes through their group Americans for Prosperity.</p><br clear="all"/>

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