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    Mike Pence is secretly courting top GOP donors

    During his campaign, candidate Donald Trump attacked his own party's "most generous political donors." Now Vice President Pence is hosting dinners with some of the same people Trump called "puppet masters who manipulate the political process to further their own interests at the expense of working people." That's according to Kenneth P.

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 10, 2017 • 1 min read

    During his campaign, candidate Donald Trump attacked his own party's "most generous political donors." Now Vice President Pence is hosting dinners with some of the same people Trump called "puppet masters who manipulate the political process to further their own interests at the expense of working people." That's according to Kenneth P. Vogel of the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Kenneth Vogel

      New York Times

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