Billionaire conservative philanthropist David Koch dead at 79
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Conservative billionaire David Koch has died at the age of 79.
“Sources close to the family say David Koch has died,” New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer tweeted Friday.
A family spokesman confirmed the death to a CBS affiliate in Wichita, Kansas, where Koch was born.
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