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Attorney general skips convention 

Jump to full article: AP, 2000-08-18
Author: GINA HOLLAND / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Big Tobacco covers part of state tab 

Jump to full article: Chicago Sun-Times, 2000-08-14
Author: LYNN SWEET / SUN-TIMES WASHINGTON BUREAU

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Big Tobacco crashes the party by funding fetes 

Jump to full article: Seattle (WA) Times, 2000-08-16
Author: John Hendren / Seattle Times Washington Bureau

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It doesn't seem to have altered the way we're doing business here.
Philip Morris spokeswoman Peggy Roberts, on the DNC's ban on official tobacco sponsorship in L.A. Hendren, J., <I>Big Tobacco crashes the party by funding fetes</I>

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Philip Morris a sponsor of Illinois' delegation 

Jump to full article: (IL) State Journal-Register, 2000-08-15
Author: TOBY ECKERT / COPLEY NEWS SERVICE

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I have not received a contribution myself from Philip Morris. I do know that they have a number of other companies other than just tobacco. They have cookies. Some of us like cookies. We would accept contributions from the cookie dimension of Philip Morris, but not necessarily the tobacco.
DNC Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. of Chicago. ECKERT, T., <I>Philip Morris a sponsor of Illinois' delegation</I>

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What Looks Like Cheese and Smells Like Tobacco? 

Jump to full article: Los Angeles Times, 2000-08-15
Author: Compiled by MASSIE RITSCH / Los Angeles Times

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Use a Lighter, Go to Jail 

Jump to full article: Los Angeles Times, 2000-08-15
Author: Compiled by MASSIE RITSCH / Los Angeles Times

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Wining, Dining On Tobacco Company's Dime 

Food, drink - and big money - abound, and D's lapping up just as much of it as the R's
Jump to full article: Tacoma (WA) News Tribune, 2000-08-16
Author: Beth Silver / The News Tribune / 253-597-8603 or beth.silver@mail.tribnet.com.

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It gave me some insight into how seductive corporate influence can be at the most basic level of good food and good drink. . . You can't help but remember who provided it.
Harvey Weisel, a DNC delegate from Seattle, on Monday's UST bash. Silver, B., <I>Wining, Dining On Tobacco Company's Dime</I>

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Unlikely Sponsors Surface at DNC 

Jump to full article: AP, 2000-08-14
Author: Jonathan D. Salant / Associated Press Writer / Monday, Aug. 14, 2000; 4:51 p.m. EDT

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In order to best represent our 55,000 employees in the United states and millions of shareholders, we really want to participate in the political process in a bipartisan fashion.
Philip Morris spokeswoman Peggy Roberts. D. Salant, J., <I>Unlikely Sponsors Surface at DNC</I>

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For Sponsors, Convention Is About Marketing as Well as Politics 

Jump to full article: The Washington Post, 2000-08-12
Author: Derek Willis / Congressional Quarterly / Saturday, August 12, 2000

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DREHER: Greedy Dems Refuse To Curb Lawsuit Madness 

Jump to full article: New York Post, 2000-07-30
Author: ROD DREHER

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LETTERS: Democratic Convention 

Jump to full article: Los Angeles Times, 2000-07-15

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LETTER: Convention Funds 

Jump to full article: Los Angeles Times, 2000-07-11

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Democratic Convention Committee Won't Accept Tobacco Money 

Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 2000-07-05
Author: Holly Rosenkrantz

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Host Committee For Democratic Convention Refuses Tobacco Money 

Jump to full article: CNN, 2000-07-05

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Convention To Refuse Tobacco Firms' Donations 

Politics: Democrats planning the Los Angeles event say their policy is socially responsible.
Jump to full article: Los Angeles Times, 2000-07-06
Author: JOHNATHON E. BRIGGS / Times Staff Writer

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Campaign Briefing THE CONVENTIONS: EMOCRATS REJECT TOBACCO MONEY 

Jump to full article: New York Times, 2000-07-06
Author: Leslie Wayne (NYT)

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Democratic Convention Shuns Tobacco 

Jump to full article: AP, 2000-07-05

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Los Angeles is a healthy city and we focus on the well-being of our community. . . We're going to show that we are on the cutting edge of new policies and new decisions.
Noelia Rodriguez, chief operating officer of LA Convention 2000, the nonpartisan group hosting the Aug. 14-17 Democratic National Convention at the Staples Center. The DNC is not accepting tobacco industry funds. <I>Democratic Convention Shuns Tobacco</I>