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Social Security data in tobacco buyout released 

Jump to full article: Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, 2006-02-16
Author: DAVID RICE MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE

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· Federal
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Black Farmers Association plans meeting on tobacco buyout 

Jump to full article: The Tennessean, 2005-05-07

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Farmers light into smoking ban 

Jump to full article: Canadian Press, 2005-04-22

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Jenkins to co-host meeting to keep tobacco farmers informed 

Jump to full article: Kingsport (TN) Times-News, 2005-02-17

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USDA ANNOUNCES SIGN-UP FOR TOBACCO TRANSITION PAYMENT PROGRAM 

Jump to full article: US Department of Agriculture (USDA), 2005-02-10

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Tobacco farmers urged to attend today's meeting 

Jump to full article: Suwanee (FL) Democrat, 2005-02-11

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LETTER: Tobacco buyout a historic achievement 

Jump to full article: Union Co. Advocate, 2005-02-09
Author: Sam Moore, President Kentucky Farm Bureau

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Sign-ups begin March 14 for tobacco buyout payments 

Jump to full article: Kingsport (TN) Times-News, 2005-02-11
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Growers critical after tobacco conference 

Jump to full article: Bristol (VA) Herald-Courier, 2005-02-08
Author: SAMANTHA SIEBER

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Government issues first regulations guiding tobacco quota buy-outs 

Jump to full article: AP, 2005-02-11
Author: HILARY ROXE

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PENDLETON: Congress should plug hole in tobacco buyout 

DATE OMISSION CHEATS KY. FARMERS OUT OF $124 MILLION
Jump to full article: Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 2005-02-11
Author: Joey Pendleton

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Tobacco farmers consider their options 

Jump to full article: Coalfield.com (The Coalfield Progress, The Dickenson (VA) Star and The Post), 2005-02-08
Author: JOHN MONGLE, Staff Writer

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Tobacco companies refusal to pay at end of '04 puts growers 'in a pinch' 

Jump to full article: Cleveland (OH) Plain Dealer, 2005-02-01

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LETTER: Farmers should get the tobacco payments they were promised 

Jump to full article: Danville (KY) Advocate-Messenger, 2005-01-31
Author: State Rep. Lonnie Napier Lancaster

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Cigarette Tax Has New -- And Surprising -- Ally 

Jump to full article: WKYT-TV CBS 27 (Lexington, KY), 2005-01-20

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Editorial: Tobacco growers' folly 

Jump to full article: Toronto (Ont) Star (ca), 2005-01-20

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Promise of help for tobacco farmers unfulfilled, marketing board chairman says 

Jump to full article: St. Thomas (Ont) Times-Journal (ca), 2005-01-18
Author: Patrick Brennan Times-Journal Staff

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Critical tobacco choices at hand 

Jump to full article: Fayetteville (NC) Observer & Times, 2005-01-13
Author: Nomee Landis

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Tobacco farmers rally for buyout 

Jump to full article: London (Ontario) Free Press (ca), 2005-01-18

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Taxes on cigarettes gain support from tobacco groups 

Jump to full article: Shelbyville (KY) Sentinel-News, 2005-01-18
Author: Walt Reichert/Sentinel-News Associate Editor

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Farmers, family say good-bye to local tobacco auction 

Jump to full article: Kentucky Standard, 2005-01-14
Author: STACEY S. MANNING The Kentucky Standard

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LETTER: What about jobs in tobacco fields? 

Jump to full article: Toronto (Ont) Star (ca), 2004-12-22
Author: Paul Girling, Toronto

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House ready to consider tobacco plan / Buyout bill leaves FDA regulation out 

Jump to full article: Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, 2004-10-07
Author: DAVID WESTPHAL AND KRISTIN COLLINS, Staff Writers

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Unlikely allies push for federal tobacco quota buyout 

Jump to full article: Florence (SC) Morning News, 2004-08-26
Author: LIBBY WIERSEMA

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DIMON's First Quarter Earnings Increase 21% 

Company Confirms Fiscal 2003 Earnings Guidance
Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2002-11-05

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· North Carolina
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Tobacco company seeks witnesses to aid defense 

Farmers, quota holders could be part of suit
Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2002-09-27
Author: Brian Louis / JOURNAL REPORTER

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Court will not stop creation of tobacco marketing centers 

Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2002-04-10
Author: Brian Louis / JOURNAL REPORTER

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Tobacco Farmers, Quota Holders Gain Ground In Lawsuit 

Jump to full article: Dunn (NC) Daily Record, 2002-04-05
Author: LISA FARMER / Managing Editor

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Universal Leaf Tobacco Added to Farmers' Antitrust Lawsuit 

Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 2001-02-28

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Tobacco firms ask dismissal of case / Growers charge antitrust breach 

Jump to full article: Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, 2000-07-01
Author: PETER HARDIN / Times-Dispatch Washington Correspondent

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Local Tobacco Growers Consider  Joining Class Action Lawsuit 

Jump to full article: WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC), 2000-06-28

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Attorney talks to farmers about lawsuit against tobacco companies 

Jump to full article: AP, 2000-06-27

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Feb. tobacco lawsuit revised and refiled 

Jump to full article: Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, 2000-05-05
Author: PETER HARDIN / Times-Dispatch Staff Writer

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Tobacco farmers, quota holders seeking $18 billion 

Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2000-05-04

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Philip Morris Turns To Boies / Successes Include Battle With Microsoft 

Jump to full article: Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, 2000-04-22
Author: PETER HARDIN / Times-Dispatch Washington Correspondent

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Tobacco farmers, quota holders sign onto lawsuit against tobacco companies 

Jump to full article: Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, 2000-04-18

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Lawyers for farmers in town Monday 

Class-action suit seeks $69 billion
Jump to full article: Owensboro (KY) Messenger Inquirer, 2000-04-08
Author: Laura Skillman / Messenger-Inquirer

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· Indiana
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Tobacco farmers seek to block USDA action 

Jump to full article: Indianapolis Star-News (DO NOT USE), 2000-04-07
Author: Norm Heikens / Indianapolis Star

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Tobacco quota proposal blocked / Judge's injunction stops leasing between counties 

Jump to full article: Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 2000-03-31
Author: Janet Patton / HERALD-LEADER BUSINESS WRITER

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Cross county tobacco leasing nixed 

Jump to full article: Owensboro (KY) Messenger Inquirer, 2000-03-31
Author: Laura Skillman / Messenger-Inquirer

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Farmers join lawsuit against cigarette makers 

At least 30 from Bluegrass sign on
Jump to full article: Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader, 2000-03-10
Author: Janet Patton

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Farmers Sue Tobacco Companies,  Fracturing A United Front 

Jump to full article: Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune, 2000-03-06
Author: Sean Loughlin / WASHINGTON BUREAU

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Tobacco industry leader blasts lawsuit by growers 

Jump to full article: AP, 2000-02-18

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The Tobacco Grower Lawsuit: Much to Lose, Nothing to Gain 

Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2000-02-18

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W.Va. farmers join tobacco suit 

Jump to full article: Charleston (WV) Gazette, 2000-02-17
Author: The Associated Press

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Farms sue for tobacco quotas 

JOE WARD / The Courier-Journal
Jump to full article: Louisville (KY) Courier-Journal, 2000-02-17
Author: JOE WARD

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Growers sue for $69 billion / Firms accused of undermining rules 

Jump to full article: Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch, 2000-02-17
Author: PETER HARDIN / Times-Dispatch Washington Correspondent

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Philip Morris Denounces Grower Lawsuit 

Pledges to Continue to Work with Growers to Find Solutions
Jump to full article: Business Wire, 2000-02-16

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Tobacco Growers Sue Manufacturers / Farmers Dislike Settlement With U.S. 

Jump to full article: AP, 2000-02-17
Author: Raymond McCaffrey and Justin Blum / Washington Post Staff Writers

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Lawsuit filed by tobacco growers 

Cigarette-makers trying to eliminate price-support system, plaintiffs contend
Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2000-02-17
Author: Kirsten B. Mitchell / JOURNAL WASHINGTON BUREAU

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State tobacco farmers sue tobacco companies 

Jump to full article: Knoxville (TN) News-Sentinel, 2000-02-17
Author: Richard Powelson / News-Sentinel Washington bureau

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Tobacco Farmers Sue Cigarette Makers 

Jump to full article: AP, 2000-02-17
Author: Philip Brasher / AP Farm Writer

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Tobacco Companies Sued by Farmers Over Antitrust Laws (Update1) 

(Adds details from the lawsuit and response from Brown & Williamson. Updates share activity in last paragraph.)
Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 2000-02-16
Author: William McQuillen

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Philip Morris Denounces Grower Lawsuit 

Pledges to Continue to Work with Growers to Find Solutions
Jump to full article: Business Wire, 2000-02-16
Author: federal courts.

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U.S. Tobacco Growers Sue Cigarette Makers 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2000-02-16

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$69 Billion Lawsuit Filed by the Law Firm of Conlon, Frantz, Phelan & Pires, LLP ... Case Charges Big Tobacco Defrauded 520,000 U.S. Tobacco Growers and Quota Holders 

Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2000-02-16

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B&W Says Farmer Class Action Suit Will Hurt Growers, Not Help 

Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2000-02-16

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Farmers set to sue tobacco companies -- WSJ 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2000-02-16

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Tobacco faces another suit? Farmers to sue cigarette makers for $69B in damages, report says 

Jump to full article: CNN, 2000-02-16

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Farmers to Sue Big Cigarette Makers, Charging Violation of Antitrust Law 

Jump to full article: The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition, 2000-02-16
Author: GORDON FAIRCLOUGH / Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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Philip Morris to Face Antitrust Suit Brought by Tobacco Farmers 

Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 2000-02-15
Author: William McQuillen

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Farmers turn tables on Big Tobacco for its leaf-buying ways 

Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2000-02-16
Author: Kirsten B. Mitchell / JOURNAL WASHINGTON BUREAU

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Tobacco farmers plan huge lawsuit 

Jump to full article: Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, 1999-10-22

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