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[Mississippi] EVANS: Why can't state pass a law banning smoking in public places?
The means that Big Tobacco uses to defeat anti-smoking efforts is the same in Mississippi as it is in Washington: lots and lots of money. Our state leaders say they want to make improvement in the health of all Mississippians a top priority. They also s
Feb 11, 2013
Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger
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Feb 11, 2013 10:12
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[Indiana] Crooked Ex-Congressman Now Hawking Smokes
Steve Buyer, a former Indiana congressman who tirelessly advocated for the tobacco industry while in office, is now…working for the tobacco industry.
Oct 3, 2012
Minyanville Media, Inc. (MMI)
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Oct 4, 2012 15:11
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[Florida] For Big Givers, Cash and Clout Arrive Together
A cigar tent courtesy of the American Action Network, which will spend millions defending the House Republican majority this year, will shelter smokers at a "Liberty Pavilion."
Aug 26, 2012
New York Times
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Aug 27, 2012 23:10
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[Connecticut] Tobacco Shop Cash Snares Ex-Congressional Campaign Staff
A federal grand jury has charged seven people, and an eighth person has pleaded guilty, in an alleged scheme to funnel tens of thousands of dollars to the congressional campaign of Connecticut House Speaker Chris Donovan (D). Among those charged are Robe
Jul 27, 2012
TalkingPointsMemo (TPM) blog
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Jul 27, 2012 14:14
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[UK] MP opponents of plain-packaging for cigarettes accepted hospitality from tobacco giant
MPs who signed a letter calling for the Department of Health to abandon a proposal to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes have accepted hospitality worth thousands of pounds from a major tobacco company, it can be revealed.
Jun 28, 2012
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
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Jun 28, 2012 13:04
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Support for new California tobacco tax drops
A ubiquitous TV ad campaign by tobacco companies has cut significantly into the support for a tobacco-tax initiative with less than two weeks to go before the election.
May 24, 2012
Contra Costa (CA) Times
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May 24, 2012 09:28
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In North Carolina, Dancing with Big Tobacco at the Inaugural Ball
North Carolina's leaders face a clear choice: Whose side are they on? Will they protect North Carolina's kids and health or Big Tobacco's profits? Will they follow the will of the voters or give the tobacco industry what it expects in return for its campa
Jan 11, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Jan 11, 2013 22:39
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[Oklahoma] PEARSON: Advocates to push for local tobacco control again
Last month, members of the state Board of Health vowed to once again make local-control legislation their top priority. Also last month, a new website was launched detailing the tobacco industry's lobbying efforts in Oklahoma. It already is receiving na
Nov 25, 2012
Tulsa (OK) World
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Nov 25, 2012 13:00
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[Indiana] Read Congressman Who Compared Cigarettes to Smoking Lettuce Becomes Lobbyist for R.J. Reynolds
Steve Buyer, a Republican congressman from Indiana from 1993 to 2011, had been the beneficiary of over $100,000 in Reynolds donations over the years and pushed the company's legislative goals.
Oct 2, 2012
ProPublica
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Oct 2, 2012 18:04
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[Oklahoma] FEDERAL RACKETEERING (RICO) CONVICTION
Philip Morris, Altria, R.J. Reynolds, Brown and Williamson, Lorillard, American Tobacco, and British American Tobacco Company have now been convicted in U.S. District Court of racketeering and conducting a decades-long conspiracy to deceive the American p
Oct 2, 2012
tobaccomoney.com (OK)
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Oct 2, 2012 17:54