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GRAPHICS: Baseball and Chewing Tobacco: A Strange History

How did this come to pass? Why is it that, for more than a century now, so many heroes of America's Pastime spit toxic waste and look like they have a small mammal stuffed in their cheek?
Discovery Channel
added Apr 9, 2013 19:33
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GRAPHICS: Cigarette branding through the years

Jackie Robinson endorses Chesterfield in this cigarette ad produced in New York City, circa 1948. Photo: Transcendental Graphics, Getty Images
San Antonio (TX) Express-News
added Apr 4, 2013 07:27
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Tobacco and Rupe

Secret documents show that Philip Morris loves Rupert Murdoch's tobacco-friendly media. That might explain why he's on their board.
Mother Jones Magazine
added Feb 9, 2013 14:06
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[Canada] Day 103: Richard Pollay passes the scream test

As they had with Robert Proctor in December, the companies went hammer and tongs at Richard Pollay's credibilty and sought to have him declined as an expert witness in the trial.
Eye on the Trials (ASPQ) (ca)
added Jan 22, 2013 12:00
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[Canada] Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition, University of California Press (excerpts) (PDF)

Conseil québécois sur le tabac et la santé (Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health) (ca)
added Jan 15, 2013 11:55
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"Citizens for Fire Safety" Smoked Out: Front Group Folds After Exposé

Manufacturers of flame retardant chemicals, an industry that got a boost from Big Tobacco's shadow money decades ago, are being exposed to increased public scrutiny. In the fallout, a front group formed by the three biggest manufacturers, calling itself "
PR Watch
added Sep 10, 2012 11:20
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Notable Capitol Hill Smokers, Through the Years—PICTURES

The Senate's recently updated rules on smoking cap a nearly century-long transition from smoke-filled hallways in the Capitol to today, when the habit is not allowed in the chamber. Here's a look at a handful of notable Senate smokers through the years.
National Journal
added Jun 20, 2012 07:37
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Bad Acts 2012 Book Signing Fundraiser: You're Invited!

Come and hear authors Sharon Y. Eubanks & Stanton A. Glantz discuss their new book, Bad Acts.
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights (ANR)
added May 22, 2012 02:43
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Launch New Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use

today announced an ambitious, three-year collaboration to accelerate progress in reducing tobacco use, the nation's leading cause of preventable death. This new initiative comes as the United States nears the 50th anniversary of the first Surgeon General
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
added Apr 12, 2013 00:50
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[UK] Smoking, drinking and living alone: what the General Household Survey tells us about how Britain has changed

Smoking has never been less popular in the UK. The overall fall in smoking has been due to a fall in both light to moderate smokers (defined as fewer than 20 cigarettes a day) and heavy smokers (more than 20 per day). The proportions of adults smoking he
The Guardian (uk)
added Mar 7, 2013 15:23
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