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[New York] EDITORIAL: The right way to tax tobacco
THE ISSUE: Roll-your-own "clubs" make a mockery of everything from tax law to public health. THE STAKES: Will state government do the right thing?
Oct 15, 2012
Albany (NY) Times-Union
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Oct 15, 2012 09:10
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How big tobacco got its way in Florida Legislature [FREE FULL TEXT]
In 2009, tobacco lobbyists aggressively pushed a bill that drastically capped the amount four tobacco companies have to pay to appeal certain court judgments against them. The bill, SB 2198, was authored by Sen. Mike Haridopolos but written by the tobacc
Dec 30, 2012
Florida Times-Union
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Dec 31, 2012 11:07
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KESSLER: Electronic cigarettes should be part of the harm reduction debate
Last year my company acquired blu eCigs ... We see e-cigarettes as a product that has the potential to play a critical role in the national harm reduction discussion and affords our company a seat at the table in this debate.
Apr 17, 2013
The Hill
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Apr 17, 2013 14:51
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Times-Union investigation: How big tobacco got its way in Florida Legislature ($$)
In 2009, tobacco lobbyists aggressively pushed a bill that drastically capped the amount four tobacco companies have to pay to appeal certain court judgments . . . SB 2198, was authored by Sen. Mike Haridopolos but written by the tobacco lobby.
Dec 30, 2012
Florida Times-Union
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Dec 30, 2012 15:08
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[UK-Scotland] Tobacco firm to challenge plain cigarette pack plan
THE tobacco giant JTI is preparing to challenge the Scottish Government's plain cigarette packets plans in an advertising campaign next week. It will reveal correspondence, obtained through Freedom of Information, from the Department of Health in which
Apr 6, 2013
The Scotsman (uk)
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Apr 7, 2013 10:22
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Study Confirms Tea Party Was Created by Big Tobacco and Billionaires
The study, funded by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Health, traces the roots of the Tea Party's anti-tax movement back to the early 1980s when tobacco companies began to invest in third party groups to fight excise taxes on ci
Feb 11, 2013
DeSmogBlog.com (ca)
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Feb 11, 2013 11:19
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'Nanny Bloomberg' Ad In New York Times Targets N.Y. Mayor's Anti-Soda Crusade (PHOTO)
"It says an awful lot about the state of the soda industry that a tobacco company front group is attacking Mike Bloomberg on their behalf. This is the same organization that was founded to oppose bans of smoking in restaurants and bars."
Jun 4, 2012
Huffington Post (blog)
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Jun 4, 2012 16:52
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OSTERLAND: Big Tobacco and kids
dustry uses false and deceptive advertising to make illegitimate health claims. Internationally, tobacco companies openly market to kids. In the United States, the industry will continue to partner with any front group willing to do their dirty work for
Jul 21, 2012
Salt Lake Tribune
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Jul 21, 2012 15:36
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[Missouri] Big Tobacco gearing up for cigarette tax fight
Campaign finance disclosures on file at the Missouri Ethics Commission show that Cheyenne International, of Grover, N.C., has donated $181,000 to a political action committee called Enough Taxes Already. Cheyenne International is — you guessed it — a “fu
Jul 17, 2012
Midwest Voices (Kansas City Star)
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Jul 17, 2012 19:52
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[Europe, Poland] Tobacco: New EU cigarette laws could burn Polish industry
The Polish Chamber of Commerce (PIH) has warned that the directive could eliminate one-third of Poland's tobacco market. As much as 40 percent of all menthol cigarettes in the EU are made in Poland.
Jan 2, 2013
Warsaw Business Journal (pl)
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Jan 3, 2013 05:00