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[Ireland] CROWN: Big Tobacco is not our friend, Taoiseach

The meeting between senior FG figures and cigarette chiefs should never have happened, says John Crown
Irish Independent (ie)
added May 26, 2013 02:20
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Adam Goldstein: Very little research, clarity on e-cigarettes

Raleigh (NC) News & Observer
added May 24, 2013 18:34
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KAMEROW: Big Tobacco lights up e-cigarettes

Let us count the ways that e-cigarettes are upsetting. First and foremost, they are increasingly available and cheap. You can buy them, singly or in packets, in many US convenience stores for about half the price of conventional cigarettes. They are flav
British Medical Journal
added May 24, 2013 18:30
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[Canada] WOOLLEY: What The Lives Of Smokers Can Tell Us About Economic Tradeoffs

John Broome’s book Weighing Livestakes on some hard questions about longevity. Increasing one person’s life has costs, either because it takes up resources that could have been used to improve another person’s life, or because it decreases that person’s l
Business Insider
added May 24, 2013 12:22
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FOLEY: Study shows tea party sprouted on 'Tobacco Road'

Given the murky nature of the tea party’s provenance and finances, IRS interest in its tax exempt claims may well be justified. “Nonprofit organizations associated with the Tea Party have longstanding ties to tobacco companies, and continue to advocate
Marietta (GA) Daily Journal
added May 24, 2013 05:25
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ARCHIVE: GARRETT/PAKKO: No Ifs, Ands or Butts: Illinois Casinos Lost Revenue after Smoking Banned

The economic effects of the Smoke-Free Illinois Act--specifically with regard to casino revenue and government tax receipts--represent only part of the act's overall impact. In a full analysis, these costs need to be considered alongside other costs and
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (MO)
added May 24, 2013 05:16
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[Missouri] PION: St. Charles city and county need smoke-free air

Recently scheduled public hearings regarding a possible St. Charles city Smoke-Free Air Act appear motivated not to further public health but to counter efforts by St. Charles County Councilman Joe Cronin, who has twice tried to get a countywide smoke-fre
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added May 24, 2013 05:05
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[Asia] HU: China's smokers: CNTC's captive market

BAT and PMI are reliant on the CNTC to sell their brands in China (555 for BAT and Marlboro for PMI); CNTC needs Big Tobacco to distribute Chinese brands to the world. However, since Chinese brands are virtually unknown outside the country and appeal mai
Financial Times blogs
added May 23, 2013 21:50
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HEPBURN: Big Tobacco Had Nothing to Do With Tea Party Formation

I spent about a year researching the origins of the Tea Party for another publication, and I didn't know that way back in the 90s, Burson Marsteller ... proposed a plan to use the theme of "The New Boston Tea Party" to launch a campaign for the Coalition
Daily Kos (blog)
added May 23, 2013 07:17
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MARTENS: IRS Sleuths Were on the Right Track: Big Tobacco Created Tea Party in 1994

Big Tobacco not only created the Tea Party, it has promoted it over decades, pumped millions into marketing it, and pulled it out of its magic hat every time it needed to produce an overnight, spontaneous “grassroots” movement.
DeSmogBlog.com (ca)
added May 23, 2013 03:50
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