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[California] Richard Fink: The Koch Brothers’ Big Tobacco Man Behind the Kochtopus Curtain

relatively few people have heard of Richard Fink. And even fewer know of his connections to Big Tobacco – connections which may have influenced the creation and actions of Koch-funded front groups for decades to come. With the Kochs’ support, Fink estab
The Checks and Balances Project
added Feb 6, 2013 05:41
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[Arizona] Carmona owned, but has divested, mutual funds with cigarette stocks

Carmona's campaign told The Arizona Republic that Carmona has a broker who picks and manages his investments for him and that Carmona was unaware of the cigarette-related stocks until his financial information was gathered to include on the personal fina
AZ Central - Arizona Republic
added Oct 1, 2012 17:15
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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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Former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona Joins NJOY Electronic Cigarettes’ Board of Directors

Dr. Carmona will provide strategic counsel to the company on public health and regulatory issues and spearhead NJOY’s research on the harm reduction potential of electronic cigarettes. “Dr. Carmona is an important addition to NJOY’s Board and we are
Business Wire
added Mar 25, 2013 09:33
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Report: 22% of Guam students smoke

KUAM (gu)
added Mar 13, 2012 00:00
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ARCHIVE: MEANINGS & MOTIVES Experts Debating Tobacco Addiction (10/1/2008) [FREE FULL TEXT]

We investigated influences on these opposing definitions and their application in expert witness testimony in litigation in the 1990s and 2000s. ... WHEN 7 TOBACCO INDUSTRY chief executive officers (CEOs) swore before the US Congress in 1994 that nicotin
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
added Apr 4, 2013 12:04
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Gradual drop in youth tobacco use continues, but significant problem areas remain

Surgeon General's Report outlines key steps to further reducing tobacco use among youth
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Aug 9, 2012 17:24
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The Government Fights Back Against Big Tobacco

A detailed New York Times report on the industry's sales came out the Monday after Smoking and Health was published, showing that despite some simmering discontent, tobacco was a flourishing business. Here are some of its key findings for 1963: * The to
Daily Finance (AOL)
added Jan 12, 2013 11:51
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Fact Sheet - Smoking in the Movies - Smoking & Tobacco Use

The data suggest that current movie studio policies are not sufficient to maintain reductions in on-screen tobacco incidents, as studios with policies had more incidents in 2012 than in 2010. Several strategies have been identified to reduce youth expos
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
added Apr 10, 2013 13:05
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[Arizona] Carmona deals with mutual-funds issue

Richard Carmona, the former U.S. surgeon general who is now running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona, until recently owned mutual funds containing stocks in the tobacco giants Altria Group and Philip Morris International.
AZ Central - Arizona Republic
added Oct 1, 2012 16:51
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