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Big Tobacco Serves the "Butt End" to the National Restaurant Association
Explains how the tobacco industry used this restaurant trade group as a front to fight smokefree workplaces.
http://www.no-smoke.org/getthefacts.php?id=80
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Cato Institute: "Libertarian" in a Corporate Way
Article explores the Cato Institute's funding and advocacy, which include large tobacco industry funding and advocacy for the industry.
http://accuracy.org/article.php?articleId=51&type=&searchterms=cato
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Big Tobacco's Front Groups and Allies
Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights report covers a number of front groups used by the tobacco industry to fight smokefree policies.
http://www.no-smoke.org/getthefacts.php?id=62
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Rite Aid Is Taking A Stand
Photo essay reveals Rite Aid's pro-smoking activities and questions its claim to be against heart disease in women.
http://www.rawbw.com/~jpk/stand/Pictures.html
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Tobacco Industry Targetting of Children, Women, and Minorities
Syllabus and resources for course at The University of Dayton Law School.
http://academic.udayton.edu/health/syllabi/tobacco/lesson04.htm
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An Open-ended Attack on the Public Interest
PRWatch article on tobacco industry use of PR firms and front groups to push "tort reform".
http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/1996Q3/attack.html
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Opening Pandora's Box
SFWeekly article covers tobacco industry activity in California between 1988 and 1993, primarily diversion of Prop. 99 funds; politicians who helped the industry; industry use of PR firms, lobbyists, and front groups.
http://www.sfweekly.com/1999-11-17/news/opening-pandora-s-box/
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Big Tobacco and Rupe
"Secret documents show that Philip Morris loves Rupert Murdoch's tobacco-friendly media. He's also just happens to be on their board."
http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/1998/08/murdoch.html
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The War in the States
Fund Article explores tobacco industry use of front groups with no obvious ties to tobacco to push for state "pre-emption" laws.
http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/1996/05/brokaw.html
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The War in the States (cont'd)
continuation of article; covers Citizens Against Tax Abuse, Citizens Against Government Interferencel, Minnesota Coalition of Responsible Retailers, Citizens for Fair Taxes, Maine Grocers Association, others.
http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/1996/05/brokaw.jump.html
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