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More doctors smoke Camels? Exhibit on heyday of cigarette advertising opens at NYC library
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ A phalanx of white-coated doctors endorses Camel cigarettes in an exhibit that opened this week at the New York Public Library. Movie stars and baseball greats are there, too, in tobacco ads dating from the 1920s to the 1950s. Even...Tags: Advertising, Joan Crawford, Colleges and Universities, Marlene Dietrich, Lucille Ball
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Moody's lowers rating of Legg Mason debt
Moody's Investors Service cut Legg Mason Inc.'s senior debt rating yesterday in recognition of the Baltimore money manager's struggling profitability because of its weak performance and costs related to shoring up some money market funds invested in...Tags: Financial Markets, Credit Ratings, Legg Mason, Inc., Moody's Corporation, Mutual Funds
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Feds probe L.A. airport agency's allocation of $40 million to visitors bureau
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFederal authorities are questioning whether the agency that manages Los Angeles International Airport has illegally provided more than $40 million in revenue since 2002 to L.A. Inc., the city's convention and visitors bureau. The Federal Aviation...Tags: Transportation, Miami International Airport, Tour Operations Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Air Transportation
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Where's that food from? The label will say so
Sentinel ColumnistTwenty-three days and counting until trick-or-treaters hit the streets. Do you know where your mini candy bars are? Before you hit the supermarket, take a few minutes to enjoy our weekly platter of nibbles and noshes. More information coming to food...Tags: Consumers, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Incorporated, Metal and Mineral
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Alcoa's 3rd-quarter profit dives 52 percent on lower prices, weaker demand and higher costs
AP Business WriterPITTSBURGH (AP) _ Alcoa Inc., the world's third-largest aluminum producer, on Tuesday reported a 52-percent drop in third quarter profit and said it would conserve cash by suspending its stock buyback program and all non-critical capital projects. Alcoa,...Tags: Alcoa Incorporated, Vehicles, Stocks, Energy, Metal and Mineral
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AIG fiddles while Wall Street burns
CONSUMER CONFIDENTIALWhen the going gets tough, the tough get pedicures. Just days after the federal government committed $85 billion of taxpayers' money to a bailout of insurance giant AIG last month, senior execs from the troubled company headed to Southern California's...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Bankruptcy, Government, Consumers, Values
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Dodge Challenger SE for the Young, Convertible for None
KickingTiresYouth will be served ??? with a V-6 engine. Mike Accavitti, director of Dodge brand marketing, says the new-for-2009 Challenger SE, which has a 250-hp, 3.5-liter V-6, is aimed at younger buyers who have less cash for a new car......Tags: Dodge, Vehicles
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Find advertisement distracting? Perhaps not if you're having a root canal
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Talk about your captive audience. Advertising is coming to the dentist's chair in the form of personal video goggles that patients wear while getting their cleaning or root canal. The company behind InChairTV figures advertisers for...Tags: Advertising, Consumer Electronics Industry, Dentistry, Walt Disney Co.
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First Industrial Realty Trust debt rating a step above 'junk'
Tribune reporterStandard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday lowered its ratings on debt issued by First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., after the Chicago REIT's recent profit warning. First Industrial, which specializes in industrial properties, saw its stock plummet...Tags: Sales, Ratings, First Industrial Realty Trust Incorporated
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Exhibit on cigarette advertising opens in NYC
Associated Press WriterA phalanx of white-coated doctors endorses Camel cigarettes in an exhibit that opened Tuesday at the New York Public Library. Movie stars and baseball greats are there, too, in tobacco ads dating from the 1920s to the 1950s. Even Santa Claus, puffing...Tags: Advertising, Joan Crawford, Society, Colleges and Universities, Marlene Dietrich
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Supreme Court opens term with cigarette marketing case
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMore than 45 million Americans are smokers, and nearly 85% of them buy "light" cigarettes such as Marlboro Lights, which are advertised as having lower tar and nicotine. The Supreme Court, on the opening day of its term, heard arguments Monday on whether...Tags: Lawyers, Government, Consumers, National Government, Tobacco Products
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Internet ad sales dropped slightly from previous quarter, a possible ripple from bad economy
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ U.S. Internet advertising revenue dipped slightly in the second quarter from the previous three-month period, which likely is a ripple effect from the bad economy given that prior to 2008 the market had seen several consecutive quarters of...Tags: Advertising, Online
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