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    May 22, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  1. Altria to pay $500 mln to settle US tax dispute

    Reuters
    * Payment to resolve IRS tax dispute * Leveraged lease transactions were under scrutiny * Altria boosts 2012 forecast, citing lower interest cost May 22 (Reuters) - Altria Group Inc, the tobacco company, on Tuesday said it expects to pay $500 million...

    Tags: Thomson Corporation, NYSE, Internal Revenue Service, Weather Reports, Altria Group, Inc.

    2. May 8, 2012 |Story| KSWB-LTV

  2. Prop. 29 would impose $1 cigarette tax

    SAN DIEGO -- California's primary elections are around the corner and one of the propositions has been making national headlines.
    Fox 5 San Diego Reporter
    SAN DIEGO -- California's primary elections are around the corner and one of the propositions has been making national headlines. Proposition 29 would put a $1 tax on every pack of cigarettes sold in California.  If passed, it is expected to raise more...

    Tags: Cancer, American Lung Association, Primaries, Tobacco Products, Elections

    3. May 7, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Tobacco companies add $15 million to fight cigarette tax

    PolitiCal
    Tobacco companies are stepping up their efforts to defeat Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack. On Friday, the parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported giving......
    4. May 8, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Big Tobacco wins fire marshals as allies in flame retardant push

    The problem facing cigarette manufacturers decades ago involved tragic deaths and bad publicity, but it had nothing to do with cancer. It had to do with house fires.
    The problem facing cigarette manufacturers decades ago involved tragic deaths and bad publicity, but it had nothing to do with cancer. It had to do with house fires. Smoldering cigarettes were sparking fires and killing people. And tobacco executives...

    Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Furnishings and Furniture Industry, Consumer Confidence, Tobacco Products, Lobbying

    5. May 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Tobacco company ads take aim at Proposition 29

    Every morning when UC San Diego physicist Herbert Levine laces up his running shoes and chugs alongside Mission Bay, his earphones crackle with radio ads opposing a proposed $1-per-pack cigarette tax to raise money for cancer research.
    Every morning when UC San Diego physicist Herbert Levine laces up his running shoes and chugs alongside Mission Bay, his earphones crackle with radio ads opposing a proposed $1-per-pack cigarette tax to raise money for cancer research. The ads are funded...

    Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Democratic Party, Prostate Cancer, Health Organizations, Lance Armstrong

    6. May 15, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Voice of the People, May. 15

    Swine suffering This is in response to Tribune columnist Steve Chapman's "Investigating a pig's life; A firsthand look at modern swine production" (Commentary, May 3). When asked about the mental well-being of pigs who spend most of their lives...

    Tags: Casino and Gambling Industry, Standards, New Products, Mental Health, Steve Chapman

    7. Mar 15, 2012 |Story| KIAH-LTV

  7. CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smoking

    Federal health officials are unveiling Thursday a $54 million national media campaign to get smokers to quit and prevent anyone else, especially children, from starting.
    CNN
    Federal health officials are unveiling Thursday a $54 million national media campaign to get smokers to quit and prevent anyone else, especially children, from starting. The campaign, called "Tips From Former Smokers," is intended to educate Americans...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Advertising, Judges, American Heart Association, Radio

    8. Mar 15, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. CDC launching graphic anti-smoking ad campaign

    ATLANTA (AP) — In a graphic new ad campaign announced Thursday, the government is trying to shock smokers into quitting with the sometimes-gruesome stories of people damaged by tobacco products. The new effort confronts a hard truth: Despite...

    Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Heart Surgery, Kathleen Sebelius, Neck, Judges

    9. Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  9. Surgeon general declares youth smoking an 'epidemic'

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994.
    Reuters
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994. Among U.S. high school...

    Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Schools, Advertising, Altria Group, Inc., Family

    10. Apr 6, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Big Tobacco adds nearly $9 million to fight against cigarette tax

    PolitiCal
    The parent companies of Philip Morris USA and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reported nearly $9 million in contributions to the campaign against Proposition 29, the June ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by $1 per pack....
    11. Dec 14, 2011 |Story| WGHP

  11. Justice Dept Settles With Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds Over Tobacco Document Database

    The nation's two largest tobacco companies have agreed to pay $6.25 million to support the country's largest online collection of tobacco documents.
    Associated Press
    The nation's two largest tobacco companies have agreed to pay $6.25 million to support the country's largest online collection of tobacco documents. The Justice Department announced the settlement with Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co....

    Tags: Altria Group, Inc., Reynolds American Incorporated, Tobacco Products, Companies and Corporations

    12. Dec 26, 2011 |Story| KTUU

  12. Alaska Joins Several States In Cigarette Label Lawsuit

    Several states and U.S. territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the labels for the "lethal and addictive" products.
    Channel 2 News
    Several states and U.S. territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the...

    Tags: Respiratory Disease, Judges, Altria Group, Inc., Human Body, Lungs and Airways

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