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Senate Votes For Unprecedented Tobacco Controls

Agence France Presse June 11, 2009.
The bill would overturn decades of resistance by the powerful tobacco industry.

Cigarette Consumption Down 28 Percent in 10 Years

Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group. November 25, 2008.
It's hard to believe that as recently as 2000, people could smoke on planes.

McCain's Credibility Goes Up in Smoke

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Election 2008. August 11, 2008.
We're talking about a senator taking firm stands against his own bills. "Maverick," indeed.

Immigration, Big Tobacco and the Corporate Takeover of ... Everything

Todd Tucker, Eyes on Trade. May 15, 2008.
"We migrate because we don't think there are options."

Should Tobacco Companies Be Required to Reduce Their Number of Customers?

Stephen D. Sugarman, UC Berkeley School of Law. January 18, 2008.
It may be time to step outside of traditional public health strategy.

Smoke and Mirrors, Tobacco Industry Style

Philip Barron, AlterNet: PEEK. January 18, 2007.
Big Tobacco thinks an addiction worth inflicting is an addiction worth reinforcing.