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• Tobacco Industry Activity in the U.S. - Reports on industry activity by state; extensive and recent reports available for Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.
• Cancer Converts Tobacco Lobbyist - Victor Crawford, retired tobacco industry lobbyist dying of cancer, gives a revealing interview on what he did for the industry.
• Control of "Grasstops" Government - 1993 Philip Morris memo reveals much about industry strategy and tactics for influencing government.
• CorpWatch: Bush Administration Tobacco Industry Ties - Article on the tobacco industry ties of senior members of the Bush administration.
• Hedrick Smith Productions: The People and the Power Game - 1996 mini series examining the power of the media and lobby groups including the tobacco industry lobbies. Offers press/viewer reactions to the series and information on how to buy the film.
• Molly Ivins on Tobacco Bill Death - Columnist Molly Ivans comments on the lobbying behind the death of the McCain tobacco bill.
• On the Money Trail With GOP - ABC News report says tobacco money gets tobacco lobbyists access in Washington.
• Republican National Committees - The tobacco industry is a top giver of "soft money" to both political parties, but lately Republicans have been getting about 80% of tobacco money.
• Texans for Public Justice Lobby Watch - Reports on lobbying in the state of Texas include reports on tobacco industry activity: "Rove a Mile for a Camel", "Second-Hand Smoke", "Death Merchants Hire More Accomplices", "Philip Morris' Newest Smokers", "Health Hypocrisy", and "Tobacco Spends Big Bucks for Political Favor".
• The Quiet Victory of the Cigarette Lobby - Article originally published in 1965 in the Atlantic Monthly looks at the tobacco industry's power in Congress.
• The Tobacco Industry Successful Efforts to Control Tobacco Policy Making in Switzerland - UCSF report. Executive summaries in German, English, and French. Full report in English.
• Tobacco Industry Attempts to Subvert European Union Tobacco Advertising Legislation - Research report on tobacco industry programs aimed at defeating EU legislation governing tobacco advertising and promotion.
• Tobacco Industry Spent More Than $20 Million to Lobby Congress in 2002 - New report totals that cash the tobacco industry spent to lobby Congress in 2002: over $100,000 per day every day Congress was in session, not even including campaign conributions.
• Tobacco Institute Lobbying report for 1989 - Internal tobacco industry document outlines its lobbying activities in 1989 such as pre-empting local smokefree laws.
• Tobacco Lobying in 1997 and 1998 - Shows amounts spent by each tobacco company, both lobbying and campaign cash, for all election cycles since 1990.
• Tobacco Political Action Committees, 2000 - Summary of political action committee giving by tobacco company, comes to about $2.4 million, broken down by company.
• Tobacco Wars: Canada - Article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the tobacco industry's power in Canada.
• Tobacco: Long Term Contribution Trends - Summarizes trends of $42 million of tobacco cash spent on political campaigns for 10 years. Broken out by party, and soft/PAC money.
• Tobacco: Political Issues - Chapter from the Tobacco Reference Guide covers tobacco lobbying and influencing in politics at the state, local, and federal (US) level.
• Tommy Thompson and Tobacco - Report on the tobacco money, tobacco record, and tobacco industry connections of Bush appointee Tommy Thompson, director of HHS, in charge of CDC, NCI, and the Surgeon General's office.
• Top All-Time Givers To Congress: Philip Morris - Profile of Philip Morris, one of the top all-time givers of money to Congress, provides 12 year itemized totals, breakout by party and by year.
• Top Recipients: Tobacco - Identifies top takers of tobacco cash among candidates for elected office.
• Warning: Philip Morris Wants Regulation - Independent analysis of Philip Morris's call for regulation finds ways Philip Morris's proposed regulation would protect the industry, not the customer.
• Washingtonpost.com: Big Tobacco Filters Into Campaign Coffers - Many different ways an elected official can take tobacco money; this article summarizes.
• Tobacco Industry Spent $10.6 Million to Lobby Congress in First Half of 2003 - As Congress conducted negotiations over major tobacco legislation for the first time in years, the tobacco industry spent over $10 million to lobby Congress, over $116,000 every day Congress was in sessoin. (November 06, 2003)
• Secondhand Diplomacy - After closed-door meetings with cigarette makers, the Bush administration is seeking to derail a global tobacco treaty. (March 01, 2003)
• Tobacco Lobbying Continues - "Each day that Congress meets, the nation's four largest cigarette manufacturers spend more than $100,000 pushing their agenda on Capitol Hill." News article explains how the money is spent. (October 20, 2001)
• Philip Morris' Latest Smoke Screen - BusinessWeek news analysis finds Philip Morris's call for FDA regulation "has little to do with health -- and a lot to do with self-interest." (July 16, 2001)
• The Tobacco Presidency - Essay discusses the tobacco connections of George W. Bush. (March 19, 2001)
• George W. Bush: Calling for Philip Morris - Article in The Nation covers George W. Bush's tobacco connections, his record on tobacco. (November 08, 1999)
• Big Tobacco's Dollars Douse Push for Fire-Safe Cigarettes - LATimes article. (January 01, 1999)
• Tobacco Lobbying Outlays Soared in 1998 - Covers money spent and industry resources invested, e.g. putting 192 lobbyists into Washington, about one for every three members of Congress" Names the major lobbying firms and lobbyists used. (October 30, 1998)
• Politicians Getting Indirect Tobacco Money - Washington Post article shows how tobacco money streams into policians through stealth channels, such as Kraft foods for Philip Morris. (May 08, 1998)
• California's Gov. Wilson Sabotaged Anti-Tobacco Effort, Groups Charge - Article in the Christian Science Monitor covers Wilson's efforts. (March 14, 1997)
• Smoke and Mirrors: Tobacco Industry Influence on "Grassroots" - Public Citizen report on the tobacco industry's influence on the "grassroots" campaign for liability limits. [PDF] (March 19, 1996)
• Victor Crawford on 60 Minutes - Interview with ex-tobacco industry lobbyist Victor Crawford, on how the industry influences Washington. (March 19, 1995)

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