Critiques

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• State

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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.
• 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".
• 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.
• Washingtonpost.com: Big Tobacco Filters Into Campaign Coffers Many different ways an elected official can take tobacco money; this article summarizes.
• Victor Crawford on 60 Minutes Interview with ex-tobacco industry lobbyist Victor Crawford, on how the industry influences Washington.
• Tobacco Institute Lobbying report for 1989 Internal tobacco industry document outlines its lobbying activities in 1989 such as pre-empting local smokefree laws.
• 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.
• Molly Ivins on Tobacco Bill Death Columnist Molly Ivans comments on the lobbying behind the death of the McCain tobacco bill.
• Smoke and Mirrors: Tobacco Industry Influence on "Grassroots" Public Citizen report on the tobacco industry's influence on the "grassroots" campaign for liability limits.
• 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.
• Control of "Grasstops" Government 1993 Philip Morris memo reveals much about industry strategy and tactics for influencing government.
• The Tobacco Presidency Essay discusses the tobacco connections of George W. Bush.
• Tobacco Wars: Canada Article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the tobacco industry's power in Canada.
• Cancer Converts Tobacco Lobbyist Victor Crawford, retired tobacco industry lobbyist dying of cancer, gives a revealing interview on what he did for the industry.
• CorpWatch: Bush Administration Tobacco Industry Ties Article on the tobacco industry ties of senior members of the Bush administration.
• On the Money Trail With GOP ABC News report says tobacco money gets tobacco lobbyists access in Washington.
• Secondhand Diplomacy After closed-door meetings with cigarette makers, the Bush administration is seeking to derail a global tobacco treaty.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.