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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.

• Air Tobacco: Campaign Travel on Tobacco Industry Jets - Report on tobacco industry giving free jet travel to politicians.
• Big Tobacco and Astroturf - Tobacco industry documents show how the industry creates and uses fake grass-roots groups ("astroturf") to lobby.
• Big Tobacco's Front Groups for Tort Reform - Tobacco industry documents show how the industry created and funded dozens of front groups.
• Buying Influence, Selling Death - Report from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids breaks down tobacco industry political spending by state, party, and soft versus hard money, and finds that Congress and political parties have taken more than $8 million in tobacco cash in the most recent election cycle.
• The Buying of the Congress - Transcripts, David Kessler - Public Integrity interview with David Kessler, MD, Ph.D. Topics include tobacco industry lobbying, power, money, and strategies in Washington.
• The Buying of the Congress - Transcripts, Henry Waxman - Public Integrity interview with Congressman Henry Waxman. Not entirely about tobacco, but substantial material.
• Cancer Converts Tobacco Lobbyist - Victor Crawford, retired tobacco industry lobbyist dying of cancer, gives a revealing interview on what he did for the industry.
• Center for Responsible Politics: Tobacco Tally - Shows House and Senate recipients of tobacco money for 1995-96 and 1997-98 by name; summary information from 1979 through 1998.
• Cigarette Company Documents Outline Strategy to Derail Global Tobacco Treaty - British American Tobacco memos reveal the company's campaign to undermine international tobacco control measures.
• 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.
• CRP: Tobacco Tally - Center for Responsive Politics has "a snapshot of what Big Tobacco is contributing to Congress, and who's getting the money".
• 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.
• "Involvement in the Political Process" - Reviews court- released documents, mostly industry memos, that address specific industry political efforts to defeat or preempt enactment of laws and regulations.
• Involvement in the Political Process - Once secret industry memos and documents address specific industry political efforts to defeat or preempt enactment of tobacco laws and regulations.
• Jesse Helms's honeypot - Column by Russ Baker comments on the Helms Center, and why the tobacco industry is a heavy funder.
• The Lack Of Corporate Accountability - Column by Molly Ivans reviews PAC and soft money, including tobacco money, spent in 1997.
• The Marlboro Hombres - Report on Costa Rica vacation enjoyed by two Colorado legislators, courtesy of Philip Morris.
• 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.
• Pack Contributions: Tobacco lobbyists do a smokin' business with politicians - Recent reports identify Philip Morris as the single largest contributor to politicians. A report on Colorado politicians who've taken money, and what Big Tobacco has gotten in return.
• Philip Morris is Top Contributor to GOP - Tobacco giant Philip Morris was the number one source of campaign money to the Republican party in the 2001-2002 election cycle, a report finds.
• Pro-tobacco lobbying expenditures - 1992 data briefly examined.
• 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.
• Regulating the Tobacco Industry: Congress Takes a Bye - Public Integrity report on death of the McCain bill.
• 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.
• Serious Money: The Top 100 Contributors - The number one contributor to political parties in 1995-96 was Philip Morris, the largest tobacco company in the world. This report lists all of the top 100 contributors.
• Smoke and Mirrors: Tobacco Industry Influence on "Grassroots" - Public Citizen report on the tobacco industry's influence on the "grassroots" campaign for liability limits.
• The Struggle centred on Brussels - Industry lobbying in Europe focusses its efforts in Brussels; Philip Morris is the strongest player, putting 40 lawyers into place to lobby 20 Commissioners, for example.
• 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".
• Tobacco Hard & Soft Dollar Summary for the 105th Congress - From the Center for Responsive Politics: the scorecard on who among your elected representives took tobacco money.
• 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 Funded Campaign Against Wyoming Smokefree Restaurants - The tobacco industry funded more than three-quarters of a campaign against a proposed Wyoming restaurant smoking ban.
• 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.
• 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 Institute Lobbying report for 1989 - Internal tobacco industry document outlines its lobbying activities in 1989 such as pre-empting local smokefree laws.
• Tobacco lobbying in the 1996 primary - How Philip Morris paid for presidential debates, and bought goodies for reporters at the party convention.
• 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: 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 PAC money: how it works - Report from the Center for Responsibe Politics on tobacco money taken by Congress and voting records on bills affecting the tobacco industry.
• 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: Political Issues - Chapter from the Tobacco Reference Guide covers tobacco lobbying and influencing in politics at the state, local, and federal (US) level.
• Tobacco Wars: Canada - Article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the tobacco industry's power in Canada.
• 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.
• Undermining Popular Government: Tobacco Industry Political Expenditures in California, 1993-1994 - Documents how the tobacco industry influences law in California.
• U.S. House Votes on Federal Tobacco Lawsuit Show Influence of Tobacco Campaign Contributions - Analysis shows that House members who voted to protect the tobacco industry have taken over five times as much tobacco money as those voting to support the federal lawsuit.
• U.S. Support for Tobacco Overseas: Going Out of Business? - Industry influence in different administrations is compared.
• 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.
• White House Sought to Soften Anti-Terrorism Legislation in Support of Tobacco Companies - As Congress passsed a bill aimed at cracking down on terrorists, tobacco lobbyists tried to insert language into the measure that would protect the tobacco industry from lawsuits; Public Integrity reports.

• 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 6, 2003)
• Kicking the (US) Habit - Despite months of diplomatic arm-twisting, the Bush administration's tobacco-friendly treaty demands have gone up in flames, and a strong Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is going forward. (March 10, 2003)
• Secondhand Diplomacy - After closed-door meetings with cigarette makers, the Bush administration is seeking to derail a global tobacco treaty. (March, 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)
• Industry Donations Favor Bush, Republican - Philip Morris is the second biggest contributor to the GOP in the current election; Center for Reponsive Politics report identifies top 10 Congressional recipients of tobacco money (October 10, 2000)
• George W. Bush: Calling for Philip Morris - Article in The Nation covers George W. Bush's tobacco connections, his record on tobacco. (November 8, 1999)
• Big Tobacco's Dollars Douse Push for Fire-Safe Cigarettes - LATimes article. (January 1, 1999)
• Tobacco Lobbying Outlays Soared in 1998 - Covers money spent and industry resoures 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 8, 1998)
• California's Gov. Wilson Sabotaged Anti-Tobacco Effort, Groups Charge - Article in the Christian Science Monitor covers Wilson's efforts. (March 14, 1997)
• Tobacco firms Dip Deep to Lobby Hard - A.P. reporting on industry lobbying. (September 9, 1996)
• Victor Crawford on 60 Minutes - Interview with ex-tobacco industry lobbyist Victor Crawford, on how the industry influences Washington. (March 19, 1995)