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BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Nanette Byrnes	Big Tobacco's Showdown In The West California is about to add $2.60 in tax per pack of smokes.
The Motley Fool February 18, 2004 Bill Mann	Foreign Threats to U.S. Profits Watch out if overseas courts decide to start targeting U.S. firms. For the first time, a U.S. tobacco company is facing a big lawsuit from overseas, as an Israeli health provider is seeking some $1.7 billion in damages.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Nanette Byrnes	Double Danger For Big Tobacco A U.S. Justice suit and a push for FDA oversight have cigarette makers gasping.
BusinessWeek June 27, 2005 Nanette Byrnes	Smart Moves for Stopping Smoking Office bans against lighting up, higher taxes, and adult-focused antitobacco ads work well. But the tobacco industry's political power remains strong.
PC World November 1, 2001 Sumner Lemon	Microsoft, Government May Make a Deal Proposed antitrust settlement would give PC makers more control over Windows desktops; deal could be finalized on Friday...
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BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 Bob Van Voris	Big Tobacco's Many Days in Court Facing thousands of lawsuits in Florida, cigarette makers are crying foul.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2004 Bill Mann	FTC OKs Tobacco Merger R.J. Reynolds and British American Tobacco both saw shares leap higher after the Federal Trade Commission approved the merger between BTI's Brown & Williamson subsidiary and RJR.
BusinessWeek June 27, 2005 Nanette Byrnes	The Tobacco Suit That's Going Up In Smoke After months of obscurity, the U.S. Justice Dept.'s lawsuit against Big Tobacco has bloomed into an all-out controversy -- but for all the wrong reasons.
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Jane Sasseen	A Wild Card Named Weinstein For the past decade, cigarette executives have been trying to convince Wall Street that their legal expenses are predictable and manageable. But every time they appear to be on the verge of succeeding, a new courtroom threat chills the markets.
Salon.com June 15, 2001 Elizabeth M. Whelan	Tobacklash! One man wins $3 billion from Philip Morris and suddenly people are pro-big tobacco. What have they been smoking?
Reason June 2002 Charles Paul Freund	Government Smokes How are states using their tobacco settlement windfall?
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Lorraine Woellert	Tobacco May Be Partying Too Soon The tobacco industry won big in Florida. But huge lawsuits remain, and legal action is revving up around the globe.
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The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 Brian Gorman	Are Tobacco's Days Numbered? Even with all the cards stacked against them, tobacco stocks remain by some measures attractive investments. Nevertheless, the global regulatory environment may be getting just too hot to handle.
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The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Chuck Saletta	It's Like Stealing Money Legally Bad news can give you the chance to earn far higher returns than you would otherwise deserve. The time to buy, in fact, is often when things look their worst.
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The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	China Bums a Smoke From Altria A licensing deal with China's state-run tobacco company gives Altria another global toehold. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2005 Bill Mann	The Uncle Buck Plan in Full Effect Smokeless tobacco power UST wants smokers to go smokeless. Seems to be working. For a company that is dominant, has the capital structure and astounding business economics, the fact that it only trades at a multiple to free cash flow of 11 is astounding.
HBS Working Knowledge April 23, 2014 Michael Blanding	Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard? A new case study by John Quelch charts the growing popularity of electronic cigarettes and how tobacco companies and regulators are responding.
Information Today September 24, 2009	Google Book Search Settlement Hearing to Be Postponed On Sept. 22, the parties involved in the Google Book Search settlement have asked the federal court to postpone the scheduled Oct. 7 hearing to give them time to work with the U.S. Department of Justice so that the parties can amend the Settlement Agreement.
InternetNews January 29, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Approves 'Net Tobacco Bill Native Americans contend that the unique nature of the bill's sales tax collection would do away with tribal immunity from state laws.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Austin Smith	Big Tobacco Dodges a Bullet The industry that everyone loves to hate gets a brief reprieve.
Managed Care October 2000 Michael S. Victoroff	Tobacco Companies' 'Punishment' Contains Seeds of Their Prosperity What we might call the "Tobacco Profit-Sharing Plan" creates a dazzling ethical paradox for all Americans. In order to collect roughly $206 billion from the golden goose (or camel?) between now and 2025, we have to maintain and support tobacco sales for 25 years...
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BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Nanette Byrnes	Leader Of The Packs Marlboro is still smoking at 50, thanks to buzz marketing.
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Salon.com May 24, 2002 Megan McArdle	Can we sue our own fat asses off? Flush from their victory against Big Tobacco, activists are now gunning for the purveyors of junk food.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Altria's Not Tobacco's Only Altruist Reynolds American may purchase a quit-smoking company.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2009 Stephen Mauzy	When Government Attacks, Value Often Occurs Payday lending is today's tobacco, with its concurrent investment opportunity.
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AskMen.com	WHO: Get Graphic With Smokers Cigarette packages should include images of sickness and suffering caused by tobacco, along with written warnings, the World Health Organization said.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2011 Austin Smith	Big Tobacco Turns the Tables In an industry rife with lawsuits, Philip Morris tries on the other shoe.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Chris Mallon	End of the Legal Tunnel An improving legal environment makes Altria's shares look extremely undervalued.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2004 Seth Jayson	Is Safer Smoke a Joke? A fire-safe cigarette statute for New York may spawn copycat laws over the rest of the country, too.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2009 Colleen Paulson	Is This Sector Going Up in Smoke? The combination of increased taxes and FDA regulation of tobacco products certainly won't help the industry's future growth prospects in the United States.
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