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Political column for Slate by Jacob Weisberg examines why well known liberal figures Ann Richards, George Mitchell and others became powerful lobbyists for Big Tobacco.

Article originally published in 1965 in the Atlantic Monthly looks at the tobacco industry's power in Congress.

Recent research at Dartmouth shows the influence of on-screen smoking.

Study measured tobacco use in the top 250 US box-office films over the last 10 years, finds smoking in over 85%, and specific brand appearances in almost 30%.

BBC article reports on ways the tobacco industry will get around the upcoming tobacco advertising ban in Europe; focus is on product placement and brand stretching.

CNN report on studies showing that the tobacco industry has increased ads targetting teens.

Marketing professor finds that teens are more likely to be influenced by strategic tobacco advertising than adults.

Summarizes research showing that tobacco ad spending has not decreased since the tobacco industry agreed to stop targeting youth; examines where the ad budget goes.

Scientific report examines tobacco industry documents to analyze tobacco industry strategies that encourage smoking by young adults.

Research measures whether tobacco advertising and promotion increases the likelihood that youths will begin smoking.

CNN article: "The tobacco industry has been caught in a lie, according to newly unveiled secret memos. They show that R.J. Reynolds, despite past denials, aimed its advertising at teen-agers".…

Article on tobacco industry research into nicotine and addiction, and R&D efforts to engineer more addictive product.

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Research shows the new graphic Canadian cigarette warnings are effective.

FTC report finds that the five largest cigarette manufacturers spent $8.24 billion on advertising and promotion in 1999, 22.3% more than the $6.73 billion they spent in 1998, and the most ever reported.…

American Legacy Foundation tobacco education campaign covers cigarettes, smoking, other tobacco products. "The truth about how the cigarette industry operates".

Scientists have new data that toxic flavoring chemicals put in cigarettes are reaching smokers through cigarette smoke and may pose health hazards of their own.

The total cost of caring for people with health problems caused by cigarette smoking is about $72.7 billion per year, according to health economists at the University of California. "You expect a figure of this magnitude for the impact of smoking on health care, when you con…