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Washingtonpost.com: Big Tobacco Filters Into Campaign Coffers Washingtonpost.com: Big Tobacco Filters Into Campaign Coffers
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 Victor Crawford on 60 Minutes
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 Tobacco Institute Lobbying report for 1989
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 Tobacco Lobbying Outlays Soared in 1998
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 l ...
Molly Ivins on Tobacco Bill Death Molly Ivins on Tobacco Bill Death
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" Smoke and Mirrors: Tobacco Industry Influence on "Grassroots"
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 Tommy Thompson and Tobacco
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 Control of "Grasstops" Government
Control of "Grasstops" Government- 1993 Philip Morris memo reveals much about industry strategy and tactics for influencing government. ...
The Tobacco Presidency The Tobacco Presidency
The Tobacco Presidency- Essay discusses the tobacco connections of George W. Bush. ...
Asia in shock Asia in shock
Asia in shock- Images of people reacting across Asia after learning of the attacks in America. ...
Cancer Converts Tobacco Lobbyist Cancer Converts Tobacco Lobbyist
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 CorpWatch: Bush Administration Tobacco Industry Ties
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 On the Money Trail With GOP
On the Money Trail With GOP- ABC News report says tobacco money gets tobacco lobbyists access in Washington. ...
Secondhand Diplomacy Secondhand Diplomacy
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 Tobacco Industry Attempts to Subvert European Union Tobacco Advertising Legislation
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 The Tobacco Industry Successful Efforts to Control Tobacco Policy Making in Switzerland
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 The Quiet Victory of the Cigarette Lobby
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 Tobacco Industry Spent More Than $20 Million to Lobby Congress in 2002
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 ...
Tobacco Industry Spent $10.6 Million to Lobby Congress in First Half of 2003 Tobacco Industry Spent $10.6 Million to Lobby Congress in First Half of 2003
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 ...
Wisconsin, Brown and Williamson Wisconsin, Brown and Williamson
Wisconsin, Brown and Williamson- Lobbyists paid by Brown and Williamson Tobacco to lobby in Wisconsin. ...
Wisconsin, Lorillard Wisconsin, Lorillard
Wisconsin, Lorillard- Lobbyists paid by Lorillard to lobby in Wisconsin. ...
Wisconsin, Smokeless Tobacco Council Wisconsin, Smokeless Tobacco Council
Wisconsin, Smokeless Tobacco Council- Lobbists employed by the tobacco trade in Wisconsin. ...
Minnesota, Cigar Association Minnesota, Cigar Association
Minnesota, Cigar Association- Lists lobbyists employed by the Cigar Association to lobby in Minnesota, and other groups represented by each lobbyist. ...
Minnesota, RJ Reynolds Minnesota, RJ Reynolds
Minnesota, RJ Reynolds- Lists lobbyists paid by RJ Reynolds to lobby in Minnesota, and other groups represented by each lobbyist. ...
Minnesota, Philip Morris Minnesota, Philip Morris
Minnesota, Philip Morris- Lists lobbyists paid by Philip Morris to lobby in Minnesota, as well as who else each lobbyist represents. ...
Minnesota, Pipe Tobacco Council Minnesota, Pipe Tobacco Council
Minnesota, Pipe Tobacco Council- Lists lobbyists paid by the Pipe Tobacco Council to lobby in Minnesota, and for each lobbyist other groups represented. ...
Minnesota, Lorillard Minnesota, Lorillard
Minnesota, Lorillard- Lorillard Tobacco lobbyists in Minnesota, and all groups respresented by each lobbyist. ...
Minnesota, Brown and Williamson Minnesota, Brown and Williamson
Minnesota, Brown and Williamson- Lists lobbyists employed by Brown and Williamson Tobacco in Minnesota, and other groups represented by each lobbyist. ...
Implicit Association Test Implicit Association Test
Implicit Association Test- Self-test your unconscious levels of prejudice about age, gender, race, self-esteem, and mathematics vs. art. ...
And Justice For All And Justice For All
And Justice For All- Founded to fight for equality for everyone without regard to sexual orientation. ...
Anti-Hate Organization Anti-Hate Organization
Anti-Hate Organization- Featuring articles on racism, chat, photos and organizational information. ...
Campaign Against Racism and Fascism Campaign Against Racism and Fascism
Campaign Against Racism and Fascism- CARF is a British independent anti-racist magazine. ...
Europe in shock Europe in shock
Europe in shock- Images from Europe as they learn of the events unfolding in America. ...
Ku Klux Klan in Texas Ku Klux Klan in Texas
Ku Klux Klan in Texas- An article from the handbook of Texas online. Includes history on the Ku Klux Klan in the state of Texas. ...
Atrocities' aftermath Atrocities' aftermath
Atrocities' aftermath- Pictures of the immediate aftermath of the plane crashes and collapsing of the towers. ...
Israel Explores Dark Pages of Its Past Israel Explores Dark Pages of Its Past
Israel Explores Dark Pages of Its Past- Describing the killing by Israeli troops of forty-nine peaceable Palestinian Israeli citizens, including women and children, and a movement within Israel to acknowledge the atrocit ...
Once upon a midnight dreary Once upon a midnight dreary
Once upon a midnight dreary- Describing the death of twelve-year-old Mohammed near his home in a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. ...
Wikipedia: Muhammad al-Durrah Wikipedia: Muhammad al-Durrah
Wikipedia: Muhammad al-Durrah- Wikipedia article on the subject. ...
'I am a man of peace. We must live together - there is no other way' 'I am a man of peace. We must live together - there is no other way'
'I am a man of peace. We must live together - there is no other way'- The father of Mohammed al-Durrah expresses that despite the death of his son he hopes for a peace where Israelis and Palestinians can live together. ...
Arab boy haunts army from grave Arab boy haunts army from grave
Arab boy haunts army from grave- Describing as bizarre the propaganda effort launched by Israel to dissociate itself from the death of Mohammed al-Durreh, a 12-year-old boy, after its initial admission that the child was ...
Israel washes its hands of boy's death Israel washes its hands of boy's death
Israel washes its hands of boy's death- Describing efforts by an Israeli general to dissociate the Israeli military of any responsibility for the death of twelve-year-old Mohammed al-Durreh. ...
The war of the children The war of the children
The war of the children- Following a year of conflict in which more than 120 children, 28 of them Israeli, were killed, the father of Mohammed al-Durrah reflects on the death of his son and the continuing conflict. ...
Attacks Against Journalists in the West Bank and Gaza since September 2000 Attacks Against Journalists in the West Bank and Gaza since September 2000
Attacks Against Journalists in the West Bank and Gaza since September 2000- Documentation of attacks on media outlets and journalists by Israeli settlers and soldiers and by Palestinian militants, incidents of censorship ...
Michael Holmes: Israelis greet media with stun grenades Michael Holmes: Israelis greet media with stun grenades
Michael Holmes: Israelis greet media with stun grenades- Describing how, without warning, Israel launched an unprovoked attack upon reporters and photographers attempting to cover the meeting between Arafat and U.S. envo ...
Bush visits ground zero Bush visits ground zero
Bush visits ground zero- Images of President Bush's visit to the site of the disaster. ...
Seaman lets it slip: Israel's bully has nothing to boast about Seaman lets it slip: Israel's bully has nothing to boast about
Seaman lets it slip: Israel's bully has nothing to boast about- Describing the London Guardian's reaction to statements by the head of the Israeli government press office, who admitted leading efforts to bully and impede ...
Editors dismiss Israeli press chief's allegation of bias Editors dismiss Israeli press chief's allegation of bias
Editors dismiss Israeli press chief's allegation of bias- Describing the reaction of the world press to statements by the head of the Israeli government press office that his bullying tactics and impeding their efforts t ...
BBC protests after crew caught in violence - Media clampdown adds to dangers for reporters BBC protests after crew caught in violence - Media clampdown adds to dangers for reporters
BBC protests after crew caught in violence - Media clampdown adds to dangers for reporters- Describing a protest lodged after Israeli troops opened fire on a British news crew filming a peaceful demonstration, and Israel ...
BBC in press freedom row with Israel BBC in press freedom row with Israel
BBC in press freedom row with Israel- Describing Israel's refusal to issue credentials to Palestinian journalists, supposedly out of security reasons, in conjunction with its offer to stop its interference if foreign new ...
The ABCs of Hatred The ABCs of Hatred
The ABCs of Hatred- Article about the difference in the curriculum between Israel's secular schools and Palestinian schools. ...

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