Big Tobacco's Big Play

For decades, the country's tobacco giants have leveraged huge campaign contributions to dictate Washington's global smoking policies. With George W. Bush in the White House, that influence is only growing.

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Up in Smoke

November/December 2002 Issue
States promised to use the tobacco settlement to fight smoking -- but some are reinvesting the money in Big Tobacco.

An Engineered Controversy

January/February 2002 Issue
Farmers fear that genetically altered tobacco will contaminate their crops.

Tobacco Money Flows Both Ways

July 6, 2000
Trial lawyers squeezed billions out of the Republican-loving tobacco industry in last year's landmark settlement. Then they took their newfound wealth and contributed millions to federal and state Democratic campaigns.
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Big Tobacco Rides East

January/February 1999 Issue
With a squinting cowboy, cute cigarette girls, an American allure, and a poorly funded opposition, America's tobacco giants lay seige to Asian markets.

Tobacco Strikes Back

May/June 1996 Issue
How tobacco executives set out to win the game, with covert political operatives and massive amounts of campaign cash.

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