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» Asia Times: Japanese Government Addicted To Tobacco  - Article on the government of Japan's ties to the Japanese tobacco industry, and the effect on health programs in Japan.
» Kentucky Legislators' Views on Tobacco Policy - Research into policymakers' views in a tobacco state performs a survey of 116 Kentucky legislators. Surprisingly, they were highly supportive of reducing the state's dependence on tobacco and more supportive of tobacco control policies than expected.
» Smoking Health Issues "Still Ignored" - The deaths of five million people in the UK from smoking-related diseases have been partly blamed on decades of government inaction.
» Special Investigations: Tobacco - Committee on Government Reform Monority Office provides reports on the tobacco industry, smuggling, government promotion of tobacco products, regulation.
» States Hooked on Tobacco Money - State governments work to protect Big Tobacco: Wall Street Journal article.
» Still Waiting to Exhale - Public Citizen 1998 report subtitled: "Do Nothing" Republican leaders do their thing for Big Tobacco contributors.
» Support for Tobacco Trade: Up in Smoke? - A look at U.S. tobacco industry promotion of product abroad concludes that U.S. government support for the trade is not as strong as it used to be.
» The Decade-Long Scandal that Makes Enron Look Like Small Potatoes - Columnist Herb Denenbert comments on how little the government does about tobacco's toll.
» U.S. Government Actions to Promote Tobacco - 12 page document lists actions by the U.S. government to promote cigarettes and spit tobacco around the world.
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» White House Sought to Soften Anti-Terrorism Legislation in Support of Tobacco Companies - As Congress rushed to pass a bill aimed at cracking down on terrorists, the White House pushed a measure that would protect the tobacco industry.
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