- "Involvement in the Political Process"
Reviews court- released documents, mostly industry memos, that address specific industry political efforts to defeat or preempt enactment of laws and regulations.
http://www.oshd.org/tobacco/politics.cfm
- Bush Administration Tobacco Industry Ties
Lists cabinet and senior administration officials with strong tobacco industry ties, and describes those ties.
http://www.corpwatch.org/issues/PID.jsp?articleid=896
- Buying Influence, Selling Death: Big Tobacco's Campaign Contributions
Common Cause report details the ways in which the tobacco industry seeks to buy political access and influence, the correlation between tobacco contributions and Congressional votes, and what the tobacco industry expects from the new Congress and Administration in return for its money.
http://www.commoncause.org/publications/march01/tobacco/
- Candidates get by with (a lot of) help from their friends
Article in the Minnesota Star Tribune documents how tobacco cash affects state legislation.
http://www.startribune.com/stOnLine/cgi-bin/article?thisSlug=MONY26&date=26-Jun-2000&word=smoking&word=cigarette&word=smoked&word=cigarettes&word=tobacco&word=smoke
- Control of "Grasstops" Government
1993 Philip Morris memo reveals much about industry strategy and tactics for influencing government.
http://www.tobacco.org/Documents/dd/ddcontrolgrasstops.html
- CRP: Tobacco Tally
Center for Responsive Politics has "a snapshot of what Big Tobacco is contributing to Congress, and who's getting the money".
http://www.crp.org/pubs/tobaccotally.htm
- Donatations to Australian Parties
Itemizes donations to Australians political parties by date and amount.
http://www.health.usyd.edu.au/tobacco/worddocs/political_donations.txt
- House Speaker's Trip Paid For by Philip Morris
Kentucky House Speaker Jody Richards acceptance of a 5-day trip to Costa Rica becomes an issue when it's learned that it was paid for by Philip Morris; short article.
http://www.kypost.com/news/1997/spkr111997.html
- Industry Donations Favor Bush, Republican
Philip Morris is the second biggest contributor to the GOP in the current election; Center for Reponsive Politics report identifies top 10 Congressional recipients of tobacco money
http://www.jointogether.org/plugin.jtml?siteID=miph&p=1&Tab=News&Object_ID=264711
- Involvement in the Political Process
Once secret industry memos and documents address specific industry political efforts to defeat or preempt enactment of tobacco laws and regulations.
http://www.ohd.hr.state.or.us/tobacco/politics.cfm
- Jesse Helms's honeypot
Column by Russ Baker comments on the Helms Center, and why the tobacco industry is a heavy funder.
http://www.russbaker.com/The%20Nation%20-%20Jesse%20Helm's%20Honeypot/The%20Nation%20-%20Jesse%20Helm's%20Honeypot.htm
- Lobbying the Attorneys General
A two-day retreat of golf, tennis, and a world-class spa sparks questions over whether the Republican Attorneys General Association is accepting money from interests including tobacco.
http://dallasnews.com/campaign/56872_MONEY30.html
- Molly Ivins on Tobacco Bill Death
Columnist Molly Ivans comments on the lobbying behind the death of the McCain tobacco bill.
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n487/a03.html
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