Salem Oregon - What was it Deep Throat said during the Watergate fiasco? "Follow the money." When we do so today in the Measure 50 debate what do we find? We find the anti-50 side has shattered all records for spending... over $10 million and still going strong... 99.999% of which comes from three out of state tobacco companies. Oh the shock and surprise are … [Read more...] about Send the Carpetbaggers Home: Vote Yes on 50
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Reynolds American Adds $304,000 to Fight Oregon Measure 50
Dave Hogan from The Oregonian reported today that: Reynolds American, the makers of Camel cigarettes, has contributed another $304,000 to the record-setting campaign against Measure 50, which would raise Oregon's cigarette tax by 85 cents a pack." Reynolds, based in Winston-Salem, N.C., has now contributed $4.6 million to the Oregonians Against The Blank Check campaign … [Read more...] about Reynolds American Adds $304,000 to Fight Oregon Measure 50
Cigarette Companies Light Up More Donations Against Measure 50
In a last-drag effort to defeat Oregon's 85-cents-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes, the makers of Camel smokes tossed in another $905,000 today against the fight to crush Measure 50. Today's donation puts tobacco contributions at a staggering record of $10 million so far. Reynolds American, the producers of Camel, has now contributed $4.2 million to the campaign against … [Read more...] about Cigarette Companies Light Up More Donations Against Measure 50
Big Tobacco Before Congress: Ex-Tobacco Scientist Tells Story at Pinon Hills, Nevada
Minden - Students of Pinon Hills Elementary School expressed both wonder and disgust when Victor DeNoble walked around showing them a piece of a human brain. "It looks pretty cool but kind of disgusting," said fourth-grader Timothy Cadaret at the presentation. DeNoble, a former tobacco scientist for Philip Morris, said he approached a 63-year-old hospital patient dying of … [Read more...] about Big Tobacco Before Congress: Ex-Tobacco Scientist Tells Story at Pinon Hills, Nevada
Trial Tech Smokes Out Big Tobacco
Senior counsel Sharon Eubanks, a 22-year veteran attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, quit her job on the cusp of the most significant legal victory of her career. She left in December 2005, just eight months before a judge would decide the huge tobacco case she had devoted six years to prosecuting. She was not the only lawyer to leave a Justice post abruptly, … [Read more...] about Trial Tech Smokes Out Big Tobacco
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