"… ongressional office complex. Television news accounts showed screaming-mad tobacco farmers, some of whom had boarded buses and traveled 500 miles to warn fed …"

"… that eventually added about 50 cents to a pack of cigarettes and — anti-tobacco activists hoped — would make tobacco less attractive to consumers.It was …"

"… o a pack of cigarettes and — anti-tobacco activists hoped — would make tobacco less attractive to consumers.It was not the first time these farmers had t …"

"… t the first time these farmers had traveled far to protest in Mexico. Like tobacco growers around the world, Mexican campesinos — farmers and farmworkers � …"

"… Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova and targeted for western countries with high tobacco taxes.The most popular “cheap whites” brand is Jin Ling, produced in m …"

"… tigative Journalists. Jin Ling has captured 20 percent of Germany’s tobacco black market, Europol said.China, the world’s leading tobacco products p …"

"… ermany’s tobacco black market, Europol said.China, the world’s leading tobacco products producer, remains the largest source of contraband tobacco. Knock …"

"… eading tobacco products producer, remains the largest source of contraband tobacco. Knock-off brands of cigarettes such as Chinese-made Marlboro arrive in Eu …"

"… implement an international treaty that calls for limiting the role of the tobacco industry in how no-smoking advertising and excise-tax rules are shaped.“ …"

"… es are shaped.“The guidelines do not prohibit governments from involving tobacco companies in the legislative process,” said Anne Edwards, director of ex …"

"… ions and emerging markets, debuted this week as government officials, anti-tobacco activists and industry representatives arrived in Punta del Este, Uruguay, …"

"… nd starts since the treaty was written. Some government officials and anti-tobacco activists blame the stutter-step implementation on industry interference w …"

"… les. …"

"… nations, is back in the news with President José Mujica’s blast against tobacco giant Philip Morris International, which earlier this year filed a billion …"

"… ales.The series is available at www.icij.org.In remarks to a conference on tobacco controls and public health, Mujica said “tobacco, like war, causes death …"

"… national trade dispute court of the World Bank that Uruguay’s tough anti-tobacco measures – covering most of a cigarette pack with stern pictographic hea …"

"… von Bertrab in Mexico City contributed to this report.  …"

"… ther developed nations like Australia and France. The global reputation of tobacco executives ranks near the bottom in public standing surveys. Market growth …"

"… pears to be so bad for the industry that one consulting group said selling tobacco represents “the worst operating environment in the world.”No wonder. T …"

"… orld’s single-largest preventable cause of death. Between 2005 and 2030, tobacco-related illnesses will claim as many as 176 million lives worldwide, accor …"

"… es have collected about $75 billion so far from a 1998 settlement with big tobacco companies to resolve litigation over escalating Medicaid costs for smoking …"

"… , Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia, are paying $100 million more for tobacco due to higher prices than the settlement returns to their state coffers. M …"

"… r, while its citizens paid $281 million.What the states have done with the tobacco money is also controversial.The Centers for Disease Control recommended th …"

"… a, for example, will spend just $2 million of $369 million in revenue from tobacco taxes and settlement money on these programs.Iowa spent almost $55 million …"

"… g budget gaps are fighting to get billions of dollars from a landmark 1998 tobacco settlement that they  counted on to help fund everything from Medicai …"

"… s that did sign the settlement.Philip Morris USA, far and away the largest tobacco company, has made the disputed payments to the states. But it says it is o …"

"… st another $400,000 in payments made over the past two years.All told, the tobacco companies are disputing about $5.2 billion in payments, according to the N …"

"… l and fiscal catastrophe.Did states hold up their end of the deal?The 1998 tobacco settlement ended years of litigation over whether companies had knowingly …"

"… . Roman Shleynov contributed to this report. …"

"… work behind-the-scenes to derail public health campaigns designed to stem smoking-related deaths and illnesses. But in Russia, the industry has more than a …"

"… tory system hijacked by an industry intent on diluting tougher controls on smoking. Among the findings:Tobacco companies in Russia have long been financial b …"

"… oups and the agencies that oversee them.The country’s principal rules on smoking and tobacco advertising were drafted by tobacco lobbyists working with an …"

"… ally in developing countries, as the world imposes tougher restrictions on smoking. Uruguay, with just 3.5 million people, might seem an unlikely arena for B …"

"… public health treaty, which calls for strict controls on the industry and smoking. Hundreds of health officials, diplomats, anti-smoking activists, and toba …"

"… on the industry and smoking. Hundreds of health officials, diplomats, anti-smoking activists, and tobacco industry executives will gather in the resort city …"

"… By 2009, that number had dropped to 25 percent .Vázquez ordered a ban on smoking in all enclosed spaces except private homes, and moved to fully comply wit …"