Tobacco company penalties may signal U.S. crackdown on industry practices overseas

By Traver Riggins and Ricardo Sandoval Palos

A flurry of federal enforcement action targeting payoffs by subsidiaries of two U.S. tobacco companies may signal a broader regulatory assau

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"… s tobacco market, the complaint alleges.Dimon also paid tax officials in Greece and Indonesia $1.4 million to hide irregularities from audit findings and …"

Overview: The tobacco lobby goes global

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

The tobacco lobby goes global

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"… Tobacco Monopoly, which controls the nation’s cigarette industry. And in Greece, China, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, and Mozambique, Alliance and Universal executi …"

Part I: A Mediterranean feeding frenzy

By Kate Willson and Jean-Pierre Canet

Cobblestone walkways line the quiet canals of Sète, a French community of 40,000 nestled along the Mediterranean about 85 miles west of Mars

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"… pain and Italy, the three countries cornered the lion’s share of quotas. Greece, Malta, and Cyprus also fished under EU quotas, bringing the EU total to m …"

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Part III: Bluefin, Inc.

By Marina Walker Guevara and Martin Foster

Mount Fuji rises across the bay from the 16th century port of Shimizu — a sight fit for a post card. The town has seen better days — its bus

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"… espondence with the importer,” said Apostolos Tzoumas, a rancher in Greece.Some ranchers and environmentalists interpreted Japan’s increased contro …"

Part II: Diving into the tuna ranching industry

By Marcos Garcia Rey

In the final days of 1996, the air was cold and seas rough around the southern Spanish port of Cartagena. A boat belonging to the Tuna Graso

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"… s, meanwhile, a new EU Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries — Greece’s Maria Damanaki — is threatening “to close the fishery if there is …"

The Montenegro connection

By Leo Sisti

“My little cat … I’m going crazy without you …. You have repeatedly betrayed me, I think …. Little cat, when are you coming? ... I love you,

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"… nto 10 countries: not only Italy and Montenegro, but also Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Aruba, and …"

"… contraband in Montenegro, had been extradited to Italy after his arrest in Greece. He, too, could open his mouth.More bad news followed. In May that year, t …"

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FACT CHECK: Does the United States "look a lot like Greece?"

By FactCheck.Org

Republican Sen. McConnell wrong in likening U.S. debt to Greek financial crisis

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"… tch McConnell strained the facts when he claimed that, "We look a lot like Greece already." The public debt of Greece is double that of the United States in …"

"… n he claimed that, "We look a lot like Greece already." The public debt of Greece is double that of the United States in relation to the size of each nation …"

"… ve got a $14 trillion debt. It's as big as our economy. We look a lot like Greece."McConnell exaggerates.He is correct that the total U.S. debt currently st …"

"… ear.That's a serious matter, to be sure. But it's not close to the size of Greece's debt, which was 142.8 percent of that nation's GDP as of the end of last …"

U.S. stock market plunge followed Financial Stability Oversight Council warning

By Michael Hudson

Financial Stability Oversight Council's warning of fragile markets borne out by stock market plunge

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"… lt. The European Union has already given financial aid to member countries Greece and Ireland, and some experts worry that additional rescue packages for It …"

"… e of U.S. financial institutions and markets. If the crisis, now affecting Greece, Ireland, and Portugal, were to intensify significantly or spread more bro …"

China’s Marlboro Country

By Te-Ping Chen

A massive underground industry makes China the world leader in counterfeit cigarettes

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"… ly counterfeit Marlboros and 555s — were shipped as far as South Africa, Greece, Indonesia and the United Kingdom, they’d all been manufactured in south …"

The Montenegro connection

By Leo Sisti

Love, tobacco, and the mafia

Excerpts from this story referencing "Greece":

"… nto 10 countries: not only Italy and Montenegro, but also Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Aruba, and …"

"… contraband in Montenegro, had been extradited to Italy after his arrest in Greece. He, too, could open his mouth.More bad news followed. In May that year, t …"

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