"… rtium of Investigative Journalists launched a probe into the multinational tobacco industry’s lobbying and political practices in developing nations and em …"

"… on-smokers and designing rules to curb the massive public cost of treating tobacco-related illness.The investigation has traced how multinational tobacco com …"

"… ing tobacco-related illness.The investigation has traced how multinational tobacco companies, faced with stagnant sales and health-conscious governments in d …"

"… with leading politicians, government regulators, health-care specialists, tobacco control activists, and current and former industry executives. The project …"

"… f federal enforcement action targeting payoffs by subsidiaries of two U.S. tobacco companies may signal a broader regulatory assault against the industry’s …"

"… nounced resolution of civil and criminal actions against two international tobacco producers said to have paid out a combined $6.2 million to officials of se …"

"… tion and Alliance One International, companies that buy, process, and ship tobacco to cigarette manufacturers, were accused of violating FCPA bribery rules, …"

"… s in a separate case brought by state prosecutors in North Carolina.“The tobacco industry is going to have to take a look at itself and the way it’s been …"

"… 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 …"

"… eir parties’ agendas have ties to powerful business interests, including tobacco, telecommunications, and banking.The Senate Democratic Caucus unanimously …"

"… rogram for the financial sector.And both men have received hefty sums from tobacco behemoth Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, Skoal smokeless tobacco …"

"… tobacco behemoth Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, Skoal smokeless tobacco, and Black & Mild cigars. Altria backed the Family Smoking Prevention …"

"… ponsored in the Senate. The bill, which gave the FDA the power to regulate tobacco products, was opposed by other tobacco companies who claimed Altria suppor …"

"… 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 …"