Overview: The tobacco lobby goes global

By Ricardo Sandoval Palos

The tobacco lobby goes global

Excerpts from this story referencing "Philip Morris":

"… d four executives of tobacco industry lobbying groups and two employees of Philip Morris in Russia. Most of those delegates were listed as experts from Russia’s …"

"… s Agriculture Ministry, one of the agencies that oversees tobacco. A Philip Morris spokesman in Russia, Sergey Chernenko, acknowledged that company officials …"

"… wealth on sales of popular Mexican cigarette brands, first partnered with Philip Morris in 1997 and a decade later sold most of his tobacco holdings to the multin …"

"… is difficult to quantify exactly how much is spent in developing nations. Philip Morris International and British American Tobacco do not report lobbying expendit …"

Part II: A troubled model for reform in Mexico

By Alejandra Xanic von Bertrab

A troubled model for reform in Mexico

Excerpts from this story referencing "top assistant":

"… at we saw in Mexico happens in other countries,” said Derek Yach, former top assistant to the WHO director general and now head of PepsiCo’s Global Health Init …"

Counterfeit chips plague Pentagon weapons systems

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Florida case reveals that counterfeit chips can still find their way into weapons systems

Excerpts from this story referencing "top assistant":

"… l expert,” according to a plea agreement signed in Nov. 2010 by Wren’s top assistant at VisionTech, Stephanie A. McCloskey, who was sentenced last month to 38 …"