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The Tobacco Reference Guide |
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| | Chapter 32 Political issues |
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| | Political issues: General |
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| | A Philip Morris representative said, "when it comes to protecting the rights of |
| | smokers, there's virtually no limit on the amount of money we'll spend." |
| | Tobacco Industry Strategies, p.17 |
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| | The ACLU has ferociously opposed any limits on cigarette ads, or any restrictions on |
| | deceptive marking or ads aimed at minors. The ACLU also lobbied against a bill |
| | which would have disallowed the companies' tax deduction for advertising expenses. |
| | The ACLU has received $770,000 from Philip Morris and $150,000 from R.J. |
| | Reynolds in the last 10 years; its executive director, Ira Glasser, defends having |
| | accepted the money, saying that he'd take a donation from John Gotti were it offered. |
| | The Washington Monthly, April 1996, pp. 10-11 |
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