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Notorious Company Changes Its Name Again

Posted 12.15.2011

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An infamous company is attempting a complete brand makeover -- again. The private security firm formerly known as Blackwater and most recently kno...

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Tobacco Giant Ordered To Pay Millions In Lawsuit

AP | By TIM FOUGHT | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Big Tobacco, Video, Big-Tobacco-Supreme-Court, Business News, Philip Morris Lawsuit, Oregon Supreme Court, Philip Morris, Philip Morris Oregon Lawsuit, Altria Group, Business News

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Tobacco company Philip Morris USA Inc. must pay Oregon 60 percent of a $79.5 million award in a long-running lawsuit filed by the fa...

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New Cigarette Packaging Kills Upon Purchase

Pablo Andreu | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Louis Camilleri, Cigarette Warnings, Philip Morris, Marlboro Cigarettes, Cigarettes, Comedy News, Satire, Comedy News

"The new packaging is intended to protect people from the harmful effects of smoking," said Erica Jefferson, FDA spokesperson. "Killing active and potential smokers will save lives, increase life expectancy, and lower medical costs."

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Philip Morris Threatens Country Over Brand-Less Packaging Idea

Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Austrailian Government, British American Tobacco, Marlboro, New Zealand, Alpine, Austrailia Philip Moorris, Canada Britain, Philip Morris, Philip Morris Asia, Business News

SYDNEY (Michael Perry) - Tobacco giant Philip Morris (PM.N) is threatening to sue the Australian government for possibly billions of dollars over ...

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Philip Morris Fights Australian Cigarette Packaging Rules

AP | KRISTEN GELINEAU | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Philip Morris Australia, Australia Smoking, Philip Morris Lawsuit, Australia Cigarettes, Philip Morris, Australia, Australia Cigarette, Healthy Living News

SYDNEY — Tobacco giant Philip Morris launched legal action on Monday against the Australian government over the country's plans to strip company...

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WATCH: Do Smokers Know How Much They Spend On Cigarettes?

DailyFinance | Loren Berlin | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Philip Morris, Department of Health and Human Services, Smoking, Cigarettes, Cigarette Tax, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Healthy Living News

If you think your cigarettes are getting even more expensive, you're right. In the past 10 years, 47 states and the District of Columbia have implemen...

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Group Funded By Philip Morris Protests Cigarette Tax Measure

| Christina Jewett | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: California Cigarette Tax, California Cancer Research Act, California Taxes, Taxpayers Against Out of Control Spending, Philip Morris, Cigarette Tax Cancer Research, Philip Morris Cigarettes, Los Angeles News

Story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Christina Jewett Supporters of a proposed $1-per-pack tax on cigarettes argue lives and billions of...

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Massive Tobacco Lawsuit Revived In Illinois

AP | JIM SUHR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Tobacco, Illinois Supreme Court, Edwardsville, Philip Morris, Tobacco Industry, Tobacco, Philip Morris Lawsuit, Edwardsville Illinois, Chicago News

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — A lawsuit that led to a $10.1 billion verdict against cigarette-making Philip Morris USA before it was tossed out by the Il...

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HuffPost Reviews: AC/DC and Jane Roman Pitt, Plus A Conversation with Grammy Nominee Chip Taylor and an Elvis Costello Audio Stream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jim Lauderdale, Van Morrison, Al Gorgoni, Pete Finney, Meat Loaf, Dick Charles, Chip Taylor, Robert Ellis, Dixie Chicks, Brian Johnson, Donovan, Tim Moore, Judy Rodman, Judy Collins, King Records, Martha Jacobs, Elvis Costello, Karen Carpenter, The Byrds, Anne Murray, Johnny Cash, Cameo/Parkway, AC/DC, Angus Young, Shaggy, Malcolm Young, Billy Vera, John Platania, U2, Warner Bros. Records, Jack Johnson, Gram Parsons, Curt Perkins, Merrilee Rush, Sade, Glen Campbell, Janis Joplin, The Beatles, Mac Gayden, Barry Voight, Billy Gibbons, Ace Frehley, Mannheim Steamroller, Bill Frisell, Evie Sands, Joe Perry, Philip Morris, Robert Alford, Willie Nelson, Hank Ballard, Judy Clay, Neil Bogart, James Brown, Hugh Pretwood, Juice Newton, Carrie Rodriquez, Tommy Cogbill, Phil Sutcliffe, Buddah Records, Chris Slade, Jon Voight, Joe Bonomo, Tom Waits, Steve Vai, Emmylou Harris, Kendal Carson, Brian Ahern, The Troggs, Jane Roman Pitt, Henry Glover, Sxsw, Chips Moman, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Ladylullaby, Entertainment News

So, you think you know all things AC/DC? Really. Well, take a hit of the essays, historical photos, memorabilia, and general overkill contained between the over 225 pages of High Voltage Rock 'N' Roll: The Ultimate Illustrated History.

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WATCH: Chain-Smoking Toddler Quits, But Others Tots Light Up

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smoking Indonesian Child, Underage Smoking, Aldi Rizal, Indonesia, Sumatra, 2-Year-Old Smoking, Tobacco, Smoking Child, Philip Morris, Children Smoking, Video, World News

The two-year-old Indonesian toddler who sparked a global outcry when footage of him chain-smoking cigarettes went viral has finally kicked his habit. ...

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Mount Merapi Rescue Efforts Being Sponsored By Cigarette Companies

GlobalPost | Will Carless | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cigarettes, Cigarette Companies, Mount Merapi, Indonesia, Volcano Eruption, Indonesia Volcalo, Tobacco, Volcanic Eruption, Mount Merapi Eruption, Philip Morris, World News

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia -- Nobody is allowed to smoke in the Sampoerna Rescue camp. The cluster of leaky, ash-covered canvas tents that has been set up...

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The Other California Ballot Horror

Preeti Vissa | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Proposition 26, Proposition 23, Valero, Chevron, Philip Morris, Pollution, Tesoro, California, Politics News

Instead of polluters paying for the harm they cause, taxpayers will get stuck with the bill

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Most Non-Politically Correct Investments You Can Make (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Sara Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walmart, Deepwater, Bp, Unethical Companies, Exxon Mobil, Halliburton, Blackstone, Newmont Mining Corp, Stocks, Exxon Valdez, Goldman Sachs, Stock Market, Monsanto, Slidepollajax, Philip Morris, Altria, Securities and Exchange Commission, Adm, Business News

Cigarette makers, war profiteers, oil drillers -- they're great for your bottom line. As Libya endorses BP stock, and others quietly follow suit, ...

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Tobacco Giant Philip Morris Is Hooked on Child Labor (Video)

Michelle Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Farming, Labor, Kazakhstan, Workers, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Central Asia, Slavery, Agriculture, Philip Morris, Tobacco, Kyrgyzstan, World News

Everyone knows smoking is a costly habit, taking a toll on your health and your wallet. What you probably didn't know is that the tobacco industry extracts a much dearer price from children laboring in the remote fields of Central Asia.

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The Case for Informed Citizenship

Janet Ritz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Citizenship, The Environmentalist, Environment, Naomi Klein, Climate Change, Media, BP Oil Spill, Philip Morris, Gulf Oil Spill, Climategate, Fair Trade Chocolate, Consumer Spending, Barack Obama, Unemployment, Shock Doctrine, Politics News

Are we, by our own obtuseness, responsible for those who toil in unsafe conditions, who find themselves looking out at a destroyed Gulf of Mexico, who mourn for loved ones buried in an unsafe mine?

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Watch: Hellish Work, Tobacco Workers in Kazakhstan

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Migrant Workers, Kazakhstan, Video, Philip Morris, Cigarettes, Human Rights Watch, Kyrgyzstan, World News

Every year, tens of thousands of migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan travel to the Central Asian economic powerhouse of Kazakhstan in search of employment.

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Kazakhstan: Migrant Tobacco Workers Cheated, Exploited

Human Rights Watch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Migrant Workers, Philip Morris, Cigarettes, Human Rights Watch, Kazakhstan, World News

The government of Kazakhstan should carry out rigorous labor inspections, prosecute abusive employers, and carry out timely and effective investigations into allegations of abuse.

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Fans Get Kelly Clarkson to Do the Right Thing

Matthew L. Myers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jakarta, Alicia Keys, Philip Morris, Indonesia, Kelly Clarkson, Tobacco, American Idol, Big Tobacco, Idol, Tobacco-Free Kids, Entertainment News

All members of the music and entertainment industry, including performers and promoters, should follow Clarkson's lead in rejecting all tobacco sponsorships and promotions.

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The Biggest Challenge Facing Obama's Commission on Debt and Deficits? Republicans and Democrats.

David Paul | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tea Parties, Bill Clinton, Reaganomics, Wall Street, Ronald Reagan, Financial Reform, Medicare Part D, Supply Side Economics, Campaign Finance, Wayne Berman, Cpac, Alan Simpson, Philip Morris, Peter Terpeluk, Deficits, Debt Commission, Business News

Listening to Alan Simpson talk about the work to come of the commission on national deficits and debt, I thought perhaps there is a glimmer of hope that the problem of debt and entitlements might be honestly and openly discussed.

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The Least Ethical Companies In The World (PHOTOS, POLL)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ryanair, Least Ethical Companies, Slidepoll, Corporate Ethics, Occidental Petroleum, Covalence, Mediaset, Freeport-Mcmoran, Monsanto, Syngenta, Barrick-Mining-Company, Grupo Mexico, Halliburton, Total, Least Ethical Companies in the World, Philip Morris, Chevron, Business News

Can ethics be quantified? Or, better yet, can a lack of ethics be quantified? This week, the Swiss research firm Covalence released its annual r...

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Philip Morris Ordered To Pay $300 Million To Former Smoker

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Tobacco, Philip Morris, Smoking, Tobacco Litigation, Emphysema, Florida, Altria Group, Business News

MIAMI - CHRISTINE ARMARIO (AP)-- A South Florida jury on Thursday ordered Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million to a former smoker, agreeing that the ...

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Smoking: Messages On Cigarette Packs May Be Counterproductive

Mother Jones | Tom Jacobs | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lung Cancer, Smoking, Cigarettes, Health, Addiction, Cigarette, Obama, Philip Morris, Warning, Cigarette Tax, Wellness, Mark Zuckerberg, Healthy Living News

In June, President Obama signed a law requiring tobacco companies to post large, graphic warnings on cigarette packs. However, new research suggests t...

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ReThinking Thank You for Smoking: Tobacco's Last Action Hero?

Jonathan Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thank You for Smoking, Movie Review, Rethink Reviews, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Jonathan Kim, Jason Reitman, Smoking, Cigarettes, Lobbyists, Aaron Eckhart, Philip Morris, Tobacco, Health Care, Movie Critic, Big Tobacco, Chris Rock, Entertainment News

The Obama administration just passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. So Will the Nick Naylors of the world soon become extinct? Not by a long shot.

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Dick Armey - Master Scaremonger

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meet the Press, Dick Armey, Scaife, Freedomworks, Nancy Pelosi, Metlife, Washington Post, Philip Morris, Healthcare Reform, Tea Party, Healthcare, Public Health Insurance Plan, Obama Healthcare, Healthcare System, Universal Healthcare, Public Health Care Option, Public Health Care, Politics News

What's sad is that these scaremongering tactics are so effective. They make it easy to forget that we rank #37 in world health.

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Big Tobacco Sets Its Sights On Africa

TIME | JEFFREY KLUGER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Tobacco, Philip Morris, Cigarettes, Smoking, Africa, Tobacco, World News

It's easy enough to buy a smoke at Isa Yakubu's grocery store on a busy street in Lagos, Nigeria. Never mind if you don't have much money. Most local ...

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