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| Sneaky Lobbiests Have Dual Roles |
| News article covers tobacco industry use of lobbyists who don't disclose their ties to the tobacco industry, such as police officers, Wall Street analysts, restaurateurs and former congressional staff members. |
| Connemara Creative |
| Political consultant Mike Shea notes his close connections with elected officials and with Philip Morris. |
| CRP Lobbying Spending: US Tobacco |
| Itemizes expenditures by lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbyist used. |
| Tobacco's Price of Persuasion: $7M plus |
| The industry paid its chief lobbyists $7.1 million during the first half of 1998. USA Today article names some chief tobacco lobbyists. |
| CRP Lobbying Spending: RJR Nabisco |
| Itemizes expenditures by lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbyist used. |
| CRP Lobbying Spending: British American Tobacco |
| Itemizes expenditures by lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbist used. |
| Tobacco Lobbyists in D.C. |
| Chart shows top 10 lobbying firms in Washington D.C. and the tobacco companies and interests they represent. |
| Liberal Tobacco Whores - Why are Ann Richards, George Mitchell Working for the Cigarette Companies? |
| Political column for Slate by Jacob Weisberg examines why well known liberal figures Ann Richards, George Mitchell and others became powerful lobbyists for Big Tobacco. |
| Lobbying Spending: Tobacco |
| The Center for Responsible Politics lists $23 million of lobbyist spending by the tobacco industry in 1999, and breaks it down by tobacco company, lobbying firm, and lobbyist. Also shows other clients of the firm. |
| CRP Lobbying Spending: Philip Morris |
| Center for Responsive Politics itemizes money Philip Morris spent lobbying in DC by lobbying firm hired, amount spent, and lobbyist used. |
| Tobacco's Revolving Door to Congress |
| Lists former lawmakers turned lobbyists for Big Tobacco. |