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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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Philip Morris flew California Assembly Speaker Willie Brown and several legislators to New York for a secret meeting in November.
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John Fielding,
CEO
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Philip Morris was funded $90,000 by the Dept of Industrial Relations to develop an industrial agreement at its Morabbin plant in Victoria.
Philip Morris' lobbying report details the breadth of the lobbying battle the industry has been forced to wage.
Philip Morris and other tobacco companies consistently deny that they target youth with their slick advertising and promotion campaigns, claiming instead that they are only seeking to convince smokers of competing brands to switch.
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant
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Philip Morris Internal Document : This document outlines steps Philip Morris planned to take to wipe out local clean indoor air ordinances in California.
Philip Morris USA is supporting Life Skills Training, a school-based program that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified as effective in reducing youth smoking.
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Miles Rhodes,
Wine Taster
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Philip Morris sliced the price of Marlboro cigarettes to improve their competitive strength against low-priced brands.
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Sveta Romanova,
Intelligence Officer
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Philip Morris has openly defied tobacco advertising bans in Russia and Hungary.
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Tony Howell,
Skateboarder
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Philip Morris will start placing inserts in packs of all of its medium and light cigarette brands, warning people of the dangers of smoking.
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Bob Greenberg,
Congressional Candidate
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Philip Morris also is working to encourage state legislators to devote a significant portion of their settlement funds to implement youth smoking prevention efforts throughout the country.
Philip Morris took action in June 1994 against the Commonwealth of Australia trying to invalidate the Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Act on the constitutional grounds that it undermined freedom of speech rights.
Philip Morris and other foreign tobacco companies vehemently deny critics' accusations that they play a role in smuggling the vast quantities of cigarettes making their way across the border.
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