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Altria Closes Buy of Smokeless Tobacco Company UST

Associated Press
January 07, 2009 - Altria Group Inc. said Tuesday it closed its acquisition of UST Inc., the biggest player in the U.S. smokeless tobacco market. ...
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More States Adopt 'Safe' Cigarettes

United Press International
January 05, 2009 - The number of states passing their own laws mandating self-extinguishing cigarettes will rise to 32 this year despite industry opposition, officials say....
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L.A. Company Agrees to Stop Processing Online Tobacco Sales

The Idaho Statesman, Boise
December 31, 2008 - An electronic payments processor has agreed to stop handling transactions for the illegal online sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products....
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U.S. Sues Tobacco Wholesale Company

Buffalo News
December 31, 2008 - Federal attorneys have filed suit against a tobacco wholesale company owned by Arthur "Sugar" Montour, a former Seneca tribal councillor, for failing to pay $18.4 million in federal tobacco settlement assessments....
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John Middleton Sues to Overturn Single-Sale Ban

BUSINESS WIRE
December 30, 2008 - John Middleton Co. joined other cigar companies in asking a Maryland circuit court to overturn a recently enacted Prince George's law that bans the sale of single cigars. ...
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Tax-Free Cigarettes Fuel Illegal Trade

Buffalo News
December 30, 2008 - The sale of tax-free cigarettes to Indian reservations in New York has played a major role in the millions of dollars made in the cigarette bootlegging trade....
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Tax-Free Tobacco Bonanza; Indian Merchants Reaping Big Profits

Buffalo News
December 30, 2008 - The millions of dollars in profits show the high stakes involved in the state's attempts at levying taxes on Indian cigarette sales to non-natives. ...
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Philip Morris Research Bumps Up Against Ingrained Habits

Richmond Times - Dispatch
December 23, 2008 - Philip Morris wants smokers to try new things - but they're a tough group to convince. ...
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Cigarette Taxes in Tobacco Producing States

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
December 22, 2008 - A look at current cigarette taxes and recent efforts to increase them in the major tobacco-producing states, starting with the nation's top producer....
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Philip Morris Perfects and Develops New Products

Richmond Times - Dispatch
December 22, 2008 - At Philip Morris USA's downtown Center for Research and Technology that opened last year, researchers are seeking a future for the tobacco industry....
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