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Big Tobacco is the nickname that is often applied to the "big three" tobacco corporations in the United States. The phrase is often used in TheTruth.com anti-smoking ad campaigns funded by the Multistate Settlement Agreement. The term usually refers to tobacco companies R. J. Reynolds, Philip Morris, and British American Tobacco. Species N. glauca N. longiflora N. rustica N. sylvestris N. tabacum Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005 Tobacco (, L.) refers to a genus of broad-leafed plants of the nightshade family indigenous to North and South America, or to the dried and cured leaves of such plants. ... TheTruth. ... The Multistate Settlement Agreement (MSA) was an agreement between the largest tobacco companies and 46 U.S. States reached in 1998. ... It has been suggested that R._J._Reynolds_Tobacco_Company be merged into this article or section. ... Altria Group, Inc. ... British American Tobacco (BAT) is the second largest cigarette company in the world. ...


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Big Tobacco wants to foreclose the possibility of lawsuits against itself and it is sparing no expense to ensure this result.
Tobacco companies were willing to invest $35.5 million last year alone to lobby Congress to pass their version of tobacco policy and thereby virtually immunize themselves against the lawsuits they fear.
Tobacco lobbyists, lobbying firms and lobbying expenditures were identified using 1997 end-of-the-year reports and addendums filed with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate pursuant to the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
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