Secrecy

Vets Face Suicide Risk Thanks to VA Study

by Judith Siers-Poisson — June 26, 2008 - 4:49pm

Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration warnings, the Veterans Administration (VA) failed to alert 32,000 veterans using the smoking cessation drug, Chantix.

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ABC News, June 19, 2008

The Secret of Marlboro's Success: Freebase Nicotine

by Anne Landman — June 23, 2008 - 4:21pm

Most American cigarette makers, including Philip Morris (PM), have used ammonia in their manufacturing processes for decades, to "puff up" tobacco to increase its volume, highlight certain flavors, help hold together reconstituted tobacco sheet and reduce the amount of

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American Journal of Public Health (sub req'd), July 2008

Jeff Gannon, National Press Club member

by Diane Farsetta — June 19, 2008 - 3:16pm

"If you ever wondered what happened to Jeff Gannon, the former conservative reporter whose questionable White House credentialing and ties to several sex Web sites forced him out of a job," he's an active member of the National Press Club.

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Editor and Publisher, June 19, 2008

How Not to Win Friends and Influence People

by Diane Farsetta — June 17, 2008 - 1:53pm

"The U.S. military has long sought an agreement with Baghdad that gives American forces virtually unfettered freedom of action, casting into doubt the Bush administration's current claims that their demands are more limited," concludes the National Security Archive's analysis of recently declassified documents.

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National Security Archive, June 13, 2008

"Bad Apple" Theory Rotting

by Anne Landman — June 17, 2008 - 12:59pm

The Bush administration has long held that overly-aggressive interrogation methods used on detainees in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay were the work of a few "bad apples." Now, an investigation bei

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Washington Post, June 17, 2008

Turns Out They Did Know Jack

by Sheldon Rampton — June 10, 2008 - 4:42pm

"Hundreds of pages of documents, released Monday by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee," show that convicted lobbyist

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Consortium News, June 10, 2008

Citing Menthol Exemption, Black Group Pulls Support for FDA Tobacco Bill

by Anne Landman — May 30, 2008 - 4:25pm

The National African American Tobacco Prevention Network (NAATPN) has withdrawn its support for a bill allowing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products.

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New York Times, May 30, 2008

Make 'Em Sick, Fix 'Em Up: VCU President Profits All Around from Tobacco

by Anne Landman — May 28, 2008 - 12:44pm

After the New York Times revealed a secret research contract between Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and Philip Morris earlier this month, Style Weekly, a Richmond, Virginia newspaper, investigated VCU President

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Style Weekly, May 28, 2008

Better Late Than Never: Scott McClellan Publishes Tell-All Memoir

by Anne Landman — May 28, 2008 - 10:37am

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Washington Post, May 28, 2008

Virginia Commonweath University's Secret Research for Philip Morris

by Anne Landman — May 22, 2008 - 12:35pm

As CMD previously reported, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) operates a School of Medicine and a School of Public Health while enjoying a cozy relationship with the tobacco industry, especially cigarette maker

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New York Times, May 22, 2008