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Treaty Trespassers:
New Evidence of Escalating Tobacco Industry Activity to Derail the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
This report examines the presence of the three largest tobacco companies at the fifth round of FCTC negotiations (INB5) in October 2002. Treaty Trespassers uses evidence gathered from internal corporate documents, news reports, and by representatives of Corporate Accountability International and members of the Network for Accountability of Tobacco Transnationals (NATT).
February 2003
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Dirty Dealings
Big Tobacco's Lobbying, Payoffs, and Public Relations to Undermine National and Global Health Policy
This report illustrates how the tobacco industry is escalating activity to undermine tobacco control initiatives at the national and international levels. These examples underscore the importance of an international response to protect public health policy at the national and international level, including the FCTC.
2002

Challenging Corporate Influence in the 2000 US Elections
HCA: A Hall of Shame Success Story
The Hall of Shame has helped to change the public climate to recognize and reject the corrupting influence of corporate money in our democracy. According to a poll conducted for Corporate Accountability International, two-thirds of U.S. adults believe the political influence of giant corporations-such as the tobacco companies-weakens our democracy.
2000

Pulling Out All The Stops:
Philip Morris' Fight to Block FDA Regulation of Tobacco
Since FDA Commissioner David Kessler suggested in early 1994 that the agency might have "a legal basis on which to regulate [tobacco] products," the tobacco corporations--led by Philip Morris (now Altria)--have used every weapon in their arsenal to prevent strong federal tobacco control regulations.
March 21, 2000

Global Aggression:
The Case for World Standards and Bold U.S. Action Challenging Philip Morris and RJR Nabisco
This report exposes the worldwide practices of the two largest US-based tobacco corporations. Using dozens of examples from around the world, a wealth of data, and personal accounts, Global Aggression documents Big Tobacco's abuse of power and double standards.
1998