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BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Nanette Byrnes	Big Tobacco's Showdown In The West California is about to add $2.60 in tax per pack of smokes.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Cigarette Profits at Risk If you're an investor in tobacco, then you have some new cause for concern. Fewer teens are smoking, which may put pressure on tobacco profitability.
American Family Physician September 15, 2000	Smokeless Tobacco: Tips on How to Stop Compared with cigarettes, smokeless tobacco puts more nicotine into your bloodstream. For this and other reasons, people who chew or dip tobacco regularly say that quitting smokeless tobacco is even harder than quitting cigarette smoking. But many smokeless tobacco users have quit successfully--and so can you.
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HBS Working Knowledge April 23, 2014 Michael Blanding	Are Electronic Cigarettes a Public Good or Health Hazard? A new case study by John Quelch charts the growing popularity of electronic cigarettes and how tobacco companies and regulators are responding.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2006 Billy Fisher	UST Cashes In on the Anti-Smoking Movement The company's new smokeless product could help it capitalize on a growing trend. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 Chris Mallon	Unlocking Value at Altria Altria's decision to split the company is sweet vindication for long-suffering shareholders.
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BusinessWeek July 12, 2004 David Henry	British American: Tobacco Without The Flames Just as smokers crave cigarettes without cancer risk, investors long for tobacco company cash flows without litigation risk. At British American Tobacco the fear of litigation, if not the fact, is being eased by the sale of its U.S. business.
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