StatesOnTheTake.com - PRWeb Press Release Group http://www.rsspad.com/rss2/1533.xml Press Releases for StatesOnTheTake.com - Powered by PRWeb and RSSPad en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Big Tobacco and State Government Stealth Cartel’s Secret Meeting Notes Reveal The truth Behind The Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) “Scheme” http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb383730.htm www.StatesOnTheTake.com The minutes of a recently-disclosed January, 2004 meeting of the Original Stealth Cartel - Big Tobacco and State Government Officials, lay bare the ultimate goals of these Comrades in Collusion – the creation of a de-facto monopoly, and establishes their concerns that the entire MSA “scheme” may collapse under ever-increasing scrutiny and truthful disclosures coming to light through litigation and the media, including sites such as www.StatesOnTheTake.com (PRWeb May 10, 2006)

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]]> Wed, 10 May 2006 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb383730.htm Kentucky Defies Big Tobacco Lobbyists’ Pressure In Attempt To Secede From The Union Of MSA States http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb353513.htm Kentucky State Government officials could withdraw from the Union of Master Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) states, despite fierce opposition from out-of-state, Big Tobacco lobbyists. The MSA was the original “Stealth Cartel,” created under the guise of a “settlement” between Big Tobacco and the 46 state signatories. (PRWeb Mar 2, 2006)

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]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/03/prweb353513.htm Supreme Court Property Rights Ruling Signals Birth of Stealth Cartels http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb256460.htm StatesOnTheTake.com, a political corruption watchdog, connects the dots between the recent Supreme Court property rights ruling and the eminent increase of Stealth Cartels--the secret partnerships between Big Business and your State Government. (PRWeb Jun 29, 2005)

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]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/06/prweb256460.htm Big Tobacco and New York State's Latest Attempt to Destroy the Free Market Halted by District Court Injunction http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb162407.htm Big Tobacco and New York State’s attempt to impose the de-facto Big Tobacco monopoly through the Tobacco Settlement Agreement is halted by court-ordered injunction, thereby protecting the rights of independent tobacco producers/distributors. (PRWeb Sep 28, 2004)

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]]> Tue, 28 Sep 2004 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/09/prweb162407.htm Big Tobacco and State Government Covert Partnership Exposed in New Awareness Campaign http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb150213.htm Grassroots advocacy site spotlights covert partnership between Big Tobacco and State Government (PRWeb Aug 17, 2004)

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]]> Tue, 17 Aug 2004 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/08/prweb150213.htm New Website Exposes State Governments' Covert Partnership with Big Tobacco http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/07/prweb141170.htm StatesOnTheTake.com, a grassroots advocacy site, has obtained and made available the entire "Privileged and Confidential," Memo #03-111 of September 12th, 2003 drafted by the National Association of Attorneys General ("NAAG"), for release only to the attorneys general of the 46 states which signed the Master Settlement Agreement ("MSA") and not released anywhere. The MSA was negotiated between the states attorneys generals and Big Tobacco in 1998 to end litigation against Big Tobacco. (PRWeb Jul 15, 2004)

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