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Meet The Former Oklahoma City Bomber Trial Lawyer Spearheading The Google Anti-Trust Probe

When the Federal Trade Commission recently intensified its probe of Internet giant Google, it hired the high-powered Washington lawyer who helped send Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the death chamber.

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Montana Attorney General Race Rocked By Out-Of-State Corporate Donations In Wake Of Citizens United

The Copper Kings once lorded over Montana, picking the state's governors and senators.

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Marlboro maker Altria 1Q profit up nearly 4 pct

RICHMOND, Va. -Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. says its first-quarter profit rose almost 4 percent as higher prices and cost-cutting helped offset declines in cigarette volumes.

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EXPOSED: Politicians Defending Corporate Front Group ALEC Get Money From Its Donors

The corporate front group the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is finally in the public eye.

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06/02/12 The Investigative Unit Follows Prop 29 Money Trail Source: NBC - NBC 11 - San Francisco CA The fight over a new cigarette tax in California has reached epic proportions.
06/02/12 Electronic cigarettes: 'important new niche category' Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA The electronic-cigarette craze has shifted from "fad" to "here to stay," according to a prominent tobacco industry analyst.
06/01/12 Ascentia to sell wines to Gallo, Accolade-source Source: Reuters California's Ascentia Wine Estates is near a deal to sell its Columbia wine brand to E&J Gallo Winery and its Geyser Peak brand to Australia's Accolade Wines, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
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Background on altria group inc

Altria Group, Inc. () (previously named Philip Morris Companies Inc.) is based in Henrico County, Virginia, and is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, John Middleton, Inc., U.S.

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