Article on the government of Japan's ties to the Japanese tobacco industry, and the effect on health programs in Japan.

Research into policymakers' views in a tobacco state performs a survey of 116 Kentucky legislators. Surprisingly, they were highly supportive of reducing the state's dependence on tobacco and more supportive of tobacco control policies than expected.

The deaths of five million people in the UK from smoking-related diseases have been partly blamed on decades of government inaction.

Committee on Government Reform Monority Office provides reports on the tobacco industry, smuggling, government promotion of tobacco products, regulation.

State governments work to protect Big Tobacco: Wall Street Journal article.

Public Citizen 1998 report subtitled: "Do Nothing" Republican leaders do their thing for Big Tobacco contributors.

A look at U.S. tobacco industry promotion of product abroad concludes that U.S. government support for the trade is not as strong as it used to be.

Columnist Herb Denenbert comments on how little the government does about tobacco's toll.

12 page document lists actions by the U.S. government to promote cigarettes and spit tobacco around the world.

As Congress rushed to pass a bill aimed at cracking down on terrorists, the White House pushed a measure that would protect the tobacco industry.