%0 PDF %T TOBACCO INDUSTRY USES OTHER GROUPS TO GET MESSAGE OUT %A GORDON,G; HAMBURGER,T %8 2007-03-07 %I Tufts Archival Research Center %R http://localhost/files/gf06gf06z %X Printout from Startribune.com of an article from June of 1998 on tobacco industry-organized coalitions to oppose anti-tobacco policy. Focuses particularly on Minnesota, but also discusses "front groups" in New York and Oregon, as well as on the national level. Speaks with officials from the Tobacco Institute. Analyzes "Minnesota Plan" and the relationship between the Tobacco Institute, Minnesota Citizens for Tax Justice (MCTJ), and the Minnesota Taxpayers Association. Elaborates on the issue of "Astroturf" advocacy. %[ 2018-10-07 %9 text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution