Marlboro maker Altria jumping into e-cigarettes
Tobacco company Altria Group Inc. is launching its first electronic cigarette under the MarkTen brand in Indiana starting in August and expanding its smokeless product offerings.Full story
Reynolds American launching revamped e-cigarette
Reynolds American Inc. is launching a revamped version of its Vuse-brand electronic cigarette — which promises to give users the "perfect puff" — in Colorado, with its sights set on expanding nationally. Full story
Are E-Cigarettes Smokin' Hot?
Big tobacco companies are taking notice of the potential $1 billion e-cigarette business, but critics say there's not enough information about the potential health risks associated with the product, reports CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis.
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How NRA uses boycott threats to keep gunmakers in line
Bloomberg Businessweek's Paul Barrett writes in the magazine's latest issue about why gun makers fear the NRA, and he joins Morning Joe to discuss his research.
Bob Ney attacks John Boehner
Former Ohio congressman Bob Ney is a convicted felon who is blowing the whistle on John Boehner's past. Ed Schultz spoke to Ney on his radio show today and he spilled the beans on Boehner's relationships with special interest groups and more.
NRA keeps spotlight and accountability off the gun industry
Rachel Maddow draws parallels between Big Tobacco's use of a marketing-managed fake citizen action group to shield itself from public rancor and the gun industry's use of the NRA to not only advocate for its business interests but to draw away the spotlight from the real players on the issue of gun
Big Tobacco models disinformation, distraction strategy
Rachel Maddow describes how the tobacco industry used a citizen smoker front group to be the face of its lobbying in order to shield itself from the political fallout of its own deadly product.
Gun industry’s disturbing sales pitch to kids
MSNBC host Steve Kornacki and Democratic strategist Julian Epstein delve into the strategy of some pro-gun lobbyists whose tactics – from ads to heckling – do themselves no favors; and then analyze the gun industry’s stunning sales pitch to kids.
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