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Smokeless Sponsors Hot Rod Racing
USSTC (United States Smokeless Tobacco has announced that Skoal Racing has agreed to a multi-year extension of the popular Skoal Showdown, a lucrative bonus event for Funny Car competitors featured during the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, the world’s most prestigious drag race held every Labor Day weekend at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.

National Tobacco-Free Rodeo Project
Buck Tobacco Sponsorship

Philip Morris sponsors COVITS 2007 Virginia Technology Symposium

Formula One Racing Severs Many Tobacco Ties Nov. 2006 New York Times

PM to slash its arts spending Jan 10, 2007, New York Sun. A spokeswoman for Altria, Lisa Gonzalez, said that approximately 56% of the 272 arts organizations that have received grants in the past will receive them this year. Some have already been informed that they won't be receiving further grants; others are waiting to hear in the coming months.

Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police honor Platinum sponsor Philip Morris. Oct, 2006

Philip Morris External Research Program list of grantees (in progress).

College Career Sponsorship Arizona

 

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University of Virginia accepts 20 million from Philip Morris. This gift "will create a partnership between the two organizations" that will support independent research in a number of key areas in which they share a common interest. History shows us independent research and big tobacco usually don't go together and Philip Morris knows how to make a safe cigarette: remove the nicotine.