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When is $300 billion not a lot of money? It would make every resident of Buffalo, N.Y., an instant millionaire. It equals 40 years of profit for Exxon. But if it comes from the tobacco industry, well, for a growing number of folks $300 billion is a sum to sniff at. This is the nightmare that proponents of a sweeping congressional tobacco settlement most feared: a greedfest from plaintiffs' lawyers and the public now that tobacco executives have come to the bargaining table. Consider the state of Missouri, which so far has steered clear of the tobacco suits. "I expect...
...Baby at 63, the obvious way to put aside a little nest egg for her daughter was to sell her story, complete with interview, home videos and family snapshots. After a quick but brutal media race, the National Enquirer emerged victorious, handing over a six-figure sum to the Keh family, who told the magazine they would like to have another child. Then, after the dust had cleared, a new bidding war ensued--to buy from the Enquirer the rights to the video. Although abc's PrimeTime Live was initially the main contender, producers there grew uncomfortable with the perception...
...constructed of many disparate elements: it is equal parts poetic enchantment, serious themes, erotic play and broad belly laughs. The Hyperion players understand the importance of balancing these themes, and execute each level of the play with energy and finesse, making the result far more than the sum of its parts...
...sponsor various social programs, from research on AIDS to support for local fire departments. Typically, such sponsorships come with expensive marketing campaigns that promote the company while promoting the cause. By raising public awareness, these ads will help generate some $2.5 billion for the causes they champion. The sum should double in three years, according...
...while Philip Morris bottomed out at $37.87 1/2 and then went up $4.25 at $44.12 1/2. Investors hope that the decision will strengthen the industry's hand in the ongoing cash-for immunity negotiations between cigarette makers and state attorneys general. The industry would pay a large sum, perhaps as much as $300 billion, and agree to numerous restrictions on advertising and sales in order to settle suits by 24 states. With the verdict, Big Tobacco also temporarily shooed away the specter of Norwood "Woody" Wilner, who to date has won the only cash award from a tobacco company...