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Big Tobacco

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Updated February 25, 2008

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Definition:
Big tobacco is a term used to describe the tobacco industry, and usually refers to some or all of the larger tobacco companies in operation today. Those companies include: Philip Morris (Altria), R. J. Reynolds (RJR), British American Tobacco (BAT), Lorillard, and Brown & Williamson.

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