http://projects.newsobserver.com/tags/michael_shannon The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/tobacco_companies_ready_for_a_fight <p>Tobacco companies are gearing up to fight a smoking ban.</p> <p>The state&#39;s three major tobacco companies — <a href="http://www.hoovers.com/philip-morris-usa/--ID__55933--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml">Philip Morris</a>, <a href="http://www.hoovers.com/carolina-group/--ID__55993--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml">Lorillard</a> and <a href="http://www.hoovers.com/reynolds-american/--ID__55935--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml">Reynolds American</a> — plan to fight a <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&amp;BillID=h2&amp;submitButton=Go">proposal</a> by Rep. <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/dome/profiles/hugh_holliman">Hugh Holliman</a> to ban smoking in restaurants and other public places.</p> http://projects.newsobserver.com/under_the_dome/tobacco_companies_ready_for_a_fight#comments Under the Dome cigarettes Eugene Ainsworth Frederick Bone HB2-09 Hugh Holliman lobbying Lorillard Michael Shannon Philip Morris Reynolds American Roger Bone smoking tobacco Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:18:27 -0500 ryanteaguebeckwith 11959 at http://projects.newsobserver.com