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1. United For Washington Board of Directors
www.unitedforwashington.com/bo - [Cached]Published on: 4/5/2004 Last Visited: 4/5/2004
Virginia Corwin Regional Director of State Government Affairs, Philip Morris Management Corp. -
2. Smoke Free Denver - What's New
www.smokefreedenver.com/whatsn - [Cached]Published on: 1/31/2004 Last Visited: 12/5/2004
When the issue [smoking ban for restaurants] resurfaced in 1998, Philip Morris lobbyist Ginny Corwin helped organize opposition in Montrose and bar and restaurant owners with posters, drink coasters and signs, according to the report.
In an e-mail recently made public, she reported to the company's New York headquarters:
"Our local ordinance and media action people have asked me to keep (industry officials) out of the mix due to the image of 'big tobacco' coming in to represent its own interests," Corwin wrote. "Our people are working very -
3. Westword | westword.com | News : The Message
www.westword.com/issues/2002-0 - [Cached]Published on: 7/26/2002 Last Visited: 7/26/2002
The second is a letter, dated January 25, 1999, from Institute president Caldara to Virginia Corwin, a representative of Philip Morris, revealing that the Center "was launched last year with the generous support of the Philip Morris Company." Caldara writes that he and Kopel would be "happy to meet" with Corwin, and he concludes with an overt solicitation: "So as to maintain the tempo and research we're conducting in the area of 'lifestyle choices,' the Independence Institute therefore respectfully requests $25,000 for funding of this year's Personal Freedom Center."
This amount matches the total Caldara admitted getting from "the tobacco industry" in a 1998 Denver Post article.

