Bain Capital & Big Tobacco: Romney's Firm Profited From U.S.-Russia Cigarette Deals & Privatizations

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman | Oct. 10, 2012 (Special Report)

(Multimedia) An explosive report sheds new light on Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s time at Bain & Company, describing how the firm made millions on big tobacco by helping Philip Morris increase its revenues in the United States, and aiding two other tobacco titans to dominate the Russian market. According to the Huffington Post, "Romney's consultants helped foreign firms and aspiring oligarchs decide how to corral Russia's riches -- including writing a ... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: Finance, Mitt Romney, Corruption
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Oct 10, 2012 - 10:04 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Oct 10, 2012 - 10:05 AM PDT

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The whole idea is that the Soviet government’s assets, which had belonged to the centralized, you know, very totalitarian government, are going to go out and be owned by ... More »

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