FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2008 file photo, a worker straightens up cartons of Marlboro cigarettes, an Altria product, at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. Altria Group, the owner of the nation's biggest cigarette maker, said Wednesday, April 22, 2209, its first-quarter profit fell 76 percent because of acquisition charges and higher interest expenses. AP Photo logo AP Photo 6 months ago

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2008 file photo, a worker straightens up cartons of Marlboro cigarettes, an Altria product, at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. Altria Group, the owner of the nation's biggest cigarette maker, said Wednesday, April 22, 2209, its first-quarter profit fell 76 percent because of acquisition charges and higher interest expenses.

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