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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, Beginning Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Property, plant and equipment, net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill, beginning balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Goodwill</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill" xlink:to="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Intangible Assets Other, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Intangible Assets, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Intangible Assets Other, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Intangible Assets, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill), Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other intangible assets, net</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments" xlink:to="us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_lbl" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets, Noncurrent, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_TotalConsumerProductsAssets" xlink:to="mo_TotalConsumerProductsAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_TotalConsumerProductsAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sum of the carrying amount as of the Balance Sheet date of all Consumer Products Assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_TotalConsumerProductsAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total consumer products assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="mo_TotalConsumerProductsAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total consumer products assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_FinancialServicesAssetsAbstract" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsAbstract" xlink:to="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial services</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables" xlink:to="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables Due From Outside Sources</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">'FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables'</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Finance assets, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivables_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial services assets lease receivables</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssets" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssets" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherAssets" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Assets, Total</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FinancialServicesAssets" xlink:to="mo_FinancialServicesAssets_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Sum of the carrying amount as of the Balance Sheet date of all Financial Services Assets.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total financial services assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total financial services assets</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liabilities</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_ConsumerProductsLiabilitiesAbstract" xlink:to="mo_ConsumerProductsLiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ConsumerProductsLiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consumer products liabilities [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_ConsumerProductsLiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consumer products liabilities [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="mo_ConsumerProductsLiabilitiesAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Consumer products</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Current portion of long-term debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less current portion of long-term debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Less current portion of long-term debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Current Maturities, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Payable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts Payable, Current, Total</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accounts payable</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accrued liabilities:</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_AccruedMarketingTradeAndSellingCurrent" xlink:to="mo_AccruedMarketingTradeAndSellingCurrent_lbl" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_AccruedMarketingTradeAndSellingCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Marketing</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_TaxesExceptIncomeTaxesAndIncludingExciseTaxes" xlink:to="mo_TaxesExceptIncomeTaxesAndIncludingExciseTaxes_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_TaxesExceptIncomeTaxesAndIncludingExciseTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes Except Income Taxes and Including Excise Taxes.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_TaxesExceptIncomeTaxesAndIncludingExciseTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes Except Income Taxes and Including Excise Taxes</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_TaxesExceptIncomeTaxesAndIncludingExciseTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Taxes, except income taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Employment costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Employee-related Liabilities, Current, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_SettlementPayable" xlink:label="mo_SettlementPayable" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit), Beginning Balance</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balances at end of year</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquirdEntityTotalValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Total Value</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquirdEntityTotalValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Approximate transaction value</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Purchase price of acquisition</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">which represented a purchase price of $10.4 billion</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityTransactionCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Acquisition-related costs</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BridgeLoan" xlink:label="us-gaap_BridgeLoan" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationOtherAssetsAcquiredOtherLiabilitiesAssumedNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Other Assets Acquired Other Liabilities Assumed Net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_DiscontinuedOperationNetRevenues_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Discontinued Operation Net Revenues</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Definite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_InvestmentBankingAndLegalFeesIncludedInGeneralCorporateExitCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investment Banking and Legal Fees Included in General Corporate Exit Costs</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramEmployeeSeparationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Portion of pre-tax manufacturing optimization program charges attributable to employee separation costs.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramEmployeeSeparationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Employee separation costs</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramAcceleratedDepreciation" xlink:to="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramAcceleratedDepreciation_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramAcceleratedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Manufacturing Optimization Program Accelerated Depreciation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramAcceleratedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Manufacturing Optimization Program Accelerated Depreciation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramAcceleratedDepreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Accelerated depreciation</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramOtherCharges" xlink:to="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramOtherCharges_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramOtherCharges_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Portion of pre-tax manufacturing optimization program charges attributable to costs other than employee separation and accelerated depreciation such as equipment relocation, employee relocation, training, etc.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramOtherCharges_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other charges</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_ManufacturingOptimizationProgramOtherCharges_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other charges of $160 million</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_PaymentsForRestructuringAndImplementation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total estimated charges to be recorded for restructuring and implementation costs in the following year.</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_CigarsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Cigars [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_WineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Wine [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_GeneralCorporateMember" xlink:to="mo_GeneralCorporateMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_GeneralCorporateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">General Corporate [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_GeneralCorporateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">General Corporate [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_TotalProductsByLineMember" xlink:to="mo_TotalProductsByLineMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_TotalProductsByLineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Products by Line [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_TotalProductsByLineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Products by Line [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_TotalExitImplementationAndIntegrationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total exit, implementation and integration charges recorded for the period.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_TotalExitImplementationAndIntegrationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total Exit, Implementation And Integration Costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_TotalExitImplementationAndIntegrationCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Liability recorded in pension and postretirement plans, and other</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Restructuring Reserve, Accrual Adjustment, Total</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_IntegrationAndRestructuringExitCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total charges by segment recorded during the period classified as exit and restructuring of a business.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_RailAndSurfaceTransportMember" xlink:to="mo_RailAndSurfaceTransportMember_lbl" />
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_GeneralMotorsCorporationMember" xlink:to="mo_GeneralMotorsCorporationMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_GeneralMotorsCorporationMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">General Motors Corporation [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_AmbacMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ambac [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ProceedsFromAssetSalesLeaseMaturitiesAndBankruptcyRecoveries_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from asset sales, lease maturities and bankruptcy recoveries</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_ProceedsFromAssetSalesLeaseMaturitiesAndBankruptcyRecoveries_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Proceeds from asset sales, lease maturities and bankruptcy recoveries</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_TotalGainsIncludedInOperatingCompaniesIncome" xlink:label="mo_TotalGainsIncludedInOperatingCompaniesIncome" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_TotalGainsIncludedInOperatingCompaniesIncome_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Total gains included in operating companies income</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesGross" xlink:to="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesGross_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Gross investment in finance leases</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAllowanceForLosses" xlink:to="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAllowanceForLosses_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAllowanceForLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables Allowance For Losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAllowanceForLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables Allowance For Losses</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAllowanceForLosses_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Balance at end of year</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesNetInvestmentInLeveragedLeasesDisclosureNonrecourseDebtService_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Third-party nonrecourse debt</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesContingentRentalPaymentsReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Contingent Rental Payments Received</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesContingentRentalPaymentsReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Leases with contingent rentals</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases" xlink:to="mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments in finance leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments in finance leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_InvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments in finance leases, percentage</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_InvestmentsInForeignCountry" xlink:to="mo_InvestmentsInForeignCountry_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_InvestmentsInForeignCountry_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Investments In Foreign Country</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetIncomeFromLeveragedLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Leveraged Leases, Income (Loss)</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetIncomeFromLeveragedLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Leveraged lease revenues</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementNetIncomeFromLeveragedLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Leveraged Leases, Income (Loss), Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementDirectFinancingLeaseRevenue" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementDirectFinancingLeaseRevenue" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementDirectFinancingLeaseRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Income Statement, Direct Financing Lease Revenue</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesIncomeStatementDirectFinancingLeaseRevenue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct finance lease revenues</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseOnLeveragedLeases" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseOnLeveragedLeases" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseOnLeveragedLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Leveraged Leases, Income Statement, Income Tax Expense on Leveraged Leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeveragedLeasesIncomeStatementIncomeTaxExpenseOnLeveragedLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Income tax expense on leveraged lease revenues</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_IncomeOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases" xlink:label="mo_IncomeOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_IncomeOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Income on investments in finance leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_IncomeOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Income on investments in finance leases</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_WriteOffAgainstAllowanceForLossesOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases" xlink:label="mo_WriteOffAgainstAllowanceForLossesOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_WriteOffAgainstAllowanceForLossesOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Write-off against allowance for losses on investments in finance leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_WriteOffAgainstAllowanceForLossesOnInvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Write-off against allowance for losses on investments in finance leases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_RemainingFinancialLeaseInvestment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remaining Financial Lease Investment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_RemainingFinancialLeaseInvestment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remaining Financial Lease Investment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="mo_RemainingFinancialLeaseInvestment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Remaining financial lease investment</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_DeferredTaxesRelatedToRejectedLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred taxes related to rejected leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_DeferredTaxesRelatedToRejectedLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred taxes related to rejected leases</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_DirectFinancingLeasesNetInvestmentInDirectFinancingLeasesDisclosureRentalReceivablesNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct Financing Leases Net Investment In Direct Financing Leases Disclosure Rental Receivables Net</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_DeferredIncomeTaxes_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Deferred income taxes</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_NetInvestmentsInFinanceLeases" xlink:label="mo_NetInvestmentsInFinanceLeases" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_NetInvestmentsInFinanceLeases" xlink:to="mo_NetInvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_NetInvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net investments in finance leases</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_NetInvestmentsInFinanceLeases_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Net investments in finance leases</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_LeveragedLeasesMember" xlink:to="mo_LeveragedLeasesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_LeveragedLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Leveraged Leases [Member]</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_DirectFinanceLeasesMember" xlink:label="mo_DirectFinanceLeasesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_DirectFinanceLeasesMember" xlink:to="mo_DirectFinanceLeasesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_DirectFinanceLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct Finance Leases [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_DirectFinanceLeasesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Direct Finance Leases [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments Receivable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2011</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Two Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInTwoYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2012</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Three Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInThreeYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2013</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Four Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFourYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2014</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable in Five Years</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableInFiveYears_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2015</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter" xlink:to="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Receivable Due Thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsReceivableDueThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Thereafter</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByPaymentAndPerformanceRiskCreditRatingAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByPaymentAndPerformanceRiskCreditRatingAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByPaymentAndPerformanceRiskCreditRatingAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Guarantor Obligations by Payment and Performance Risk (Credit Rating) [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_CreditRatingDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_CreditRatingDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CreditRatingDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_CreditRatingDomain_lbl" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_StandardAndPoorsMoodysAaaOrAaaToOrA3Member" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsMoodysAaaOrAaaToOrA3Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_StandardAndPoorsMoodysAaaOrAaaToOrA3Member" xlink:to="mo_StandardAndPoorsMoodysAaaOrAaaToOrA3Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsMoodysAaaOrAaaToOrA3Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Standard and Poors Moodys AAA or Aaa to A- or A3 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsMoodysAaaOrAaaToOrA3Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">"AAA/Aaa" to "A-/A3" [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbbOrBaa1ToBbbOrBaa3Member" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbbOrBaa1ToBbbOrBaa3Member" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbbOrBaa1ToBbbOrBaa3Member" xlink:to="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbbOrBaa1ToBbbOrBaa3Member_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbbOrBaa1ToBbbOrBaa3Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Standard and Poors or Moodys BBB+ or Baa1 to BBB- or Baa3 [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbbOrBaa1ToBbbOrBaa3Member_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">"BBB+/Baa1" to "BBB-/Baa3" [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbOrBa1AndLowerMember" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbOrBa1AndLowerMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbOrBa1AndLowerMember" xlink:to="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbOrBa1AndLowerMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbOrBa1AndLowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Standard and Poors or Moodys BB+ or Ba1 and Lower [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_StandardAndPoorsOrMoodysBbOrBa1AndLowerMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">"BB+/Ba1" and Lower [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAmountsWrittenOff" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAmountsWrittenOff" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAmountsWrittenOff" xlink:to="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAmountsWrittenOff_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAmountsWrittenOff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables Amounts Written Off</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAmountsWrittenOff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Financial Services Assets Lease Receivables Amounts Written Off</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_FinancialServicesAssetsLeaseReceivablesAmountsWrittenOff_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Amounts written-off</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsAbstract" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsAbstract_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermInvestmentsAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-Term Borrowings</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLenderDomain" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLenderDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLenderDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLenderDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityLenderDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility, Lender [Domain]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_ThreeHundredSixtyFourDayAgreementMember" xlink:label="mo_ThreeHundredSixtyFourDayAgreementMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_ThreeHundredSixtyFourDayAgreementMember" xlink:to="mo_ThreeHundredSixtyFourDayAgreementMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ThreeHundredSixtyFourDayAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Three Hundred Sixty Four Day Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_ThreeHundredSixtyFourDayAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">364-Day Agreement [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_ThreeYearAgreementMember" xlink:label="mo_ThreeYearAgreementMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_ThreeYearAgreementMember" xlink:to="mo_ThreeYearAgreementMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ThreeYearAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Three Year Agreement [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_ThreeYearAgreementMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">3-Year Agreement [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term borrowing</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term borrowings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShortTermBorrowings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Short-term Borrowings, Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_TermsOfSeniorUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreement" xlink:label="mo_TermsOfSeniorUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreement" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_TermsOfSeniorUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Terms of senior unsecured revolving credit agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_TermsOfSeniorUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Terms of senior unsecured revolving credit agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="mo_TermsOfSeniorUnsecuredRevolvingCreditAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Terms of senior unsecured revolving credit agreement, in days</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity" xlink:to="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Credit Lines</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Borrowings under revolving credit agreement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_Expired364DayAgreement" xlink:label="mo_Expired364DayAgreement" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_Expired364DayAgreement" xlink:to="mo_Expired364DayAgreement_lbl" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_RatioOfConsolidatedEbitdaToConsolidatedInterestExpenseDenominator" xlink:label="mo_RatioOfConsolidatedEbitdaToConsolidatedInterestExpenseDenominator" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_RatioOfConsolidatedEbitdaToConsolidatedInterestExpenseDenominator_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense, denominator</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_SevenPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember" xlink:label="mo_SevenPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_SevenPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember" xlink:to="mo_SevenPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_SevenPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Seven Point Seven Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Fourteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_SevenPointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFourteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">7.75% Notes Due 2014 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_NinePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nine Point Two Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Nineteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_NinePointTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndNineteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">9.25% Notes Due 2019 [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_TenPointTwoZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousanAndThirtyNineMember" xlink:to="mo_TenPointTwoZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousanAndThirtyNineMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_TenPointTwoZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousanAndThirtyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Ten Point Two Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousan And Thirty Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_TenPointTwoZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousanAndThirtyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">10.20% Notes Due 2039 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndTenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Seven Point One Two Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand and Ten [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_SevenPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndTenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">7.125% Notes Due 2010 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_EightPointFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Eight Point Five Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Thirteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_EightPointFiveZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">8.50% Notes Due 2013 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_NinePointSevenZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nine Point Seven Zero Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Eighteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_NinePointSevenZeroPercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">9.70% Notes Due 2018 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFifteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Four Point One Two Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand and Fifteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FourPointOneTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndFifteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">4.125% Notes Due 2015 [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_NinePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirtyEightMember" xlink:label="mo_NinePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirtyEightMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_NinePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirtyEightMember" xlink:to="mo_NinePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirtyEightMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_NinePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirtyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Nine Point Nine Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Thirty Eight [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_NinePointNineFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndThirtyEightMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">9.95% Notes Due 2038 [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwelveMember" xlink:to="mo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwelveMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwelveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Six Point Six Two Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Twelve [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_SixPointSixTwoFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndTwelveMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">6.625% Notes Due 2012 [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FivePointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndEighteenMember" xlink:to="mo_FivePointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndEighteenMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FivePointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Five Point Seven Five Percent Notes Due Two Thousand And Eighteen [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FivePointSevenFivePercentNotesDueTwoThousandAndEighteenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">5.75% Notes Due 2018 [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_TwoHundredMillionSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandAndNineMember" xlink:to="mo_TwoHundredMillionSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandAndNineMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_TwoHundredMillionSeniorNotesDueJuneTwoThousandAndNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Two Hundred Million Senior Notes Due June Two Thousand And Nine [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt instrument, interest rate percentage</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_PercentOfAggregatePrincipalAmountRequiredToOfferForPurchase" xlink:label="mo_PercentOfAggregatePrincipalAmountRequiredToOfferForPurchase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_PercentOfAggregatePrincipalAmountRequiredToOfferForPurchase_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage of aggregate principal amount required to offer for purchase.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_PercentOfAggregatePrincipalAmountRequiredToOfferForPurchase_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percent Of Aggregate Principal Amount Required To Offer For Purchase</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_PercentOfAggregatePrincipalAmountRequiredToOfferForPurchase_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Percentage of aggregate principal amount required to offer for purchase of notes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_NotesFourPointOneTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndThirtyNineMember" xlink:label="mo_NotesFourPointOneTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndThirtyNineMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_NotesFourPointOneTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndThirtyNineMember" xlink:to="mo_NotesFourPointOneTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndThirtyNineMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_NotesFourPointOneTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndThirtyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notes Four Point One Two Five Percent To Ten Point Two Zero Percent Due Through Two Thousand And Thirty Nine [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_NotesFourPointOneTwoFivePercentToTenPointTwoZeroPercentDueThroughTwoThousandAndThirtyNineMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Notes, 4.125% to 10.20%, due through 2039 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_DebentureSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandAndTwentySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debenture Seven Point Seven Five Percent Due Two Thousand And Twenty Seven [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_DebentureSevenPointSevenFivePercentDueTwoThousandAndTwentySevenMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debenture, 7.75% due 2027 [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long term debt</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term debt</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Debt instrument, average interest rate percentage</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2012</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2013</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2014</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFive_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2015</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSix" xlink:to="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSix_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSix_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in year six</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSix_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in year six</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSix_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2018</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSeven" xlink:to="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSeven_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSeven_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in year seven</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSeven_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long term debt maturities repayments of principal in year seven</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearSeven_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">2019</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalThereafter" xlink:to="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalThereafter_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long term debt maturities repayments of principal thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long term debt maturities repayments of principal thereafter</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalThereafter_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Thereafter</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_SerialPreferredStockMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Serial Preferred Stock [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_SerialPreferredStockMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Serial Preferred Stock [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized" xlink:to="us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Common Stock, Shares Authorized</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Common stock, shares authorized</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://xbrl.us/us-gaap/role/label/negated" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">UST acquisition-related transaction costs</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">UST acquisition-related transaction costs</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_CorporateAssetImpairmentAndExitCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Corporate Asset Impairment and Exit Costs</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationExpendituresForAdditionsToLongLivedAssets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Capital expenditures</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansAxis" xlink:to="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansAxis_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fund Types Invested For Defined Benefit Plans [Axis]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansAxis_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fund Types Invested For Defined Benefit Plans [Axis]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansDomain" xlink:label="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansDomain" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansDomain" xlink:to="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansDomain_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fund Types Invested For Defined Benefit Plans [Domain]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_FundTypesInvestedForDefinedBenefitPlansDomain_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Fund Types Invested For Defined Benefit Plans [Domain]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_USLargeCapMember" xlink:to="mo_USLargeCapMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_USLargeCapMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Large Cap [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_USLargeCapMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Large Cap [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_USSmallCapMember" xlink:to="mo_USSmallCapMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_USSmallCapMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Small Cap [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_USSmallCapMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Small Cap [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_InternationalDevelopedMarketsMember" xlink:to="mo_InternationalDevelopedMarketsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_InternationalDevelopedMarketsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Developed Markets [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_InternationalDevelopedMarketsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Developed Markets [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_InternationalEmergingMarketsMember" xlink:label="mo_InternationalEmergingMarketsMember" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_InternationalEmergingMarketsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Emerging Markets [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_InternationalEmergingMarketsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Emerging Markets [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_LongDurationFixedIncomeMember" xlink:label="mo_LongDurationFixedIncomeMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_LongDurationFixedIncomeMember" xlink:to="mo_LongDurationFixedIncomeMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_LongDurationFixedIncomeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long Duration Fixed Income [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_LongDurationFixedIncomeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Long Duration Fixed Income [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_OtherTrustsMember" xlink:label="mo_OtherTrustsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_OtherTrustsMember" xlink:to="mo_OtherTrustsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_OtherTrustsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other Trusts [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_OtherTrustsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Other [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_USGovernmentAndAgenciesMember" xlink:to="mo_USGovernmentAndAgenciesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_USGovernmentAndAgenciesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Government And Agencies [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_USGovernmentAndAgenciesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Government and Agencies [Member]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_USMunicipalBondsMember" xlink:to="mo_USMunicipalBondsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_USMunicipalBondsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Municipal Bonds [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_USMunicipalBondsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Municipal Bonds [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_ForeignGovernmentAndAgenciesMember" xlink:label="mo_ForeignGovernmentAndAgenciesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_ForeignGovernmentAndAgenciesMember" xlink:to="mo_ForeignGovernmentAndAgenciesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_ForeignGovernmentAndAgenciesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreign Government And Agencies [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_ForeignGovernmentAndAgenciesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Foreign Government and Agencies [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_AboveInvestmentGradeMember" xlink:label="mo_AboveInvestmentGradeMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_AboveInvestmentGradeMember" xlink:to="mo_AboveInvestmentGradeMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_AboveInvestmentGradeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Above Investment Grade [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_AboveInvestmentGradeMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Above Investment Grade [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_BelowInvestmentGradeAndNoRatingMember" xlink:label="mo_BelowInvestmentGradeAndNoRatingMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_BelowInvestmentGradeAndNoRatingMember" xlink:to="mo_BelowInvestmentGradeAndNoRatingMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_BelowInvestmentGradeAndNoRatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Below Investment Grade And No Rating [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_BelowInvestmentGradeAndNoRatingMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Below Investment Grade and No Rating [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_InternationalEquitiesMember" xlink:label="mo_InternationalEquitiesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_InternationalEquitiesMember" xlink:to="mo_InternationalEquitiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_InternationalEquitiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Equities [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_InternationalEquitiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">International Equities [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_USEquitiesMember" xlink:label="mo_USEquitiesMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_USEquitiesMember" xlink:to="mo_USEquitiesMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_USEquitiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Equities [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_USEquitiesMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">U.S. Equities [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="mo-20101231.xsd#mo_EmergingMarketsMember" xlink:label="mo_EmergingMarketsMember" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="mo_EmergingMarketsMember" xlink:to="mo_EmergingMarketsMember_lbl" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="mo_EmergingMarketsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Emerging Markets [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="mo_EmergingMarketsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Emerging Markets [Member]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://taxonomies.xbrl.us/us-gaap/2009/elts/us-gaap-2009-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsCashAndCashEquivalentsAxis" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="mo_ChangesInAmountsDueToFromParentAndSubsidiariesFinancingActivities_lbl" xml:lang="en-US">Changes in amounts due to/from Altria Group, Inc. and subsidiaries</label>
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