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Copyright 1997, i5ive communications inc.

June 27, 1997
Continuing Debate on the Tobacco Accord

This week the first spate of trouble for the tobacco agreements erupted in the US Congress. Senator Hatch, (R-UT) Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants to get the CEO's of all the tobacco companies to come back to Congress and re-answer the question "do you believe that nicotine is addictive?" Of course, this time Congress expects all of their answers to be "yes." Senator Biden (D-DE) also called for the leaders of the companies to restate their testimony to Congress. I really do not know if they will now admit that nicotine is addictive. I am not sure of the long-term ramifications of this kind of admisssion. But the tide appears to be running against the tobacco industry and they may very well have to comply.

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