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Menthol Debate Splits Black Caucus

Tobacco row erupts over exemption from cigarette flavoring ban

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 25, 2008 2:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – The exemption of menthol from a bill banning flavored cigarettes is causing a rift in the Black Congressional Caucus, the New York Times reports. Some members of the caucus, which has strong financial ties to tobacco companies, argue that menthol cigarettes cause disproportionate harm to...   Read full story »

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