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Article: Teen smoking increase emboldens tobacco critics
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- April 3, 1998
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LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press Writer
AP Online
04-03-1998
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Armed with new evidence that teen smoking is on the increase, the White House told Congress on Thursday it wants tougher anti-tobacco legislation and a key Republican implored cigarette companies to go along or get rolled over.
Alarm waves raced through Washington on tobacco critics' claims that R.J. Reynolds was pulling out of the proposed settlement that had formed the basis for congressional legislation. By afternoon, the company vehemently denied it planned to do so.
The furious activity came one day after an unprecedented bill designed to curb tobacco use by teen-agers - and simultaneously raise ...