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Article: Ex-FDA Chief: Tobacco Cos. Fed Addiction
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- September 23, 2004
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NANCY ZUCKERBROD, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
09-23-2004
Dateline: WASHINGTON
Artist rendering of Justice Department attorney Sharon Eubanks in federal court in Washington Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004, before Judge Gladys Kessler during the opening of the Justice Department's lawsuit seeking $280 billion from U.S. tobacco companies for alleged fraud. (AP Photo/Lauren Burke)
The former head of the Food and Drug Administration testified Thursday that cigarette makers manipulated nicotine to keep smokers addicted, a central allegation in the federal government's $280 billion lawsuit against the industry.
David Kessler, former FDA commissioner, appeared in U.S. District Court for ...