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Big Tobacco Ordered to Admit Deception

BIG TROUBLE

Must run ads saying they misled public.

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Big tobacco has deceived the American people, and now they must apologize. That was the decision of a federal judge Tuesday, who ordered cigarette companies to take out advertisements acknowledging that they knowingly deceived the public about the dangers of cigarettes by promoting their low-tar and light varieties as less...

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