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Senators Who Opposed Anti-Smoking Bill Got Top Dollar From Tobacco Industry

By Halimah Abdullah McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON — Among the 17 senators who voted against allowing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco are some of the top recipients of campaign contributions from the tobacco industry, which has donated millions of dollars to lawmakers in the past several campaign cycles. LinkHere