When Bush entered the White House he DUMPED ON this case claiming there were "too many lawsuits going on." Any president that will shill for the tobacco industry will also lie about the war in Iraq. Doh! That's what happened! Watch for some sweetheart deal worked out for cigarette makers on this.
By Peter Kaplan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cigarette makers lied about the dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to trial.
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In opening arguments in the biggest and most ambitious racketeering case in history, the government said a 1953 meeting of tobacco industry executives at New York's Plaza Hotel was the starting point for a conspiracy designed to cast doubt on links between cancer and cigarettes.
"This case is about a 50-year pattern of misrepresentation, half-truths and lies," U.S. Justice Department (news - web sites) attorney Frank Marine told a federal court...
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