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...prove that cigarettes are defective. Many products are dangerous without being defective. The same arguments made about the fire hazard of cigarettes could be made about candles, but we don't hear that very often." Still, it's a sure bet that when, as expected, New York governor George Pataki signs off on the measure, other states will soon follow. Nobody, except for a few politicians in a few tobacco-growing states, wants to look soft on cigarette makers these days...
...field and put forth a tax cut smaller than Bush's. But Bush dug in further on his $483 billion tax cut, insisting he was standing on principle but sounding like a guy who's got his back up. He made some pleasant noises about New York Governor George Pataki's gun-control plan, which follows the polls, but Bush is tightly tied to the pro-gun lobby in Texas...
...last week even jaded watchers of Washington's spit-and-counterspit noticed that a dollop of peace was settling over the nation. New York Governor George Pataki, a Republican, announced a broad set of gun-control reforms that include a plan to identify guns easily by keeping a record of each weapon's unique characteristics. On Friday, Smith & Wesson, the largest U.S. gun manufacturer, agreed to provide safety locks with its handguns and make its guns child resistant within a year. "We can get so much done when we find the courage to find common ground," said a triumphant President...
...middle have seemed wobbly. He has said he would sign a bill that mandates safety locks but would not push for one. He supports imposing background checks on weapons sold at gun shows but ducks the contentious issue of how long such checks should take. He says he likes Pataki's proposals to ban assault weapons and track new guns by their ballistic fingerprints, but he has not rushed to give the package his full support...
...Bush team is praying that McCain's direct mail to Catholics backfires. "People resent being manipulated based on who they are," says a Pataki adviser. "But if no backlash kicks in, we'll have to do something." Pataki wants Bush to go before a Fundamentalist group and speak out against bigotry. McCain's allies have their own dreams. "We'd like to see Bush touring Catholic neighborhoods, telling everyone he's not a bigot," says...