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...Philip J. Matchett...
...dialogue that Oscar Wilde wrote, for example, which discusses socialism. But the discussion is conveniently couched as two very articulate men talking. And it's a fascinating form which has fallen into disuse, and I've revived it. I have a whole chapter of dialogue between myself and Philip Dunne, which is a new way of telling the story of Reagan's political radicalization. It comes out in conversation rather than in orthodox biographical style...
...your company is a villain in one of history?s greatest public health disasters, it?s simply good business to flog yourself as painlessly and as publicly as possible ? before someone else does. That's what appears to have happened Tuesday when, in a stunning admission of the obvious, Philip Morris acknowledged that cigarette smoking isn?t safe, that cigarettes are addictive and that those who indulge are far more likely to develop certain kinds of cancer than nonsmokers. The tobacco giant?s web site, while still sprinkled liberally with friendly references to its Marlboro brand, now hosts a page...
...smoking play for laughs on the evening news." So they decided it was time to move on to a new tactic: admitting that a preponderance of evidence shows cigarettes to be risky, while leaving the actual language of disease to various government agencies. "This move is smart for Philip Morris from a legal standpoint as well," says Cohen. "Plaintiffs against the cigarette makers have been winning cases by divorcing themselves from the assumption of risk. The line is: If the cigarette companies won?t admit cigarettes are dangerous, how were we supposed to know they?d kill us?" Now that...
...that Big Tobacco honchos should pass around the cigars just yet. Whatever legal and p.r. pitfalls it may have avoided with this move, Philip Morris may also have just become an unwitting champion of attempts to classify tobacco as a drug, and thus be closely regulated. "This acknowledgment will definitely help the cause of regulation," says Cohen. "If something is addictive, it?s more likely to fall under FDA jurisdiction...