Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With the resignation of Democrat Charlie Rose, the G.O.P. senses a chance to grab another Southern seat, and Caster has found a good issue: tobacco. Opponent Mike McIntyre says he's on the side of tobacco, but Caster counters with the specter of Clinton's threats to tax the industry further...
QUOTE OF NOTE: [On tobacco subsidies] "If we can ask single mothers to get off the public dole after two years...we can ask Philip Morris to get off the public dole...
...Congressman as solidly liberal as his district, 21-year incumbent Waxman is a Los Angeles institution. He has led the Democratic charge to strengthen environmental regulations and create a national health-care system. His vocal attacks on tobacco earned him a trip to court, thanks to a suit by cigarette giant Brown & Williamson. But this popular and tough Democratic strategist is an odds-on favorite to win again...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "The most powerful special interest in this country is the tobacco industry. They have invariably gotten their way in the Congress of the United States...
...ninth term. A key voice for local control in what some residents call the "war on the West," he opposes overdevelopment, but not enough to get the support of some environmentalists, who want Hansen to do more to protect the Western wilderness. Hansen has also led efforts to limit tobacco advertising...