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...surprisingly, this latest Hatch-Kennedy effort is not dividing lawmakers along classic ideological lines: tobacco-state Senators like Kentucky Democrat Wendell Ford are certain to oppose the bill, while G.O.P. moderates like James Jeffords and Olympia Snowe have signed up as sponsors. It's got a fair shot at passing if only because, unlike Clinton's sweeping health plan, the Hatch-Kennedy proposal takes modest steps: it would cover only half of the 10 million children who lack health insurance. Conservative opponents say a better way to insure them would be to expand tax-sheltered "medical savings accounts...
...paved with others' good intentions. As part of the national Kick Butts Day, Molly Patterson, a student from Petaluma, California, decided she and her classmates would write an open letter to hometown girl Ryder asking her to stop smoking in movies. Before the letter was sent, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, sensing a good way to spread its message, told the media about it. Ryder, who has lit up in four of her 18 movies (including Reality Bites, above) was horrified at the story and phoned Patterson at school. She also released a statement saying she doesn't advocate...
...Republican Sen. Orrin G. Hatch of Utah, a conservative. One would therefore think that the bill would receive widespread bipartisan support. But some prominent Republicans have taken to calling it the "Kennedy Bill," and so it is now far from clear that the bill will pass. Certainly, the tobacco companies will protest the legislation. However, we believe that their recent legal--and consequently political--difficulties make it less likely that they will succeed this time. We would like to see both parties and both houses of Congress cooperate on an issue so crucial to the nation...
...Once they recovered, Democrats were quick to cry foul, charging that the loan was ethically questionable, coming as it did from someone who has just joined a high-powered Washington lobbying firm. Minority whip David Bonior claimed that Dole had passed Gingrich a "sweetheart deal" paid for by the tobacco lobby. "Dole is not a lobbyist per se," notes Carney. "And there is a provision in the loan that should he become a lobbyist, the loan will be turned over to a commercial bank. In general, the American people think highly enough of Dole that Gingrich should be safe...
...sweeping settlement with lawyers from eight states that could give the industry broad legal shelter in return for a possible payment of as much as $300 billion over the next 25 years. The talks, which began about two weeks ago, may bring concessions long considered unthinkable by the tobacco industry: accepting some regulation by the FDA, disclosing the hundreds of chemical additives in cigarettes, and banning outdoor advertising and the use of people in ads. Why, after nearly four decades of successfully fighting off lawsuits, would big tobacco rather settle than fight? A deal makes sound business sense, notes TIME...