Tobacco companies sue federal government over graphic warnings

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Aug 18 2011
The Associated Press: Tobacco: Graphic Federal Warnings Aren't Fair
Tobacco companies want a judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and pictures of diseased lungs, saying they unfairly urge adults to shun their legal products and will cost millions to produce. Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies sued the federal government Tuesday, saying the warnings violate their free speech rights (Collins, 8/17).

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