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Tobacco Deal A Senate panel overwhelmingly voted yesterday for a comprehensive tobacco bill that would raise cigarette prices by $1.10 over five years and limit the legal liability to be borne by tobacco companies to 6.5 billion dollars a year. The 19-1 vote in the Senate Commerce committee paved the way for the historic legislation to go to the Senate floor...possibly in May.

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Tobacco Deal

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A Senate panel overwhelmingly voted yesterday for a comprehensive tobacco bill that would raise cigarette prices by $1.10 over five years and limit the legal liability to be borne by tobacco companies to 6.5 billion dollars a year. The 19-1 vote in the Senate Commerce committee paved the way for the historic legislation to go to the Senate floor...possibly in May.