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Re: Laws and politics

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From: Colin R. Leech
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 1996 00:00
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Jimmy  Grimes (bim@teleport.com) writes:
>  The key words are political pressure. Politicians vote the way they
> are lobbied. Thats why alcohol and tobacco companies have been left
> alone 

They have? That's certainly news to people in those industries. 

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#####    |\^/|     Colin R. Leech                ag414@freenet.carleton.ca
##### _|\|   |/|_  Civil engineer by training, transport planner by choice.
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From: ag414@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Colin R. Leech)
Subject: Re: Laws and politics
Date: 1996/04/05
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