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This page was last updated on July 27, 2000 by F.W. Grannis Jr. MD.

If anyone can tell me the source of this photograph of 7 tobacco industry CEOS lying under oath before a congressional committee, I would be greatly appreciative, since I need to write to the source to request copyright permission to reproduce the image in a textbook chapter.

Last year the Senate under the leadership of Trent Lott killed the amended McCain bill (see Nader below) , which would have been the strongest tobacco control legislation ever passed in the United States, even though the bill was supported by a majority of 57 senators. To accomplish this sordid political act, the tobacco industry spent unprecedented amounts of money on lobbyists. To view the details on this assault on democracy, visit this website. Tobacco Lobbyists, courtesy of the Center for Responsive Politics.