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		<title>Carvin&#8217;s Charges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll have to post a precis of the argument in chunks. For now, I&#8217;ll try to quickly recap some of the industry&#8217;s position, as expressed by Michael Carvin in the first 1/2 hour of argument. This is by no means a complete recap of the issues. Yet, the wire services just don&#8217;t have room for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2008/10/16/carvins-charge/</link>
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		<title>Orphan in the storm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine you&#8217;re in a strange, rough country. You see a boy being beaten unmercifully in the street by an older boy who is shouting, &#8220;Thief! Cheat! Liar!&#8221; 
Thank goodness, you see 3 cops come to break it up. But the cops take the older boy&#8217;s word, and start hitting the child too, yelling, &#8220;You thief! [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2008/10/14/orphan-in-the-storm/</link>
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		<title>Justices Blow Ill Wind toward Good</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Justices seemed most concerned about Congress’ intent in the 1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act. Did Congress mean to preempt all law and lawsuits having anything to do with advertising and smoking and health?
Altria’s lawyer, Ted Olson, had to overcome some Justices’ cavils about the sweeping nature of the Labeling Act’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2008/10/06/justices-blow-ill-wind-toward-good-2/</link>
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		<title>Justices Attack Gov, but even an incompetent FTC may preempt States</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Justices today were tough on Altria lawyer Ted Olson, tougher on Good lawyer David C. Frederick&#8211;and toughest of all on DOJ lawyer Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Assistant to the Solicitor General.
Justice Alito told Hallward-Driemeier that he found the government&#8217;s position &#8220;incomprehensible&#8221; if the FTC tar/nicotine figures are meaningless.
&#8220;You created this whole problem,&#8221; Justice Alito told him. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2008/10/06/justices-blow-ill-wind-toward-good/</link>
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		<title>Preparing for Good</title>
		<description><![CDATA[§ 1331. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
It is the policy of Congress, and the purpose of this chapter, to establish a comprehensive Federal program to deal with cigarette labeling and advertising with respect to any relationship between smoking and health . . .
No statement relating to smoking and health, other than the statement required [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2008/10/03/preparing-for-good/</link>
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		<title>DOJ Appeal&#8211;Oral Arguments Set for Oct. 14.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is ORDERED, on the court’s own motion, that this case be scheduled for oral argument on October 14, 2008, at 9:30 A.M., before Chief Judge Sentelle and Circuit Judges Tatel and Brown.&#8221;
The following is the text of the Clerk&#8217;s Order, June 11, 2008:
United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 06-5267 September [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2008/06/13/doj-appeal-oral-arguments-set-for-oct-14/</link>
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		<title>2007-07-24 MULHOLLAND v ALTRIA Decision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ MULHOLLAND v ALTRIA Decision, July 24, 2007
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		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2007/08/01/425/</link>
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		<title>more emerges on Bush interference with prosecution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Richard H. Carmona told a Congressional panel that when he was Surgeon General, the Bush administration repeatedly watered down or suppressed his public health efforts, including those on tobacco and secondhand smoke.
Dr. Carmona served as Surgeon General from 2002 to 2006. During that time he was invited to testify in the DoJ tobacco [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2007/07/12/more-emerges-on-bush-interference-with-prosecution/</link>
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		<title>Eubanks Speaks out on Tobacco Case, Attorney Firings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Followers of this blog have undoubtedly read Carol Leonnig&#8217;s Washington Post Page One story about lead prosecutor Sharon Eubanks&#8217; allegations of political interference in the latter days of the tobacco trial.
However, the NPR audio interview by John Ydstie with Eubanks has several noteworthy segments which should be written down for posterity:
1. When asked if Gonzales [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2007/03/23/eubanks-speaks-out-on-tobacco-case-attorney-firings/</link>
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		<title>fuller picture of Bush interference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An article in today&#8217;s Washingon Post provides a fuller and more detailed picture of the Bush administration&#8217;s political interference in the trial. Sharon Eubanks, the leader of the Justice team, provides new details on what happened and who did what.
The evidence that the Bush administration political interference, via political appointee, Robert D. McCollum, had forced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com/2007/03/22/fuller-picture-of-bush-interference/</link>
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