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Reagan’s tobacco bill: A case of persistence and compromise

Luige del Puerto//May 4, 2011//

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Reagan’s tobacco bill: A case of persistence and compromise

Reagan’s tobacco bill: A case of persistence and compromise

Luige del Puerto//May 4, 2011//

Sen. Michele Reagan (File photo)
One bill signed into law this session is a textbook example of persistence, compromise, and how legislation sometimes ends up not...

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