How to save your Big Tobacco pals without really trying
No shame in the Justice Department's game, for sure. They're in the process of letting the tobacco companies off the hook:
During a second day of closing arguments in the trial, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler speculated about the Justice Department's decision to seek a $10 billion, 5-year quit-smoking program, far smaller than a $130 billion, 25-year program proposed last month by a government witness.
"Perhaps it suggests that there are some additional influences being brought to bear on the government's position in this case," Kessler said.
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