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To: Geoff who wrote (2085)8/14/1998 4:24:00 PM
From: Geoff  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 6439
 
Well, this didn't take long....

The Justice Department quickly announced it would appeal the 2-1 decision by a panel of the Richmond-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which said Congress didn't intend to allow regulation of tobacco when it passed a 1938 law that gave the FDA general authority over drugs and medical devices.

(From Bloomberg)

Another article, pretty interesting, from LA Times...

latimes.com