A proposed tax on sugary drinks in the District of Columbia has the Big Soda lobby all shook up.

Dozens of soft drink workers and advocates — many of them decked in the bright reds and blues of Coke and Pepsi — flooded the city council Friday to protest against a tax on high-sugar drinks in the District.

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