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News Summary: Court upholds cigarette warning rule

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FREE SPEECH UPHELD: A federal appeals court upheld a decision that prevents the government from requiring tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.

THE TWO SIDES: Tobacco companies argued the proposed warnings went into anti-smoking advocacy, while the government said the photos of dead and deceased smokers factually conveyed the dangers of tobacco.

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