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LETTER: City blew chance for smoking policy 

Jump to full article: Montgomery (AL) Advertiser, 2003-09-07
Author: Mark Hilson / Montgomery

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However, as is often the case, old Montgomery politics took over and crumbled under the pressure of special interest groups and the all powerful motivator -- money.

The Alabama Restaurant Association apparently had the means to sway votes and force the council into passing a policy that was advantageous to their cause -- basically no policy at all.

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