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Jump to full article: AP, 2004-10-26
Intro: Governor Brad Henry says ads funded by big tobacco companies opposing State Question 7-13 are misleading and should be pulled from the airwaves.
State Question 713 would increase the tobacco tax to fund health-care projects. Proponents say the tax would also discourage smoking, especially among children.
Speaking at a rally of trauma-care survivors in Oklahoma City, Henry says tobacco companies are interested in their profits, not the health of Oklahomans.
Opponents of State Question 713 say the ads are not incorrect and that the proposal isn't a health care issue.
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