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FUMENTO: Passive smoke kills? Surgeon general is commander of the fibbers 

Jump to full article: Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star, 2006-07-29
Author: MICHAEL FUMENTO is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.

Intro:

-"Second- hand smoke debate 'over.'" That's the message from the surgeon general's office, delivered by a sycophantic media. The claim is that the science has now overwhelmingly proved that smoke from others' cigarettes can kill you. Actually, "debate over" simply means: "If you have your doubts, shut up!"

But you definitely should have doubts over the new surgeon general's report, a massive, 727-page doorstop. Like many massive reports on controversial issues, it's probably designed that way, so that nobody (especially reporters on deadline) will want to or have time to read beyond the executive summary--or maybe even the press release.

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