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A-G says R.J. Reynolds agrees to end U-S sales of flavored cigarettes 

R-J Reynolds Tobacco won't be selling its "Twista Lime" and "Mocha Taboo" cigarettes in the U-S. The North Carolina-based company agreed to a domestic ban on its flavored cigarettes that critics say are marketed to youth. The ban was announced by officials from 38 states, including Alabama and a U-S territory.

Attorney General Troy King, in a statement today said -- quote -- "I will not stand quietly on the sidelines and allow the 1998 tobacco master settlement to be ignored or circumvented."

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