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Smoking ban: Reps willing to deal down  

As key lawmakers haggle over what limits the state should place on public smoking, several local lawmakers say they want a tough ban but would also consider exempting some businesses or clubs to get something passed.

A House-Senate conference committee has been struggling to hammer out a compromise to make Pennsylvania one of at least 30 states with some type of public smoking ban. They will try again in a meeting scheduled for Wednesday.

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