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Jump to full article: Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, 2009-04-09
Author: Ask SAM * Journal Columnist

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Q. An ad in Monday's Winston-Salem Journal, paid for by the North Carolina Taxpayers Alliance, urged readers to call state Sens. Linda Garrou and Pete Brunstetter to "take a stand" against higher tobacco taxes. Who is behind this alliance? -- K.O.

A. The members of the alliance, according to the Raleigh News & Observer, are tobacco interests: tobacco companies Reynolds American, Lorillard, Universal Leaf and Swedish Match; the N.C. Tobacco Growers Association; and the Cigar Association of America. The alliance is running ads in several newspapers across the state

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