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R.J. Reynolds Cleared in Mississippi Smoker's Trial (Update2) 

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings Inc. is not responsible for the death of a father of four who began smoking at age 10, a Mississippi jury decided.

The jury, deliberating since yesterday in a trial that began June 23, rejected claims that Joe Nunnally's lung cancer entitles his family to damages.

``What the jury said is that people understand the risks,'' said Martin Feldman, an analyst with Salomon Smith Barney.

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