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At a posh restaurant near Independence Hall, Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas) threw a cigars-and-martinis bash that packed the house. The call of the free martini drew so many Republicans that folks cooled their heels for more than an hour on a line stretching halfway down the block.

     With smoking illegal in California bars, delegates from the Golden State were overwhelmed by a stogie haze as thick as the thickest marine layer.

     "I had to take a shower to get the smell out of my hair," Los Altos Hills City Councilwoman Toni Casey said the following day.[This graph only]

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