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Tobacco

After a Florida jury announced a $145 billion verdict against the nation's biggest tobacco companies, the companies' lawyers say they will appeal. They also say, that if forced to pay, the settlement will bankrupt the tobacco giants. Anti-smoking activists disagree. NPR's Jim Zarolli reports.

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