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The Progressive Pulse points out that...

Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina is once again spearheading the opposition against regulation of the tobacco industry. ... He is joined in opposition by Senator Elizabeth Dole and NC Reps. Mike McIntyre, Robin Hayes, and Virginia Foxx.

Then this:

...if you follow the money of tobacco industry contributions to Congress ... you will find Senator Burr's name at the very top. ... Similarly, in 2002 Sen. Dole was number three, and in 2006 Reps. Hayes, McIntyre, and Foxx were numbers 10, 13, and 19 respectively.

Bought and paid for. A little campaign cash can cause you to defend to the death a tar and nicotine delivery industry that has made death-dealing not only a science but an art.