WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Anti-smoking and health groups have urged that cigarette makers be required to fund a long-term, $4.8 billion-a-year, anti-smoking program if the U.S. government prevails in its racketeering case against the industry.
Six anti-smoking groups told a federal judge that a 10-year, $14 billion remedy sought by the Justice Department is inadequate and that the program should not end until nearly all smokers who want to quit have succeeded in kicking the habit.
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