Dems view tobacco taxes as a likely source of children's health funding

Sunday, July 8, 2007

WASHINGTON -- The nation's 45 million smokers will probably help pay for the spending increase that Democrats want for children's health insurance, say analysts familiar with deliberations on Capitol Hill.

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