Bob Dole and the tobacco connection.

From: The Nation | Date: March 28, 1987| Author: Corn, David | Copyright information

BOB DOLE AND THE TOBACCO CONNECTION Where There's smoke, there's Bob Dole.

For the past two years, Senator Robert Dole,perhaps the leading contender for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination, has been the point man for the tobacco industry n the Senate. He may have been of more help to the tobacco lobby than its greatest champion, Senator Jesse Helms. Dole's activity on behalf of the tobacco industry is intriguing. Why would a senator from Kansas, which does not h...

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