After a background report, the man who released the documents, Congressman Henry Waxman, joins a discussion on what the federal government should do about under-aged smoking. A RealAudio version of this segment is available. January 15,1998 Background report on the documents implicating R.J. Reynolds. Online Forum Congressman Waxman and Connecticut Attorney General Blumenthal debate the tobacco settlement. A panel discussion the tobacco settlement .
Experts discuss the future of the tobacco industry.
The Liggett Group admits that smoking cigarettes is addictive and can cause cancer. Browse the NewsHour's coverage of law and health . The Food and Drug Administration homepage. Joining us now, Congressman Waxman, Democrat of California. We invited RJR to participate, but they declined.