Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

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In the Texas case, reports USAT, the defendant companies have agreed to pay about $15 billion over 25 years to reimburse the state for expenses it incurred in the treatment of smoking-related illnesses.

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In the Texas case,the defendant companies have agreed to pay $15 billion over 25 years to the state for the treatment of smoking-related illnesses.

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It's as if Roy Cohn went on television in the mid- ' 50 s to soberly rue the damage wreaked by Sen. Joe McCarthy, without any apology for his own role.

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Roy Cohn went on tv in the 50's 2 soberly rue the damage wreaked by Sen. Joe McCarthy, w/o apology for his role.

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When asked by Diaz whether Blevens still plays an active role in Metabolife, Ellis says he hasn't for "almost a year."

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Will Blevens still plays an active role in Metabolife, he hasn't for "almost a year."