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Md. Accuses Kool of Targeting Young

Maryland has filed a lawsuit against the maker of Kool cigarettes, charging that the company is illegally targeting young people with a marketing campaign built around hip-hop music. The suit announced Thursday by Attorney General J. Joseph Curran asked that Brown & Williamson be fined at least $5.3 million and prohibited from continuing with its Kool Mixx 2004 promotional campaign in Maryland. [more]