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 ===Congressional Black Caucus==== 

 Maybe one of you Wikipedia types could edit the line about the exclusion of menthols being ""influenced by the Congressional Black Caucus"". Actually, according to the New York Time article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/25/business/25menthol.html the Congressional Black Caucus wanted to ban mentholated cigarettes because of their influence on the African American Community, but others felt amending it would lead to its defeat. As it written now it makes it sound like the Congressional Black Caucus pushed for the exemption, which sounds a bit like a racist joke, IMHO. I'd do it myself but I don't know how to write the references. KTHANX."