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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is upset with the results of a new Centers for Disease Control report that claims the tobacco industry is involved in some underhanded practices.

The report says that the industry is avoiding a higher tax by relabeling roll-your-own tobacco as pipe tobacco.

According to the CDC report, that has resulted in a loss of 1.3 billion dollars in state and federal tax revenue.

The Senator was especially upset because these actions were directly thwarting the efforts to help americans stop smoking.

You can read the full press release from Senator Durbin by clicking on this link: http://durbin.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=4a03dba5-d7e5-4dd8-a98c-ca8ad48165f2