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University Daily Kansan
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https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/106420

Title: Decision Awards Smoker Punitive Damages
Summary: A jury ordered tobacco companies to pay $1.7 million in compensatory damages to a dying ex-smoker, marking the first time the industry lost a smoker who took up the habit after health warnings began appearing on cigarette packs.
Category: national news
Subjects: tobacco industry; legal settlements; health lawsuits
Named Entities: Philip Morris; R.J. Reynolds; Whiteley
Confidence: 0.9

Title: Russia, U.S. Want New President to Make Himself, Policies Known
Summary: Vladimir Putin's election as president was hailed as the start of a new age in Russia, with 96 percent of the vote counted in Sunday's presidential election.
Category: national news
Subjects: Russian politics; Vladimir Putin; international relations
Named Entities: Vladimir Putin; Gennady Zyuganov; Yavlinsky
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Brockovich Case Continues
Summary: The movie Erin Brockovich depicts how a legal secretary forced Pacific Gas & Electric to pay a record $333 million settlement for poisoning the water in a small California desert town.
Category: national news
Subjects: environmental law; legal settlements; water contamination
Named Entities: Erin Brockovich; Pacific Gas & Electric
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Iran Holds Key to Lower Oil Prices
Summary: U.S. gas stations released Saturday that industry analysts warn of possible shortages and $2-a-gallon gas during the peak driving season if OPEC fails to increase production significantly.
Category: national news
Subjects: oil prices; OPEC; international trade
Named Entities: OPEC; Alan Greenspan
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: Coca-Cola; CampusVibe; Liberty Hall; Uptown; The University Daily Kansan; Kittie Kittie
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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