The tobacco lobby before 1960 owed much of its strength to
a. its nationwide influence on agricultural politics.
b. tobacco’s status as a major product in a region represented by a number of powerful members of Congress.
c. its impressive data showing smoking to be harmless.
d. the lack of any information suggesting health hazards of smoking.
ANS: B
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