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HOGAN & HARTSON L.L.P. COLUMBIA SQUARE September 2, 1997 555 THIRTEENTH STREET, NW STEPHAN E. LAWTON WASHINGTON, DC 20004-1109 PARTNER TEL (202) 637-5600 DIRECT DIAL (202) 637-8615 FAX (202) 637-5910 Via Hand-Delivery Mr. Bruce Reed Assistant to President for Domestic Policy Council The White House 2nd floor, West Wing 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20500 Dear Mr. Reed: Enclosed is a constitutional analysis of the proposed tobacco settlement recently completed by our firm for the American Cancer Society (ACS). ACS had previously sent you other information on the settlement proposal -- including our analysis of its provisions. (If you can't find it, ask your staff to call. It's in a white, loose-leaf binder.) ACS officials and I are anxious to meet with you as you develop the President's position on the proposed settlement. Our goal is to assist in whatever way possible in enactment of legislation based on public health protection. I'll call you in a few days. Sincerely yours, Stephan E. Lawton Enclosures BRUSSELS BUDAPEST LONDON MOSCOW PARIS* PRAGUE WARSAW \\\DC 67416/1 0507087.01 BALTIMORE, MD BETHESDA, MD COLORADO SPRINGS, CO VER, CO McLEAN, VA *Affiliated Office