Kagan files show pragmatic streak in tobacco talks

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Kagan files show pragmatic streak in tobacco talks

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer Julie Hirschfeld Davis, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jun 4, 2:17 pm ET
WASHINGTON – As an aide to former President Bill Clinton,

Elena Kagan took a pragmatic approach to negotiating tobacco regulations with Republican lawmakers who were just months away from impeaching her boss, according to files sent to Congress Friday for her Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Kagan also warned the White House that that slapping tough marketing restrictions on the tobacco industry could be unconstitutional.

Kagan's memos and notes — part of a 46,500-page batch of records released by the

William J. Clinton Presidential Library — reveal a practical nature as she tried to strike a tobacco deal that could not only be enacted by Republican-led Congress but also stand up in court.

In one note, Kagan argued that

tobacco advertising limits should be voluntary.

"I'm not sure I buy the argument" by other administration officials that

First Amendment concerns aren't a serious issue, she jotted in the margin of a draft letter to a GOP senator on the subject. "We should enable the companies to agree on this."



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hmmm....

White House that that slapping tough marketing restrictions on the tobacco industry could be unconstitutional.




http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100604/ap_on_bi_ge/us_kagan_documents

[KittyWampus]

1. Amazing! The files were only just released and we already have warning about how Kagan

this and how Kagan that.

Amazing, i say!

1000's of files.

I am SO glad to have Mediawhores and DU'ers to help steer me through the outrage and concern.

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2. You're suggesting this wasn't Kagan's opinion . . . ???

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3. Nothing to see here -- go away!!

[Bluebear]

4. Well, pragmatism is what is really needed in Washington.

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