CLINTON SPEAKS ABOUT JOE CAMEL TOBACCO ADVERTISEMENTS, 1998-04-21 (photo)

President Clinton speaks about the congressional legislative agenda during a Rose Garden event at the White House, April 21. Clinton and his fellow Democrats, Senate Leader Tom Daschle and House Leader Dick Gephardt, scolded House Speaker Newt Gingrich for dismissing the role of Joe Camel advertisements in teen smoking. "Even as the executives denied they were targeting children, Joe Camel became as recognizable to them as Mickey Mouse," Clinton said. He also added "Medical science and common sense make it plain: Teen smoking has everything to do with Joe Camel." Gingrich said at a fund raiser late April 20 that the famous ads had "nothing to do" with teen cigarette smoking. REUTERS