Tobacco.org Updates
THIS WEEK'S HOT SPOTS:- WORLD CANCER DAY Feb. 4: "Cancer can be prevented too"
- AVATAR: Sigourney Weaver's smoking in space creates furor.
- E-CIGS: Cessation aid, nicotine delivery device, or--?? Controversy continues.
- USA vs. PHILIP MORRIS, et. al.: MO was granted an extension 11/10; the new cert petition deadline is Feb. 19, 2010.
- FOLLOW TOP TOBACCO NEWS HEADLINES ON TWITTER! Yes, we've joined the 21st Century . . .
It's all over but the appealing! The 10-year saga of the DOJ trial continues. Visit: http://www.tobacco-on-trial.com.
Late-Breaking DOJ Trial News is here: http://www.tobacco.org/articles/lawsuit/doj/
Latest Top Tobacco Headlines
- China City gears up to police strong smoking bans — Jump to fulltext at 浙江在线, Zhejiang Online (Zhejiang Province)
- Europe Jail Sentence for US Cigarette Smuggler — Jump to fulltext at European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (be)
- Florida Smoker's $300 Million Award to Be Overturned — Jump to fulltext at Law.com
- The Global Research Neglect of Unassisted Smoking Cessation: Causes and Consequences — Jump to fulltext at Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- UK Willpower is better than patches if you want to quit smoking — Jump to fulltext at The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
- Study shows cigarette smoking a risk for Alzheimer’s disease — Jump to fulltext at University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)
- Australia Smoking not good for the brain - study — Jump to fulltext at News Interactive Network/News Limited/News.com (au)
- Ireland Two shot in US bowling alley row — Jump to fulltext at Irish Independent (ie)
- Massachusetts Suit over secondhand smoke targets real estate broker — Jump to fulltext at Boston (MA) Globe
- Virginia Study: 'Electronic cigarettes' don't deliver — Jump to fulltext at CNN
- Vics first to crack down on street smokers — Jump to fulltext at Melbourne (Vic) Herald Sun (au)
- 2nd UPDATE: Lorillard To Enter Moist Smokeless Tobacco Category — Jump to fulltext at The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition
- Nicotine study sparks 'third-hand smoke' fears — Jump to fulltext at The Independent (uk)
- Uae Smoking ban: 'We need more time' — Jump to fulltext at The National Newspaper (ae)
- Uae Date for smoking ban is delayed — Jump to fulltext at The National Newspaper (ae)
- Cyprus One month on: smoking debate smoulders — Jump to fulltext at Cyprus Mail (cy)
- Pennsylvania A taste for cigarettes — Jump to fulltext at Pittsburgh (PA) Post-Gazette
- Turkey MORALI: Quitting cold Turkey has a new meaning — Jump to fulltext at St. Louis (MO) Beacon
- Canada Vancouver's smoke-free Games plan runs out of puff — Jump to fulltext at Reuters
- Greece VIDEO: Greece fails on stamping out smoking — Jump to fulltext at BBC Online
Latest Quotes
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“I am absolutely persuaded there was a passion in this verdict that resulted in an excessive verdict . . . From the moment I read the verdict and took a deep breath, I have considered that verdict and what I should do.”» Smoker's $300 Million Award to Be Overturned, Law.com (Tuesday, February 9, 2010)
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“Respecting Choices”» BAT Egypt, Egyptian Hotel Association sign public place smoking MoU, Zawya.com (ae) (Friday, February 5, 2010)
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“As a responsible tobacco company, we believe in working with different entities - whether private or government - to ensure that only consenting adult smokers are exposed to tobacco products. We are delighted to have been able to partner with as influential a body as the Egyptian Hotel Association on such a worthy initiative.”» BAT Egypt, Egyptian Hotel Association sign public place smoking MoU, Zawya.com (ae) (Friday, February 5, 2010)
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“It is the responsibility of every hospitality organization to provide its guests with various options, whether they are smokers or non-smokers.”» BAT Egypt, Egyptian Hotel Association sign public place smoking MoU, Zawya.com (ae) (Friday, February 5, 2010)
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“The whole country is smoking.”» Smoking ban ‘not working’, Kathimerini (gr) (Friday, February 5, 2010)
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“Brand name and expensive cigarettes are always the safest choice for gift giving in China to show respect. Few people, including non-smokers, will openly deny the practice because of health concerns.”» Cigarettes top Chinese New Year gift list: Poll, People's Daily (cn) (Friday, February 5, 2010)
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“CTP is concerned that children and adolescents may find dissolvable tobacco products particularly appealing, given the brightly colored packaging, candy-like appearance and easily concealable size of many of these products.”» FDA concerned dissolvable tobacco appeals to kids, AP (Thursday, February 4, 2010)
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“Gosh. I step away for a couple of years and there's no telling what's going to happen.”» Former Justice O’Connor Sees Ill in Election Finance Ruling , New York Times (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)
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“These two cases [Citizens United and Caperton] should be a warning to states that still choose their judges by popular election. We can anticipate that labor unions and trial lawyers, for instance, might have the financial means to win one particular state judicial election. And maybe tobacco firms and energy companies have enough to win the next one. And if both sides unleash their campaign spending monies without restrictions, then I think mutually-assured destruction is the most likely outcome.”» Former Justice O’Connor Sees Ill in Election Finance Ruling , New York Times (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)
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“This ruling opens the floodgates for an unlimited amount of special interest money into our democracy. It gives the special interest lobbyists new leverage to spend millions on advertising to persuade elected officials to vote their way – or to punish those who don't. That means that any public servant who has the courage to stand up to the special interests and stand up for the American people can find himself or herself under assault come election time. . . . I can't think of anything more devastating to the public interest.”» ‘Fighting’ Obama hits Supreme Court over campaign finance , Christian Science Monitor (Saturday, January 23, 2010)