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Categories
· Tobacco Control
· Advertising/Promos
· Op-Ed
· Business (General)
USA, by State
· New York

HABERMAN: New York City's In-Your-Face Antismoking Campaign  

Jump to full article: New York Times, 2009-06-30
Author: CLYDE HABERMAN

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Categories
· Lawsuits
· Society
· History
USA, by State
· Florida
Lawsuits
· Engle

Today in History  

Jump to full article: AP, 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Tax
USA, by State
· Florida

Cost of a cigarette pack going up $1 

State says it's now focused on catching smugglers
Jump to full article: Ft. Myers (FL) News-Press, 2009-06-30
Author: JIM ASH The News-Press Capital Bureau • June 30

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Categories
· Health/Science
· Society
· Secondhand Smoke
· Tobacco Control
· Books

Puritanism disguised as science 

Jump to full article: spiked (uk), 2009-06-30
Author: Rob Lyons spiked review of books

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Categories
· Cessation
· Tobacco Control
· Tax
· Class/Income Levels

Stressed, broke smokers struggle with habit  

Jump to full article: MSNBC, 2009-06-30
Author: Melissa Dahl and Jim Seida msnbc.com

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Categories
· Federal
· Letter
Organizations
· FDA

Reader Views: Will new federal tobacco regulations be effective?  

Jump to full article: The Tennessean, 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Federal
· Addiction
· Editorial
Organizations
· FDA

EDITORIAL: Regulation was overdue for tobacco products 

Today's Topic: FDA takes hold of tobacco
Jump to full article: The Tennessean, 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Teen Smoking/Youth
· Tax
· costs/finances
USA, by State
· New Hampshire
Organizations
· Ctfk

New Hampshire Budget Falls Short in Protecting Kids from Tobacco; State Should Increase Cigarette Tax By $1 and Provide Funding For Tobacco Prevention Programs 

Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Jump to full article: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Cross-Border/Crime
· Tobacco Control
Organizations
· WHO: FCTC
· Ctfk

Investigative Reports Find Growing Ties Between Cigarette Smuggling and Terrorist Organizations, Underscore Need for Strong Treaty to Combat Problem  

Jump to full article: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Federal
· Tax
· Letter
Organizations
· FDA

LETTER: Too far on tobacco  

Jump to full article: Raleigh (NC) News & Observer, 2009-06-22
Author: Dan Fuller Nashville

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Categories
· Federal
· Op-Ed

McFEATTERS: The White House's big smoke screen 

Jump to full article: Ventura County (CA) Star, 2009-06-27
Author: Dale McFeatters

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Categories
· Health/Science
· Cancer

Colorectal Cancer Risk Elevated in Men and Smokers 

Researchers suggest need for new sex-specific colorectal cancer screening recommendations
Jump to full article: ModernMedicine.com, 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Outdoors
USA, by State
· California

Smoking ordinance cheered, criticized  

Moorpark might limit lighting up in public
Jump to full article: Ventura County (CA) Star, 2009-06-26
Author: Michele Willer-Allred

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Outdoors
USA, by State
· California

Ask Us Anything: Is smoking banned in San Clemente city parks? 

Jump to full article: Orange County (CA) Register, 2009-06-29
Author: FRED SWEGLES The Orange County Register

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
USA, by State
· Virginia

Before the ban: Rapture stubs out smoking, C&O cuts down 

Jump to full article: The Hook (Charlottesville, VA), 2009-06-29
Author: Lisa Provence

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Outdoors
USA, by State
· California

Moorpark may ban smoking in public areas 

Jump to full article: KABC-TV Channel 7 (Los Angeles, CA), 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
non-USA, by Country
· Philippines

Warning to smokers 

Jump to full article: Inquirer.net (ph), 2009-06-30
Author: Rina Jimenez-David

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
USA, by State
· Wisconsin

Shorewood smoking ban to be celebrated in bar  

Jump to full article: Milwaukee (WI) Journal-Sentinel, 2009-06-29
Author: Tom Kertscher of the Journal Sentinel

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Air Travel
USA, by State
· North Carolina

Guilford County leaders enact smoking restrictions 

Jump to full article: News 14 Carolina (Raleigh, NC), 2009-06-29
Author: Bob Costner

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Letter
· People
· costs/finances
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· UK

LETTER: WORRAL: Amend the smoking ban  

Jump to full article: Electronic Telegraph (uk), 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Cessation
· Tobacco Control
· Smokefree Policies
· Military

Military advised to ban tobacco gradually 

Jump to full article: UPI, 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Editorial
· costs/finances
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· UK

EDITORIAL: Saving the local pub from a lingering death  

It is in the interests of the pub industry to be flexible on pricing.
Jump to full article: Electronic Telegraph (uk), 2009-05-13

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Categories
· Health/Science
· Tobacco Control
· Military
· costs/finances

PRESS CONFERENCE WITH STUART BONDURANT, DEAN EMERITUS AT THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL; KENNETH KIZER, CHAIRMAN, MEDSPHERE SYSTEMS CORPORATION ($$) 

SUBJECT: COMBATING TOBACCO USE IN MILITARY AND VETERAN POPULATIONS
Jump to full article: Federal News Service, 2009-06-26

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· Greece

Greece Bids To Stamp Out Smoking In Public With New Law 

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Casinos/Gambling
· costs/finances
USA, by State
· West Virginia

Lessons Learned from Kanawha County Smoking Ban 

VIDEO: Looking Back at Smoking Ban
Jump to full article: WSAZ NewsChannel 3 (Huntington, WV), 2009-06-29
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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Prisons
non-USA, by Country
· Australia

Prison smoking bans to start today  

Jump to full article: West Australian, 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Casinos/Gambling
USA, by State
· West Virginia

Lawmakers still support smoking ban 

Jump to full article: Charleston (WV) Daily Mail, 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· People
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· UK

Antony Worral Thompson leads campaign to overturn smoking ban  

Mr Worrall Thompson is one of 19 signatories to a letter in today's Daily Telegraph calling for the ban to be relaxed
Jump to full article: Electronic Telegraph (uk), 2009-06-30
Author: Heidi Blake

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· Hong Kong

Smokers Snuff Out in Hong Kong Bars as Ban Begins (Update1) 

Jump to full article: Bloomberg News, 2009-06-30
Author: Sanchez Wang and Nicholas Olczak

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
non-USA, by Country
· Europe

CORRECTED: EU health chief proposes stricter laws on smoking  

(Corrects timing of Greek ban, paragraph 9)
Jump to full article: Reuters, 2009-06-30

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Categories
· International
· Tobacco Control
· Smokefree Policies
non-USA, by Country
· Europe

EU calls for smoke-free Europe by 2012 

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Lawsuits
· Teen Smoking/Youth
non-USA, by Country
· India

Bangalore teens welcome court ban on tobacco  

Jump to full article: The Times of India, 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· Hong Kong

HK prepares for final phase of controversial anti-smoking legislation ($$) 

Smoking ban to be extended to six new types of listed establishments
Jump to full article: South China Morning Post, 2009-06-30
Author: Margaret Chan

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· Hong Kong

Hong Kong extends smoke ban to more recreational venues 

Jump to full article: People's Daily (cn), 2009-06-30
Author: Source:Xinhua

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· Greece

Traders still in dark on smoking ban facts 

Jump to full article: Kathimerini (gr), 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Settlements
· Tax
USA, by State
· Mississippi

Mississippi lawmakers pass 2nd cigarette tax this year  

Jump to full article: AP, 2009-06-30
Author: EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS * Associated Press Writer

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Categories
· Tax
USA, by State
· Mississippi

House, Senate OK new cig tax 

Officials work into night in effort to keep government running
Jump to full article: Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger, 2009-06-30
Author: Natalie Chandler

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Categories
· Tax
· Litter
USA, by State
· California

SF Supes Committee Approves Cigarette Fee 

Jump to full article: cbs 5 (San Francisco, CA), 2009-06-29

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All litter creates unnecessary costs for the city and its taxpayers. Cigarette butts are a big part of the problem.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, whose plan to levy a unique fee on cigarettes to help pay for the city's cleanup of discarded butts received backing from a Board of Supervisors committee Monday.

Categories
· Cross-Border/Crime
non-USA, by Country
· China

The strange, underground world of Chinese counterfeit cigarettes 

Jump to full article: Slate, 2009-06-29
Author: Te-Ping Chen - Slate Magazine

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We locals would like to see Yunxiao start its own legal cigarette factory someday.
Unidentified cigarette broker, in an unprecedented look into the multi-billion $ counterfeit trade in China's Yunxiao county.

Categories
· International
· Cross-Border/Crime
· Tobacco Control
· Smokefree Policies
non-USA, by Country
· Europe

EU health chief proposes stricter laws on smoking 

Jump to full article: Reuters, 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Dining/Entertainment
USA, by State
· Idaho

Smokin' Huffaker Flip-Flops on Smoking Ban  

Jump to full article: Boise (ID) Weekly, 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Litter
non-USA, by Country
· UK

Smoker's £400 bill for dropping butt 

Jump to full article: Cambridge Evening News (uk), 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Smokefree Policies
· Casinos/Gambling
· Dining/Entertainment
non-USA, by Country
· Hong Kong

Hong Kong workers fume over smoking ban  

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2009-06-30

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Categories
· Cessation
· Tobacco Control
· Sex/Fertility
· Parenting / Family issues
non-USA, by Country
· Saudi Arabia

Saudi anti-smoking campaign targets young grooms 

Jump to full article: AP, 2009-06-29
Author: DONNA ABU-NASR

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Categories
· International
· Cross-Border/Crime
· costs/finances
· Terrorism

Countries mull ban on selling cigarettes on Net, crackdown on smuggling via free trade zones  

Jump to full article: AP, 2009-06-29
Author: Associated Press

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Categories
· Cross-Border/Crime
· Tobacco Control
· costs/finances
· Terrorism

Duty free sales targeted on opening day of WHO negotiations on illicit tobacco  

Jump to full article: The Moodie Report (uk), 2009-06-29
Author: Martin Moodie

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Categories
· Cross-Border/Crime
· costs/finances
· Terrorism

Cigarette smuggling finances 'terrorist' groups: report 

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Teen Smoking/Youth
· Philanthropy/Funding
Organizations
· MO

The Cent of Tobacco ($$) 

As feds crack down on youth smoking, companies give millions to youth groups.
Jump to full article: Youth Today , 2009-06-29
Author: Bill Brubaker

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Categories
· Fires/Injuries
USA, by State
· Kansas

Winfield man dies in house fire  

Jump to full article: Arkansas City (KS) Traveler, 2009-06-29

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Categories
· Tobacco Control
non-USA, by Country
· Asia

Asia's one-woman anti-tobacco campaign still going strong  

Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2009-06-29

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