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Senate gives final legislative approval to smoking ban 

The Iowa Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban smoking in most public places around the state. There would be exceptions as, for example, smoking would still be allowed on the gaming floors at the state-licensed casinos.

Senator Staci Appel, a Democrat from Ackworth, was the last to speak after over two hours of senate debate. "We simply cannot sit back and pretend our friends, our neighbors and our family members are not suffering each day from second-hand smoke," Appel said.

Senator Matt McCoy, a Democrat from Des Moines, said attitudes about smoking have changed.

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