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Judge releases $10 million in disputed Ohio tobacco prevention funds 

A Franklin County judge yesterday slightly loosened the noose he's tied around Ohio's tobacco prevention funds, allowing $10 million to be siphoned off to continue some smoking cessation programs while a legal fight over the money continues.

The agreement was struck between the Ohio Department of Health and the American Legacy Foundation. The Washington-based foundation has sued the state to claim $190 million that the state's anti-smoking foundation promised it just before Gov. Ted Strickland and lawmakers put it out of business in April.

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