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Tobacco Curbs Clear Senate as 10-Year Fight Nears End (Update2)  

The Senate voted to give U.S. drug regulators power to restrict tobacco products, bringing a decade-old fight over supervising the $80-billion-a-year industry near an end.

The 79-17 vote followed House approval of a similar measure April 2. Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House may accept the changes made by the Senate and send the legislation “right on” to President Barack Obama for his signature. Obama, who publicly swore off smoking last year, backed regulation as a senator.

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