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VIDEO: Obama vs. tobacco 

POTUS hails anti-smoking bill
Jump to full article: Politico, 2009-06-12
Author: POLITICO STAFF

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In a Rose Garden statement, President Obama hailed Congress for passing landmark anti-tobacco legislation Friday: "This bill has obviously been a long time coming. We've known for years, even decades, about the harmful, addictive and often deadly effects of tobacco products. Each year Americans pay nearly $100 billion in added health care costs due to smoking. Each day about a thousand young people under the age of 18 become regular smokers.

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