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Concerns, praise as Tobacco bill heads to Obama  

Jump to full article: International Business Times, 2009-06-12

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Groups and politicians from around the nation expressed concerns as well as satisfaction after the Senate passed a bill to allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate Tobacco.

The legislation, which was reconciled with a House of Representatives version of the bill, was sent to President Obama on Friday for his signature to enact it into law.

Below are selected comments from various health organizations, lobby groups, and lawmakers, bureaucrats and the Altria Group, which runs Philip Morris, the leading cigarette maker in the U.S.:

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