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Jump to full article: Washington DC Examiner, 2010-03-02
Author: Michael Neibauer Examiner Staff Writer
Intro: Legislation authored by Ward 2 Councilman Jack Evans would provide an exemption "once a year for one day for the purposes of hosting a special event which permits cigar smoking." Any hotel with banquet space for at least 500 could apply, and hotel employees must be allowed to opt out of working the event without penalty. Evans will ask his colleagues Tuesday to adopt the bill on an emergency basis. As it would take effect immediately, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick could light up during their annual St. Patrick's Day dinner at the Capitol Hilton. The organizers of Fight Night at the Washington Hilton, held in November, also might relish the exemption. Evans is a member of the Friendly Sons, a social organization for the area's Irish upper crust.
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