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[District of Columbia] Hookah Bars, Cigar Lounge Violating D.C.'s Smoke-Free Law, Says Group

Smokefree D.C., the advocacy group behind the passage of the 2007 law banning smoking in bars and restaurants, wrote a letter Mayor Vince Gray and the D.C. Council this week alleging that Civil and a number of other establishments in the city--primarily
DCist (dc)
added Apr 16, 2013 03:32
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[District of Columbia] Report: Civil Lounge Violates Smoking Ban, Group Claims - Potomac, MD Patch

Smokefree D.C. says that the cigar lounge in the Chevy Chase Pavilion, on the DC side of Friendship Heights, has not gotten an official exemption from DC's smoking ban, DCist reports.
Patch.org
added Apr 16, 2013 03:30
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[District of Columbia] VIDEO: Smokefree DC says hookah bars violate DC smoking ban

claiming several businesses are breaking the law by allowing smoking and even specifically catering to the smoking crowd. The D.C. Health Department tells ABC7 that not only is this problem on its radar, but it's formed a collaborative interagency task f
WJLA-TV Ch. 7 (Washington, DC)
added Apr 14, 2013 13:04
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[District of Columbia] Smokers will pay same rates as nonsmokers in D.C. insurance exchange

On Monday, the D.C. exchange’s executive board voted to prevent insurers from charging higher premiums to smokers than to nonsmokers — meaning nonsmokers are likely to pay modestly higher rates than if smoking surcharges were permitted. The District join
The Washington Post
added Apr 11, 2013 12:59
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[District of Columbia] Should e-cigarettes be banned indoors in D.C.?

In an interview, Alexander said e-cigarettes are being “used to usurp the smoking ban.” “It is smoking, is an inhalant and it’s similar to smoking,” said Alexander, chairwoman of the Health Committee. “We don’t know what the ill effects of this are, and
The Washington Post
added Apr 11, 2013 12:54
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[District of Columbia] WILLIAMSON: Smoking Is a 'Preexisting Condition'

The District of Columbia’s Obamacare czars — the board that sets rules for the phony insurance marketplace, or “exchange,” that the law creates — have decided that henceforth insurers shall be forbidden by law to charge smokers higher rates than non-smok
National Review
added Apr 10, 2013 13:59
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[District of Columbia] Insurers can't charge more for smokers in health exchanges

The board charged with implementing federal health care reforms in the District has voted to prohibit insurance companies from charging higher premiums to cigarette smokers, adding the city to a handful of states rejecting such surcharges because of the
Washington Times
added Apr 10, 2013 12:54
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[District of Columbia] Obama withdraws appeals court pick Caitlin Halligan after Republicans block her confirmation

President Barack Obama withdrew his nomination of Caitlin Halligan to a federal appeals court Friday, handing a victory to Republicans in the Senate who twice blocked his pick for the key judicial post.
AP - Associated Press
added Mar 23, 2013 15:26
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[District of Columbia] After Two-Year Fight, White House Withdraws Halligan for D.C. Circuit

"I am deeply disappointed that even after nearly two and a half years, a minority of Senators continued to block a simple up-or-down vote on her nomination," Obama said in a statement. "This unjustified filibuster obstructed the majority of Senators from
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
added Mar 23, 2013 09:09
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[District of Columbia] Memo: The Filibuster of Caitlin Halligan and the Future of the Courts

* Last year, a three-member panel of the D.C. Circuit led by Judge Rogers Brown , ruled that requiring graphic, factually accurate warning labels on cigarette packages violates the First Amendment rights of tobacco companies.
People For the American Way
added Mar 23, 2013 08:22
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