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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
Apr 12, 2013
DCist (dc)
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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.
Apr 15, 2013
Patch.org
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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
Apr 12, 2013
WJLA-TV Ch. 7 (Washington, DC)
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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
Apr 9, 2013
The Washington Post
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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
Apr 9, 2013
The Washington Post
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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
Apr 10, 2013
National Review
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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
Apr 9, 2013
Washington Times
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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.
Mar 22, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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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
Mar 22, 2013
The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times
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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.
Mar 6, 2013
People For the American Way
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Mar 23, 2013 08:22