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[France] French MPs' lunch with big tobacco causes a stir
After recent tax hikes on tobacco, and with a ban on e-cigarettes looming, eyebrows have been raised after it emerged that tobacco lobbyists recently wined and dined several French politicians in a lavish Paris luncheon.
Jun 3, 2013
The Local Europe (se)
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Jun 18, 2013 13:42
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[New York] AUDIO: Blair Horner: A Big Gift For Big Tobacco?
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would give a gift to the tobacco industry. Under the proposal, tobacco companies – and only tobacco companies, no other types of businesses – would not have to post a bond that is the equivalent of the judgment
Jun 18, 2013
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio (Albany, NY)
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Jun 18, 2013 12:54
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[Europe] Tobacco industry interests put before public health in International Trade Committee vote
A majority of MEPs on the Parliament's International Trade Committee have today voted in favour of both less stringent rules on health warnings ... "Today's vote represents a victory for the tobacco industry over public health. However, this opinion from
Jun 18, 2013
EurActiv
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Jun 18, 2013 12:50
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[California] ARCHIVE: Tobacco Industry's Growing Power: Bad Acts, Lessons Learned, and New Tricks
The first speaker at the 2012 American Public Health Association (APHA) conference’s two-hour session on tobacco was Ms. Sharon Eubanks ... Dr. Robert Proctor spoke about the case for tobacco abolition ... Cynthia Hallett of No Smoke spoke about the re
Nov 8, 2012
Doc Gurley (blog)
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Jun 18, 2013 11:40
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[Mississippi] Pascagoula smoke-free ordinance could get council vote Tuesday
Smoking could be banned in all public buildings in Pascagoula -- including bars and restaurants -- with a non-smoking ordinance facing a vote today by the City Council. The comprehensive ban that's on the agenda would apply to all restaurants, bars, stor
Jun 18, 2013
Biloxi (MS) Sun Herald
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Jun 18, 2013 11:15
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[Africa, Rwanda] Blanket ban on smoking counterproductive -- Asiimwe
The Minister of State in charge of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Anita Asiimwe, has said that when it comes to tobacco, the focus should be on educating people about its negative effects rather than on forcefully making them quit smoking.
Jun 16, 2013
The Rwanda Focus (rw)
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Jun 18, 2013 06:13
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[Europe] Electronic Cigarette Users Called to Save e-Cigs and Lives Along With Them
Launching today, SKYCIG, a leading UK electronic cigarette provider and member of ECITA (Electronic Cigarette Industry Trade Association), unveils a dedicated 'write to your MEP' webpage, giving SKYCIG's 250,000 nationwide electronic cigarette users an o
Jun 17, 2013
PR Newswire
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Jun 17, 2013 14:43
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Lung Cancer Alliance Announces $10.5 Million In Additional Federal Funding For Lung Cancer Research Has Cleared An Important Legislative Hurdle
an additional $10.5 million for lung cancer research has been included in the House Appropriations FY2014 Department of Defense (DOD) funding bill. This is the same House Appropriations Committee that in FY2009, at the request of Lung Cancer Alliance, es
Jun 12, 2013
PR Newswire
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Jun 17, 2013 14:41
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[Wyoming] Casper City Council will take final vote to weaken smoking ban Tuesday
The Casper City Council on Tuesday will take its final vote to gut the public smoking ban, including changes that would allow smoking in bars. The city ban took effect in late 2012 for bars, restaurants and private clubs. But after hearing from local b
Jun 17, 2013
Casper (WY) Star-Tribune
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Jun 17, 2013 12:01
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[New Jersey] NJ Assemblywomen Attempt Smoking Ban
The new bill co-sponsored by Assemblywomen Celeste Riley and Connie Wagner, will amend the “New Jersey Smoke-Free Air act, which forces campuses to go 100-percent tobacco-free by prohibiting smoking in any area of any building of, or on the grounds of,
Jun 16, 2013
NewJerseyNewsroom.com
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Jun 17, 2013 00:55