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At least 800,000 ballots still uncounted in California

AP - Associated Press
added Jun 8, 2012 18:25
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Lawmakers Unite to Fight FDA Cigar Regulations : Roll Call Lobbying & Influence

What do political opposites Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) and Allen West (R-Fla.) have in common? They both dig a good premium smoke.
Roll Call
added Jun 6, 2012 13:30
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[Wisconsin] Luke Russell column: It's about our rights, not our smoking

In response to Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to charge state workers who smoke $50 per month ... Luke Russell, an owner of Titletown Tobacco, writes this: .... According to Dr. James P. Siepmann, smoking does not cause lung cancer, it is one of many risk f
Green Bay (WI) Press-Gazette
added Mar 4, 2013 06:58
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Same meeting, different day – FDA fails to make real change to tobacco product consultation

Following Ruth Malone’s earlier letter declining to be part of a “facilitated dialogue” with the tobacco industry sponsored by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the FDA revised the schedule and invited her again to a meeting with public health,
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
added Feb 12, 2013 00:56
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No smoking in Russia

The Lower House of the Russian Parliament has passed the anti-tobacco bill, one of the strictest in Europe, in the third final reading.
RUVR Voice of Russia (ru)
added Feb 12, 2013 13:15
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[Europe] PANICHI: Stubbed out: why Australia is alone on cigarette plain packs

The push for the European Union to emulate Australia on packaging laws, however, has stalled. And here's why.
Crikey (au)
added Feb 2, 2013 16:53
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[Massachusetts] Conference Announcement: Governance of Tobacco in the 21st Century

How do international laws and institutions regarding tobacco, trade, investment, agriculture and economic development intersect? What are the implications for global tobacco control efforts? How should public health concerns be taken into account in inte
Harvard Law Bulletin
added Jan 21, 2013 16:45
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[Connecticut] Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Tax Approved In Both House And Senate

Republicans blasted a Democrat proposed provision in a massive budget-implementation bill to a provision to increase fees and taxes on so-called “roll-your-own” tobacco shops, but it passed along with the rest of the bill in the House by an 88-53 vote
Hartford (CT) Courant Blogs
added Jun 25, 2012 12:43
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[California] VIDEO: Prop 29: Proponents Not Conceding

Prop 29 supporters say there are still 200,000 mail-in ballots to be counted, and have not conceded.
Capital Public Radio (Sacramento, CA)
added Jun 6, 2012 13:47
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[California] Tobacco fueled ads helped tobacco foe Waxman win reelection

in late September the tobacco manufacturer the Liggett Group and several company executives, including the CEO, contributed more than $33,000 to a pop-up super PAC that would go on to help the candidacy of just one candidate: Rep. Henry Waxman, arguably t
Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group
added Nov 15, 2012 10:40
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