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[California] Anti-smoking advocate claims Glendale City Council members pressured hospital to fire him
A longtime anti-smoking advocate has filed a multimillion-dollar wrongful termination lawsuit against Glendale Adventist Medical Center, as well as three City Council members who he alleges used their political influence to get him fired. Steven Gallegos
Jan 3, 2013
Glendale (CA) News-Press
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Jan 3, 2013 11:01
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Ranking Member Waxman Releases New Tobacco Documents And Calls on FDA to Protect Youth by Closing Tobacco Loopholes
Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg describing new tobacco industry documents that show tobacco companies are manipulating their products to exploit regulatory and tax loop
Aug 27, 2012
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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Sep 7, 2012 15:02
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Reynolds Banks on Smokeless
The tobacco company has focused more resources on developing innovative smokeless tobacco products.
Aug 6, 2012
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
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Aug 6, 2012 13:00
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Cigar smoking taking off among children
In reaction, the AMA passed policy to block legislation that would exempt flavored cigars from Food and Drug Administration oversight.
Jul 6, 2012
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
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Jul 6, 2012 09:09
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[California] Long Beach's Thriving E-Cigarette Businesses Turn Smokers Into Vapers
Demetra and Dominic Sanzone took different paths to becoming owners of two of Long Beach's electronic cigarette shops, but both have arrived at purveying the latest trend.
May 20, 2013
Long Beach (CA) Post
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May 20, 2013 16:03
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$2 per pack tobacco tax on fast track in California Legislature
Sen. Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles) proposed the tax, which would move California's tobacco taxes from 33rd-highest in the nation to fourth. The $1.5 billion raised each year would help pay for medical care for tobacco-related diseases, anti-tobacco educa
May 8, 2013
Los Angeles Times
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May 8, 2013 15:30
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[UK] Plain fag packets plan up in smoke
DAVID Cameron has scrapped plans to force all cigarettes to be sold in plain packs, The Sun can reveal. Health ministers had been weighing up the move for a year. Campaigners had insisted making packets
May 2, 2013
The Sun (uk)
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May 2, 2013 06:40
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Senators Lautenberg, Durbin, Harkin, and Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Stop Tobacco Smuggling, Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes, and Increase Federal Tobacco Taxes
The legislation lays out a comprehensive set of reforms that would help the federal government and states collect billions of dollars in tobacco tax revenues, which currently fund children's health insurance programs, while also helping to lower youth tob
Apr 26, 2013
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)
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Apr 29, 2013 01:41
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North Dakota House snuffs cigarette bills
Feb 5, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Feb 5, 2013 17:42
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The faces of the modern day tobacco lobby
Just over $20 million was spent by tobacco companies in 2011 alone to pay for people to represent their views to members of Congress, the Senate, the White House and government agencies. Here are some examples:
Sep 12, 2012
firedoglake.com (blog)
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