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Obama's cigarette tax up in smoke
That's the attitude within the West Wing, too -- rather than a marquee idea, aides say the 94-cents-per-pack cigarette tax was in fact not a priority, and there are no plans to build a public case for it. The tax was just the most politically palatable i
May 8, 2013
Politico
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May 8, 2013 07:12
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[UK] Cigarettes will NOT be sold in plain packaging: Cameron ditches plan designed to deter young people from smoking
May 2, 2013
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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May 2, 2013 17:38
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[Oklahoma] Big tobacco stubs out e-cigarette competitors
Coming soon to a convenience store near you: Vuse, an electronic cigarette that delivers nicotine without the use of tobacco and is benefiting from the combined marketing power of R.J. Reynolds and state government regulators. ... the company’s lobbyi
Apr 6, 2013
The Daily Caller (blog)
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Apr 7, 2013 00:18
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Russia Weakens Anti-Smoking Law Before Key Second Reading
While the bill keeps a ban on smoking in public places, it drops restrictions on cigarette sales and the right to set minimum cigarette prices, said Dmitry Yanin, head of anti- tobacco lobbying group, the International Conference of Consumer Societies. “
Jan 24, 2013
Business Week/Bloomberg
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Jan 24, 2013 20:32
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[Europe] Tobacco directive: Inter-service consultation finally starts ($$)
On 30 November, the European Commission launched an inter-service consultation on the revision of Directive 2001/37/EC on tobacco products. This move, called for by all the stakeholders, was made only two days after the nomination of the new...
Nov 30, 2012
Europolitics (Europe Information Service) (be)
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Dec 1, 2012 11:25
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[Russia, USA] BONNER: Re-elect Barack Obama, the better choice for America, Ukraine and world
Romney’s Bain & Company made millions of dollars advising British American Tobacco on how to brand and market their products more successfully. As a result, more Ukrainian women and children started smoking; the smoking rate among men remained among the h
Nov 6, 2012
Kyiv Post (ua)
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Nov 8, 2012 18:14
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[Missouri] Curator questions plan to earmark tobacco tax revenue
University of Missouri Curator Wayne Goode, in an early ballot, voted for Proposition B, albeit somewhat reluctantly.
Oct 27, 2012
Columbia (MO) Tribune
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Oct 29, 2012 14:18
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[California] Must Read: Armstrong attorney links USADA to big tobacco
"This reasoned decision will be a farce, written by USADA with the significant assistance of lawyers from one of Big Tobacco's favorite law firms at a time when Lance Armstrong is one of America's leading anti-tobacco advocates," Herman wrote, according
Oct 9, 2012
VeloNews
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Oct 23, 2012 18:18
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[Missouri] Battle lines are clear on proposed tobacco tax hike
And there is clearly little love lost between the spokesmen for each side. Ron Leone, head of the state’s convenience store association, says of his opponents: “They are fundamentally anti-tobacco zealots . . . Counters Roy Temple, campaign manager fo
Oct 19, 2012
St. Louis (MO) Beacon
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Oct 19, 2012 09:18
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[Australia, USA] WOODHEAD: Big Pharma's credibility goes up in smoke
Companies such as GSK (Zyban, Nicabate), Pfizer (Champix) and Johnson and Johnson (Nicorette) are active members of a conservative US lobby group called the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). . . . If these Big Pharma companies are so committe
Jul 17, 2012
6minutes.com.au (au)
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Jul 17, 2012 05:07