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[Ireland] CROWN: Big Tobacco is not our friend, Taoiseach
The meeting between senior FG figures and cigarette chiefs should never have happened, says John Crown
May 26, 2013
Irish Independent (ie)
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May 26, 2013 02:20
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[California] Bill would treat e-cigarettes like other tobacco
California would treat electronic cigarettes like any other tobacco product by restricting where people can use them in public under a bill approved by the state Senate on Friday. Some of the vapors or nicotine emitted by the e-cigarettes may pose health
May 24, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 25, 2013 13:31
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Srinivasan Confirmed for D.C. Circuit on Bipartisan Vote
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Thursday, making him President Obama's first successful nomination to the court and the first new judge there since 2006. The 97-0 vote reflected h
May 24, 2013
Law.com
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May 24, 2013 12:33
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[Massachusetts] Mass. Advocates Want To Snuff Out Higher Premiums For Smokers
The debate about whether smokers should pay more for health insurance has created unusual alliances. Tobacco companies are working alongside cancer societies and consumer groups to persuade states they should reject higher charges for smokers. “First of
May 24, 2013
WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
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May 24, 2013 11:55
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[Ireland] Anger at Taoiseach tobacco meeting
The chief executives of the Irish Cancer Society and the Irish Heart Foundation say the meeting by Mr Kenny, Finance Minister Michael Noonan and Justice Minister Alan Shatter with the Irish Tobacco Manufacturers Advisory Committee should not have happene
May 24, 2013
Evening Herald (ie)
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May 24, 2013 11:34
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Senate Farm Bill Debate Marches On
wean Americans from tobacco. "We have to say no to tobacco in America. I think by eliminating this subsidy in crop insurance it can have a big impact," Feinstein noted. However, opponents of the amendment including Sen. Richard Burr, N.C., said doing awa
May 24, 2013
Farm Futures
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May 24, 2013 11:23
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[Missouri] Durbin, 'strange bedfellows' eye wealthy farmers' subsidies
The Senate adopted the Durbin-Coburn amendment this afternoon but defeated a proposal to cut subsidies for tobacco farmers.
May 23, 2013
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
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May 24, 2013 11:19
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Senate debates farm bill
the crop insurance title was the immediate target Monday of an amendment by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) seeking to eliminate taxpayer supported coverage for tobacco producers. Waiting in the wings are more broadly written S
May 20, 2013
Politico
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May 24, 2013 11:17
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Senate rejects amendment to end tobacco farm subsidies - The Hill's Floor Action
•The Senate rejected a farm bill amendment that would have ended all taxpayer subsidies for tobacco farmers. •Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) introduced the amendment, which failed on a 44 to 52 vote — the amendment was held
May 23, 2013
The Hill
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May 24, 2013 11:13
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[Texas] House sends increased Cig Fee-Tax-Depending-On-Who-You-Ask bill to governor | Trail Blazers Blog
A bill that got a lot of House resistance earlier this year - fee vs. tax, remember - has just come up on the House floor after the Senate carved out some restrictions for chewing tobacco, pipe tobacco and removed AG rule-making authority over the issue.
May 23, 2013
Dallas Morning News blogs
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May 24, 2013 11:10