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[Missouri] EDITORIAL: We Support Prop B

We are all for low taxes — except when it defies common sense. That is the case with Missouri’s tobacco tax which is the lowest in the nation . . . The correlation between cheap cigarettes and health problems is undeniable. That is why Health.com rated
Washington (MO) Missourian
added Oct 21, 2012 22:47
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[Missouri] EDITORIAL :Fair: Forest Park. Foul: Cynical tobacco boosters

FOUL: To the opponents of Proposition B . . . for their “Harry & Louise”-style radio commercial. . . . The cynicism and dishonesty is breathless ... just like a smoker whose hospital bills for emphysema we all pay.
St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch
added Oct 21, 2012 22:38
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[North Dakota] EDITORIAL: Voters should vote no on Measure 4

While there is some good, letting private business owners make decisions that impact their business is always better than having government mandate what can and can’t be done.
Williston (ND) Herald
added Oct 21, 2012 15:12
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[California] Smoking ban foes to get in last puff

Kristen Mulvany, left, a waitress at Naked Cafe in Carlsbad, accepts a flier from Dannah Hosford concerning smoke-free outdoor dining areas. Hosford and Levi Martinez, right, were distributing the fliers to Carlsbad restaurants in September.
North County (CA) Times
added Oct 20, 2012 19:35
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[Indiana] Smoke ban deal irks bill's author

A deal struck by the Indiana Attorney General's Office to dismiss a legal challenge to the state's new smoking restrictions law doesn't square with the law's intent, its main sponsor said Friday. An American Legion post in northeast Indiana agreed this
AP - Associated Press
added Oct 20, 2012 19:32
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[New Hampshire] Luther responds to charges about his vote on state cigarette tax

State Sen. Jim Luther, R-Hollis, was one of the lone Republicans who opposed lowering the state’s cigarette tax, he’ll have you know. To say he supported cutting the cigarette tax is pure fiction, he told The Telegraph’s editorial board on Friday. Howev
Nashua (NH) Telegraph
added Oct 20, 2012 19:29
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[Indiana] Smoking ban sponsor doesn't like lawsuit deal

A deal struck by the Indiana attorney general's office to dismiss a legal challenge to the state's new smoking restrictions law doesn't square with the law's intent, its main sponsor said Friday. An American Legion post in northeast Indiana agreed this w
AP - Associated Press
added Oct 20, 2012 19:26
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Romney doctor attests to his excellent health

Romney released a letter from his physician Friday that confirmed he is in excellent health. . . . Romney - who is a member of the . . . Mormons - "totally abstains form drinking any alcoholic beverages, and does not use any tobacco products or illicit
NBC
added Oct 19, 2012 18:36
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[Philippines] WALLACE: Health, revenue, fairness (1)

the President must step in now and make his sensible wishes very, very clear. It’s a matter, literally, of life and death, the unnecessary death of 90,000 Filipinos annually (or 240 daily). It’s not about the livelihood of a few farmers, but the life of F
Philippine Daily Inquirer (ph)
added Oct 19, 2012 15:28
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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
St. Louis (MO) Beacon
added Oct 19, 2012 09:18
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