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Starbucks Bans Smoking Within 25 Feet of Stores

Electronic cigarettes will also be banned at the retailer's 7,000 U.S. locations on that date. While the website for a WJXT, an independent TV station in Jacksonville, Fla., first reported the outdoors ban, Starbucks confirmed the item with Adweek. A rep
Ad Week
added May 31, 2013 11:55
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Employers Get Leeway on Health Incentives

The Obama administration issued a final rule on Wednesday that gives employers greater leeway to use employee wellness programs, with financial rewards and penalties for workers worth up to 50 percent of the premium as an incentive to exercise, quit smoki
New York Times
added May 30, 2013 06:51
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Campaign Urges Smokers to Enlist Doctors' Help in Quitting

Getting help and advice from a doctor more than doubles the chances that smokers can kick the habit, and U.S. health officials and medical groups are launching a new campaign to make that happen for the nearly 70 percent of smokers who say they want to qu
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added Jun 5, 2013 07:32
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[Hungary] Elections Committee rejects referendum initiatives on tobacco concessions

The National Elections Committee (OVB) on Tuesday rejected referendum initiatives concerning a recent tobacco concession tender. The initiatives, submitted by an unnamed private individual, sought to annul the bid and to put out a new tender, as well as
All Hungary Media Group (AHMG) (hu)
added May 28, 2013 13:31
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[Cyprus] National anti-smoking plan on the way

THE HEALTH ministry is pushing ahead with a national committee to draw up an anti-smoking plan and supervise its implementation, the health minister said yesterday ahead of Friday’s World No Tobacco Day.
Cyprus Mail (cy)
added May 28, 2013 07:02
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[District of Columbia] Obama Plans to Nominate 3 Judges for Key Court

Often called the second most important court in the country, the Washington court has overturned major parts of the president’s agenda in the last four years, on regulations covering Wall Street, the environment, tobacco, labor unions and workers’ rights.
New York Times
added May 28, 2013 00:19
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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
Law.com
added 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
WBUR-FM (Boston, MA)
added May 24, 2013 11:55
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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
Farm Futures
added May 24, 2013 11:23
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[Kentucky] Senate votes down proposal to end tobacco crop insurance subsidy

voted 52-44 Thursday afternoon to kill an amendment to the Farm Bill that would have eliminated federal crop insurance subsidies for tobacco. "This is a big victory for Kentucky's tobacco growers and their families. I was happy to lead the fight to prote
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
added May 24, 2013 05:33
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