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[Canada] 3 tobacco companies in $27B lawsuit begin their defence
Historian and professor Jacques Lacoursière testified tobacco's health risks have been common knowledge for decades. He pointed to over 700 references to the hazards of smoking dating back to the 1950s, including TV and radio reports, school manuals, gov
May 13, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 14, 2013 04:37
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[Canada] 3 tobacco companies in $27B lawsuit begin their defence
Lawyers are in a Montreal court today to defend three of Canada’s biggest tobacco companies against a $27-billion class action lawsuit. The complainants, two groups of individuals representing a total of 1.8 million Quebecers, allege these companies did
May 13, 2013
CBC News (ca)
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May 13, 2013 16:14
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[Minnesota] HUMPHREY: A Clearer View: Tobacco settlement made state healthier
the 15th anniversary of Minnesota’s tobacco settlement. Those of us involved in the trial will never forget it. In 1994, as Minnesota attorney general, I joined forces ... when I see an ad directing smokers to QUITPLAN or to dine in a smoke-free restaura
May 12, 2013
Duluth (MN) News-Tribune
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May 13, 2013 03:05
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[Australia, UK] Lynton Crosby
Lynton Crosby AO (born 1956)[1][2] is an Australian political strategist who has been described as a "master of the dark political arts," "the Wizard of Oz," "the Australian Karl Rove," and "one of the most powerful and influential figures in the (Austral
Apr 21, 2013
Wikipedia
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May 9, 2013 14:06
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[California] Lowell Bergman, Reporter Who Investigated the Tobacco Industry, Talks About His Film, The Insider
Infamous investigative reporter Lowell Bergman, whose investigation of the tobacco industry in the '90s was dramatized in the motion picture The Insider tells us about his experience ... The Insider is screening tonight at 8:30 as part of the San Francisc
May 8, 2013
San Francisco Weekly
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May 9, 2013 00:37
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[USA] C Everett Koop
has died aged 96 ... His most significant impact, however, was on smoking. ... enraging not only the powerful American tobacco industry but also the lawmakers of Washington, DC (grateful recipients of the industry's generous campaign funds), with his ins
May 6, 2013
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
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May 7, 2013 22:47
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[UK] Tobacco control efforts in Europe
grounds for optimism are provided by progress in implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in the development of a new generation of nicotine-containing devices that could enable more widespread adoption of harm-reduction stra
May 4, 2013
The Lancet (uk)
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May 7, 2013 08:27
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Tobacco control in Asia
Tobacco control is being restructured in Asia. It has moved from being isolated, individualistic, and ad hoc, to a mainstream public health approach.30 One new challenge is the integration of tobacco control in the framework of prevention of non-communic
May 4, 2013
The Lancet (uk)
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May 7, 2013 08:25
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New Mexico State University's Next President May Be A Climate Science Denier
From 1993 to 1998, Carruthers was the chairman of The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition (TASSC), a tobacco industry-funded lobby group that claims that the health risks of smoking and the threat of global warming are "junk science."
May 5, 2013
Think Progress (blog)
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May 6, 2013 05:15
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[New Mexico] Dona Ana County Legislators Express Serious Reservation About Gary Carruthers for NMSU President (PDF)
“As elected officials, we must express serious reservations regarding the consideration of Garrey Carruthers as the next President of New Mexico State University. We are very troubled by recent information that for five years Mr. Carruthers was the Chair
May 2, 2013
Las Cruces (NM) Sun-News
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May 4, 2013 11:57