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[Asia, India] ASHRAF: Killjoy Anbumani: Why anti-smoking crusader got it all wrong

every time an actor in The Great Gastby lit up – there were too many characters lighting up too often in the film—a message popped up on the screen warning the viewers of the dire consequences of smoking. … the discredit for killing the joy of watching f
Firstpost.com (in)
added Jun 7, 2013 09:42
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NEAL: Marijuana and tobacco: Society’s mixed messages

Support for legalizing marijuana has risen 11 points since 2010, a stunning increase that can only be attributed to propaganda. This is why policymakers must resist the urge to do the popular thing. Society can’t in good conscience deem cigarette smokin
Crawfordsville (IN) Journal Review
added Jun 7, 2013 11:17
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[District of Columbia] Marge Baker: Five Things Republicans Don't Want You to Know About the D.C. Circuit

The Associated Press is reporting that tomorrow President Obama will nominate three experienced and highly regarded people -Cornelia Pillard, Patricia Ann Millet and Robert Leon Wilkins-- to the influential Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Huffington Post (blog)
added Jun 3, 2013 19:20
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[France, Saudi Arabia] KURDI: Smoking without smoking

If the choice is between not smoking at all and smoking e-cigarettes, clearly it is better not to smoke at all. But if it is a choice between smoking tobacco and puffing nicotine-free e-cigarettes, the equation is not nearly so straightforward.
Saudi Gazette Online (sa)
added Jun 2, 2013 11:18
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[California] MATHEWS: The Thank God We Didn’t Buy That Drug Cheat’s Ballot Box Budgeting Measure Tax

But the defeat of Prop 29 doesn’t change the fact that taxes on cigarettes and tobacco are good public policy, and not just because they raise funds. Taxing something gives you less of it, and fewer cigarettes and smokers would be good for public health
Fox&Hounds
added Jun 1, 2013 12:06
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[California] JENKINS: A LOOK FOR CAUSES OF WILDFIRES TURNS UP A SMOKING GUN

For whatever reason — reluctance to fire up gun advocates would be an educated guess — the menace of wildland shooting goes unhighlighted in the miscellaneous file. National statistics also fail to break out gun-caused fires.
U-T San Diego [San Diego Union Tribune]
added May 31, 2013 16:59
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[Pakistan] Efforts to curb smoking only hit legal industry

It is unfortunate however the way anti-smoking enthusiasts choose to ignore such criminal consequences of the ‘cause’ they champion, while ignoring the more grave questions. It probably is the time to urge them not to opt for the path of least resistance,
Daily Times (pk)
added May 31, 2013 10:22
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[Asia, China] SHUKLA: Down With TAPS--For A Tobacco Free World

Also, a comprehensive ban of TAPS is required under Article 13 of the FCTC for all parties ratifying the treaty. Statistics show that the removal of TAPS alone can save lives by reducing tobacco consumption by an average of 7%. Yet, to date only 19 of th
Asian Tribune
added May 31, 2013 03:07
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[Asia, China] O'LEARY: Time to lay the Marlboro Man to rest

These targets will only be achieved through the implementation of strong policies to reduce demand for tobacco, including comprehensive bans on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. But when they are, hundreds of thousands, if not
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 03:00
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[Asia, China] YIQING: Total ban on tobacco ads needed

In a country with a long history of tobacco use and influential tobacco companies, the public has to become the main force demanding a complete ban on TAPS in order to prevent our children from smoking and safeguard their health.
China Daily (cn)
added May 31, 2013 02:57
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