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[North Carolina] Tar Heel lawmakers gird for tobacco fight
The U.S. Senate this week has started to fine-tune the huge, new five-year farm bill, working through votes on a series of amendments that will include a proposal to eliminate federal subsidies for tobacco insurance.
May 22, 2013
Raleigh (NC) News & Observer
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May 23, 2013 03:43
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday.
May 20, 2013
Reuters
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May 22, 2013 19:45
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FABER: Tobacco Subsidies are Smoking Gun
Like most of us, McCain thought the U.S. stopped subsidizing tobacco after the famed “tobacco” buy-out in 2004. Fact is, between 1995 and 2011, taxpayers gave tobacco farmers another $276 million in crop insurance subsidies – on top of $1.3 billion in ot
May 21, 2013
Environmental Working Group
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May 22, 2013 19:43
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Senate debating federal dollars for crop insurance
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., offered the first crop insurance amendment Monday, proposing an end to $33 million a year in insurance policies for tobacco farmers ... "It turns out Joe Camel's nose has been under the tent this whole time in terms of crop ins
May 21, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 22, 2013 18:52
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Senate kicks off farm bill debate with crop insurance amendment
The Senate began debate today on a five-year farm bill (S.954) with an amendment being offered to end subsidized crop insurance for tobacco companies.
May 20, 2013
Agri-Pulse
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May 22, 2013 18:50
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FEINSTEIN, McCAIN: END TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES FOR TOBACCO INSURANCE
Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and John McCain (R-Arizona) today introduced an amendment to the Senate farm bill to eliminate taxpayer subsidized crop insurance for tobacco production. The amendment, which saves $333 million over the next decade, d
May 20, 2013
US Senator John McCain
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May 22, 2013 18:43
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[Kentucky] Bid to end crop insurance subsidy for tobacco worries burley growers
Kentucky tobacco growers are up in arms over a new proposal to eliminate federal crop insurance programs for tobacco. On Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced an amendment to the 2013 Farm Bill to drop the ei
May 22, 2013
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
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May 22, 2013 18:35
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BOSTIC: Philip Morris & IBM IMPROVER project: downplaying links between smoking & disease
the Tobacco Institute closed its doors, after 40 years of obfuscating the science ... The main purpose of IMPROVER seems clear – remuddy the waters on the causal link between tobacco and disease. But they actually get much more. By enticing young researc
May 16, 2013
ASH (Action on Smoking and Health) (us)
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May 22, 2013 08:36
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[North Carolina] As farm bill debate looms, Tarheel lawmakers gird for fight over tobacco
The U.S. Senate this week has started to fine-tune the huge, new five-year farm bill, working through votes on a series of amendments that will include a proposal to eliminate federal subsidies for tobacco insurance. North Carolina is the nation’s No. 1
May 21, 2013
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
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May 22, 2013 08:27
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JAPAN TOBACCO INC : JT to Grant Scholarships to 9 Asian Students
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) (TSE: 2914) announced today that it will grant scholarships to 9 students from Asia as part of the Company's 2013 Asian Scholarship Program for human resource development in the region. Aiming to promote international exchange and
May 22, 2013
4-traders.com (fr)
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May 22, 2013 07:40