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| Children Find Way To Light Up Online |
Texas law restricts youth access to tobacco, making it a crime to sell, buy and possess tobacco products. But there is no law about using the Internet to make a purchase. |
07/27/01 |
| Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Asks: Why is Rep. Doyle Sponsoring Legislation That Protects Big Tobacco Instead of Our Kids? |
WASHINGTON, July 26 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The CAMPAIGN FOR TOBACCO-FREE KIDS today criticized U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) for sponsoring legislation that that does more to protect the tobacco industry than the American public. |
07/27/01 |
| A budget built by smokers |
Madison - State budgets were once crafted in smoke-filled rooms, but this year's budget agreement, passed easily by the Legislature Thursday, is built on smoke itself - an 18-cent-a-pack increase in cigarette taxes, and selling off Wisconsin's tobacco set |
07/27/01 |
| Sick teacher wins passive smoking payout |
A secret payout to a Victorian teacher crippled with emphysema from smoke-filled staffrooms was made on the basis of strong medical evidence, the State's WorkCover Authority said today. |
07/27/01 |
| Arizona judge rejects light cigarette smokers class bid |
NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuters) - An Arizona state court judge rejected an effort to certify a consumer fraud class action lawsuit on behalf of smokers who purchased ``light'' cigarettes made by Philip Morris U.S.A., the company said on Thursday. |
07/27/01 |
| Tobacco tax aids preschool programs |
LAKE ELSINORE ---- Expanded child-care services and an improved program for low-income families are only some of the goals Lake Elsinore school officials have in mind for their share of an million grant. |
07/27/01 |
| Judge Rejects Gov't Tobacco Appeal |
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge has once again rejected an effort by the Justice Department to recoup the cost of treating sick smokers as part of its lawsuit against the tobacco industry. |
07/27/01 |
| Philip Morris Apologizes for Czech Report |
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tobacco giant Philip Morris Cos. Inc. has apologized for a widely criticized company-funded study that said the Czech Republic reaps a financial benefit when smokers die early, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. |
07/26/01 |
| Anti-Smoking Effort Includes Unions |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Labor unions and anti-smoking groups are forming a new partnership, responding to studies showing that more blue-collar workers smoke than white-collar workers. |
07/26/01 |
| Tobacco money pays for smoking cessation |
IDAHO FALLS -- Kandi Qualls has seen her tobacco cessation program work, but not on enough people. |
07/26/01 |
| Tobacco fighter makes an about-face |
A law firm that sued tobacco companies on behalf of Massachusetts has shocked antismoking advocates by lobbying for a trade group that is working with cigarette companies to fight major tobacco control initiatives in Connecticut. |
07/26/01 |
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