boston.com - 12/12/2008
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Boston health regulators banned cigarette sales in drugstores and on college campuses yesterday, giving the city some of the most stringent antismoking laws in the nation. The rules, approved unanimously by the Boston Public Health Commission, mean that starting in two months, about 75 ...
slate.com - 12/15/2008
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slate.com —
The health police have crossed another line. Four
months ago, they banned new fast-food restaurants in a...
32-square-mile area of Los Angeles. In that case, they crossed the line from restricting food for kids to restricting it for adults . They also ...
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Tobacco: Banned in Boston
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Newspaper Roundup for Dec. 12, 2008
CNSNews.com Headlines —
... Resigns After His Support of Gay Unions Draws Fire Washington Times: Vatican forbids designer babies Document outlines biomedical ethics Chicago Sun-Times: Humorous Obama Advent calendar a fun holiday gift Fox News: Americans disapprove of federal auto bailout USA Today: Traffic deaths decrease 10% this year Expected to reach lowest level since '66 Fox News: U.N. Appoints Controversial 'Water Czar' to Form Policy on Water Boston Globe: Boston enacts strict ban on tobacco sales Cigar bars are given 10-year grace period Fox News: ...
Moving towards a divided world
Rantings of a Sandmonkey —
... against secondhand smoke," says the president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. But the Boston regulations don't just restrict smoking. They ...
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