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Obama, Tobacco And Marijuana
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 6/26/2009
Obama, Tobacco And Marijuana
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Derek Thompson follows the logic of regulating and taxing tobacco rather than banning it: The government's effort to manage tobacco rather than make it illegal is exactly what belongs in the debate over pot and other illegal substances that could, at the very least, provide significant boons ...
reason.com - 6/22/2009
Cigarette Control and Thought Control: Reasons to beware the new tobacco regulation bill - ...
— reason.com — The great judge Learned Hand once said, "The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not... too sure that it is right." If so, the tobacco regulation bill recently passed by Congress indicates that the spirit of liberty is even scarcer than usual in ... (more) Cigarette Control and Thought Control: Reasons to beware ...
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washingtonexaminer.com - 6/24/2009
Obama teams with Philip Morris to beat ‘tobacco industry’
— washingtonexaminer.com — President Barack Obama signed a bill Monday that the largest tobacco company in America had championed for... years. Obama nevertheless claimed he had taken on Big Tobacco and won. As Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, ... (more) Obama teams with Philip Morris to beat ‘tobacco industry’

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Majority Disapproves of New Law Regulating Tobacco
gallup.com - 6/22/2009
Majority Disapproves of New Law Regulating Tobacco
— gallup.com — PRINCETON, NJ -- By 52% to 46%, more Americans disapprove than approve of the new law expanding... the federal government's power to regulate the manufacturing and marketing of tobacco products. Opposition is especially strong among smokers. uvll These ... (more) Majority Disapproves of New Law Regulating Tobacco

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