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With House Vote, Tobacco Bill Goes to Obama
nytimes.com - 6/12/2009
With House Vote, Tobacco Bill Goes to Obama
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The House moved quickly Friday to pass the Senate’s tobacco bill and send it to the White Hosue, where President Obama promised to sign it. Mr. Obama, who himself has struggled to quit smoking , said the measure would “protect our kids and improve our public health.” Appearing in the Rose Garden ...
Editorial - Tobacco Regulation, at Last
nytimes.com - 6/12/2009
Editorial - Tobacco Regulation, at Last
— nytimes.com — After more than a decade of struggle — and countless smoking-related deaths — the Senate overwhelmingly approved... a bill on Thursday that gives the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products. The House approved a similar bill ... (more) Editorial - Tobacco Regulation, at Last
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mcclatchydc.com - 6/12/2009
Senators who opposed tobacco bill received top dollar from industry
— mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON Among the 17 senators who voted against allowing the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco... are some of the top recipients of campaign contributions from the tobacco industry, which has donated millions of dollars to lawmakers ... (more) Senators who opposed tobacco bill received top dollar ...

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washingtonpost.com - 6/11/2009
Bill Gives FDA Broad Powers to Regulate Tobacco
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Bill Gives FDA Broad Powers to Regulate Tobacco
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I'm With Stupid on the Tobacco Control Act
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... , or someone who's been trying to quit . Usually this vital conflict is right there in the lead paragraph, as if it were some kind of surprise that Obama of all people would support such a move. If anything, I'd think smokers and ex-smokers would be most amenable to new regulations. I'm a smoker, and I know I am. (In fact, it seems that the main determining ...

That new smoking law.
Althouse — Here's an article about it, in case you been waiting for a chance to talk about it. Or you can talk about Madonna getting Mercy in Malawi. Or Chastity Bono turning into a man. Or anything else that's brewing out there today in the news I'm forgetting to talk about. ...

Cheers and Jeers: Monday
Daily Kos — ... I have no idea to what extent turning over the regulation of tobacco to the FDA will help current smokers stop or prevent non-smokers (especially teens) from starting. I hope the move exceeds even the most optimistic expectations. At the same time, I'll never forget that multiple generations of our elected leaders fiddled for decades while Big Tobacco ran amok. All hail the power of the almighty campaign contribution. ...

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