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Tobacco educator not surprised by surgeon general's report on teenage smoking
Daily American Staff WriterClara Hinton, Somerset County tobacco educator, said she isn't shocked by a surgeon general's report that many teenagers are smoking cigarettes and using smokeless tobacco. "We had incredible programs in place, then funding was cut," she said. "Meanwhile...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Tobacco Addiction, USA Today, Tobacco Products, Economy, Business and Finance
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Alaska Joins Several States In Cigarette Label Lawsuit
![Several states and U.S. territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the labels for the "lethal and addictive" products.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-12/66993072-26085533.jpg "Several states and U.S. territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the labels for the "lethal and addictive\" products.")
Channel 2 NewsSeveral states and U.S. territories are weighing in on a lawsuit over proposed graphic cigarette warning labels that include a sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs, saying the federal government should be allowed to require the...Tags: Lawyers, Tobacco Products, Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance, Respiratory Disease
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Tobacco companies file lawsuit over warning labels
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tobacco companies want a judge to put a stop to new graphic cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and pictures of diseased lungs, saying they unfairly urge adults to shun their legal products and will cost...Tags: Human Interest, Lawyers, Tobacco Products, Justice System, Economy, Business and Finance
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Feds: Cigarette Companies Promoting Smokeless Tobacco More
Staff WriterThe nation's top tobacco companies are spending less money on cigarette advertising and promotion and more money on promoting smokeless tobacco products, according to the latest data from the Federal Trade Commission. The data mirrors an industry trend...Tags: Marketing, Tobacco Addiction, Tobacco Products, Reynolds American Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance
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Debt crisis averted, stock market focus will turn back to economy
Money & CompanyThe U.S. stock market lately has felt a lot worse off than it really was. That’s the backdrop as the new trading week begins, with Congress and the White House apparently in a deal to raised the federal debt ceiling...... -
Question of the Day: Should NASCAR owners be held to a higher standard than drivers?
The Fabulous ForumWriters from around the Tribune Co. discuss the topic in light of last weekend's reported incident between longtime NASCAR team owner Richard Childress and driver Kyle Busch. Check back throughout the day for more responses and feel free to weigh...... -
Health: Imagine a world with no tobacco
Most people today know that smoking is bad for their health and that it’s a hard habit to break. But do people think about the global effects of tobacco? Or how much money tobacco-related diseases cost us?
Tuesday was World No Tobacco Day. On May...Tags: Human Interest, Marketing, Treaties, Tobacco Products, Epidemics and Plagues
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Blagojevich insiders traded on access, now testify for prosecution
They helped Rod Blagojevich ascend to the top of state government, and they cooperated with federal agents in bringing him down.
In between, the three former confidants made lucrative careers for themselves by trading on their access to the Democratic...Tags: Public Employees, Unions, Richard M. Daley, Justice System, Regional Authority
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Foreign Correspondence: Marta Paniagua Lopez
Marta Paniagua Lopez, 15, is a native of Madrid, Spain, who is now attending Roncalli High School. Who is your host family here in the U.S.?: Tim and Diane Thoreson. What are your parents' names and what do they do for a living?: My parents' names are...Tags: Human Interest, Healthy Diet, Spain, Family, South Dakota
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Philip Morris Int'l CEO: Tobacco not hard to quit
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The head of cigarette maker Philip Morris International says tobacco is not that hard to quit. CEO Louis Camilleri's statement was in response to a cancer nurse's comments at its annual shareholder meeting in New York on...Tags: San Francisco, Health and Medical Professionals, University of California, Shareholders, Health
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