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Intro |
Date |
| Congress Funds Tobacco-Cancer Study |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Can tobacco cure cancer? |
06/19/00 |
| House to Vote on Tobacco Lawsuit Funding |
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno strongly appealed on Monday for Congress to fund the landmark U.S. lawsuit against the tobacco industry, saying the government might have to drop the case without the money. |
06/19/00 |
| Reno: Bills Can End Tobacco Suit |
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will drop its multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the tobacco industry if the House approves legislation forbidding other agencies to pick up some of the cost, Attorney General Janet Reno said Monday. |
06/19/00 |
| Smokers drawn in by creative puffing |
It has been more than a year since the 64-foot-high cut-out of the brooding Marlboro Man loomed over Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. The catchy radio jingle "Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco" is long gone too. Traditional cigarette advertising, |
06/18/00 |
| Tobacco CEO Testifies in Fla. Case |
MIAMI (AP) -- The head of the nation's No. 3 tobacco company admitted in court that smoking is addictive and causes lung cancer, and said the industry should have been more open about the hazards. |
06/16/00 |
| State launches health campaign with tobacco money |
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - State health officials have a new weapon against smoking a million campaign they hope with showcase the link between smoking and premature death. |
06/16/00 |
| Smoking Ban Voided |
A judge has invalidated Montgomery County's blanket ban on smoking in county restaurants and bars, handing a major victory to tobacco industry groups who vigorously fought one of the mid-Atlantic region's strictest anti-smoking measures. |
06/16/00 |
| Argentina and tobacco firms in anti-smuggling move |
BUENOS AIRES, June 16 (Reuters) - Argentina reached an agreement with the country's tobacco companies to suspend exports to bordering nations in an effort to curb cigarette smuggling, the Economy Minister said on Friday. |
06/16/00 |
| NY To Require Fire-Safe Cigarettes |
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Lawmakers have reached a deal with the governor on a measure to make New York the first state to require fire-safe cigarettes. |
06/15/00 |
| EU Court Advised to Annul Tobacco Ad Ban |
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) - A top adviser to the European Court of Justice told the court on Thursday to strike down the bloc's legislation banning tobacco advertising, saying the decision was taken on the wrong legal basis. |
06/15/00 |
| Board OKs kids' insurance funds |
Just one day after the San Jose City Council rejected using its tobacco settlement money for a children's health care initiative, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors upheld a pledge to set aside million of its tobacco money and explore moving f |
06/15/00 |
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