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| A Healthy Move and a Possible Setback |
Smokers who think a history of depression means that they will have a harder time quitting are wrong, researchers from Rhode Island have found, but giving up cigarettes will not necessarily make them any happier. |
01/04/00 |
| Tobacco and Its Money Have Minority Allies in New York |
State Senator Efrain Gonzalez Jr. of the Bronx decided to open a Washington office for a Hispanic legislators' association a few years ago, figuring that he would have little trouble raising the necessary ,000. |
01/04/00 |
| State Health Department Lists Actual Causes of Death in 1990'S |
OLYMPIA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2000--Tobacco use contributed to more premature Washington deaths in the 1990's than any other behavior, according to data issued today by the state Department of Health. |
01/03/00 |
| Pennsylvania to Receive First Tobacco Payment of 4 Million |
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney General Mike Fisher announced that Pennsylvania today is scheduled to receive nearly 4 million as its first payment under the settlement with the tobacco industry. The exact amount, which is scheduled t |
12/31/99 |
| Farmers in N.C. to get federal Floyd aid |
North Carolina farmers are expected to get 0 million in government payments to help compensate for losses stemming from Hurricane Floyd and declining demand for cigarettes. |
12/30/99 |
| Court Rejects First Foreign Lawsuits Against Tobacco Companies |
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation today issued the following:
A Washington, D.C. federal court judge today rejected efforts by the Republic of Guatemala to hold tobacco companies liable for reimbursement of |
12/30/99 |
| Guatemala Vows to Pursue Appeal in Dismissal of Claims Against Tobacco Industry |
HOUSTON, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Fleming & Associates, L.L.P. today issued the following:
The United States District Court of the District of Columbia today issued an opinion dismissing the Republic of Guatemala's case against the major tobacco compani |
12/30/99 |
| Tobacco Fee Arbitration Panel Announces Iowa Decision |
NEW YORK, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tobacco Fee Arbitration Panel announced today a decision regarding attorneys' fees for outside counsel retained by the State of Iowa in last year's state tobacco litigation settlement. |
12/29/99 |
| Tobacco Companies Attack Government Suit |
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 27, 1999--The nation's major tobacco companies today asked a federal judge to dismiss the Clinton Administration's lawsuit, arguing that the government has no legal basis to sue and is attempting to ignore the force and s |
12/28/99 |
| Altadis falls after U.S court ruling |
PARIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Altadis , the world's fourth largest tobacco firm, fell on Tuesday after the Florida Supreme Court declined to step into a case won by Florida smokers, which leaves U.S. tobacco companies open to a potentially crippling multibill |
12/28/99 |
| www.CommittedQuitters.com Customized, Clinically Proven Stop Smoking Program Now Available Online |
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- With the dawn of a new millennium taking place in a matter of hours, smokers will have to wait another thousand years for a better date to quit. And now, a new tool arrives just in time to help. |
12/28/99 |
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