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Cigarette use down, other tobacco up, CDC says
Cigarette consumption has gone down since 2008, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But other tobacco use has gone up. That includes use of pipe tobacco for roll-you-own cigarettes and cigarette-like cigars, the agency...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Quitting Smoking, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Disease Prevention, McAfee, Inc.
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Campaigns on California ballot measures raise $150 million
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With cigars, politicians protect Americans from getting the best
No one can deny that the American cigar industry leads a charmed life, especially in Pennsylvania. First came the Cuban trade embargo half a century ago, leaving Americans as the only people in the world who cannot legally obtain the world's best cigars,...
Tags: Republican Party, Nazareth, John F. Kennedy, Politics, E-Commerce Industry
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Report shows teen tobacco use on the decline
While tobacco use among U.S. middle and high school students showed a slow decline from 2000 to 2011, health officials say more focus needs to be spent on preventing youth from becoming addicted to tobacco products. A report, released Friday by the...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, High Schools, Health Organizations, Schools
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Australia upholds world's toughest anti-cigarette law
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's highest court upheld the world's toughest law on cigarette promotion Wednesday, prohibiting tobacco company logos on cigarette packs that will instead show cancer-riddled mouths, blinded eyeballs and sickly...
Tags: Imperial Tobacco Group Plc, Companies and Corporations, Politics, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Human Rights
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Primary 2012: California voters OK changes to term limits for state legislators, appear reluctant to raise tobacco tax
Californians approved a change to term limits for state lawmakers, but a measure to raise tobacco taxes for the first time in nearly two decades was in trouble, voting returns showed late Tuesday. In Southern California contests, the nonpartisan race for...
Tags: Republican Party, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Lance Armstrong, Politics, Mitt Romney
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Prop. 29 Vote Still Too Close to Call
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- By about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, the vote for Prop. 29 -- the state's proposed tobacco tax -- was still too close to call. Those against smoking are calling for higher taxes and it's also why Big Tobacco has chosen...Tags: Research, Charity, Lance Armstrong, Politics, Cancer
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Tax hike on miniature cigars among host of new Maryland laws
At a corner store in Pigtown, the bad news spread that taxes on mini-cigars will jump more than four-fold, to 70 cents on the dollar. "Oh, man, you know they're about to go up on cigarillos?" Shawn Mason, 32, told others lounging at the corner of...Tags: Mount Vernon, Cancer, Pigtown, Anne Arundel County
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Colleges move toward absolute bans on smoking
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As a political science major at Ohio State University, Ida Seitter says, she lit up many a cigarette to help her through the stress of exam season. Right or wrong, they were her security blanket as she toiled through college....
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The Ohio State University, Health and Safety at School, Companies and Corporations
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Time for the feds to raise the cigarette tax
At $2 per pack, Maryland has one of the highest cigarette taxes in the nation — and has reaped considerable benefits from it. With every tobacco tax increase over the last 13 years, smoking rates in the state have declined, not only among children...
Tags: Politics, Social Security, Quitting Smoking, Human Rights, Prices
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Primary Election Night: Winners and Losers at a Glance
Los Angeles TimesCalifornia’s electoral experiment, the first test of independently drawn district maps and new election rules, led to the most unpredictable state election in years. Below is a list of some of the winners and losers from Tuesday's contests. WINNERS...Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Jeff Miller, Beth Gaines, Democratic Party
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Lessons for California in Tuesday's vote
Ah, the smart money. It said Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich might walk away with a win in the district attorney's race Tuesday, even without a November runoff. Turns out the smart money was just big money and not all that smart after all....
Tags: Laura Richardson, Republican Party, Tony Strickland, Julia Brownley, Politics
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