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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Tobacco</title>
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		<title>Cigarette companies kicked out of UN-backed meeting on tobacco smuggling</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Jordans</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — A U.N.-backed meeting on tobacco smuggling has barred cigarette companies from attending for fear they will try to influence delegates, participants said Thursday.

More than 130 countries agreed late Wednesday to expel the tobacco industry from the rest of the weeklong meeting of parties to the 2005 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cigarette-companies-kicked-out-of-un-backed-meeting-on-tobacco-smuggling-98001/">Cigarette companies kicked out of UN-backed meeting on tobacco smuggling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>New Greek law restricts public smoking _ but gamblers and mental patients exempt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:25:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicholas Paphitis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATHENS, Greece — Europe&#8217;s most nicotine-addicted nation adopted a new public smoking ban Wednesday in a bid to stub out the Greek habit of lighting up practically everywhere. Exceptions have been made for mental patients and gamblers.

Unrestricted indoor smoking in restaurants, bars, coffee shops and workplaces is now against the law, in the third ban ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-greek-law-restricts-public-smoking-_-but-gamblers-and-mental-patients-exempt-96837/" title="New Greek law restricts public smoking _ but gamblers and mental patients exempt">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Florida husband accused of drenching wife with hose for smoking in the house</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JENSEN BEACH, Fla. — Authorities said a man has been charged with domestic battery after he drenched his wife with a garden hose and elbowed her for smoking in the house. An arrest report shows that the 51-year-old husband was charged Saturday. Police said the couple began arguing when the wife began smoking a cigarette ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/florida-husband-accused-of-drenching-wife-with-hose-for-smoking-in-the-house-95938/">Florida husband accused of drenching wife with hose for smoking in the house</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Countries mull ban on selling cigarettes on Net, crackdown on smuggling via free trade zones</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — More than 130 countries met Monday to consider whether to ban the sale of tobacco on the Internet as part of an effort to crack down on the multibillion dollar market in contraband cigarettes.

As well as stopping direct sales to consumers, the draft treaty being considered in Geneva this week could ban online ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/countries-mull-ban-on-selling-cigarettes-on-net-crackdown-on-smuggling-via-free-trade-zones-94832/">Countries mull ban on selling cigarettes on Net, crackdown on smuggling via free trade zones</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No snuffing out this rumor: Obama smokes occasional cigarette, says he&#8217;s &#8216;95 percent cured&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It fell to President Barack Obama to confirm the gossip that his aides had spent weeks trying to snuff out: He still sneaks an occasional cigarette.

&#8220;There are times where I mess up,&#8221; Obama said at a White House news conference on Tuesday.
But, the president hastened to add, he never smokes in front of ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-snuffing-out-this-rumor-obama-smokes-occasional-cigarette-says-hes-95-percent-cured-90053/">No snuffing out this rumor: Obama smokes occasional cigarette, says he&#8217;s &#8216;95 percent cured&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says he hasn&#8217;t completely quit smoking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — One day after signing legislation giving the government unprecedented power to regulate tobacco, President Barack Obama is admitting that he&#8217;s sometimes &#8220;fallen off the wagon&#8221; in his own effort to stop smoking.

Obama told reporters Tuesday that he&#8217;s &#8220;95 percent cured.&#8221; But he added that &#8220;there are times where I mess up.&#8221;
He said he&#8217;s ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-he-hasnt-completely-quit-smoking-89912/">Obama says he hasn&#8217;t completely quit smoking</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama signs anti-smoking bill, citing his own difficulty in breaking the cigarette habit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Lamenting his first teenage cigarette, President Barack Obama ruefully admitted on Monday that he&#8217;s spent his adult life fighting the habit. Then he signed the nation&#8217;s toughest anti-smoking law, aiming to keep thousands of other teens from getting hooked.

Obama praised the historic legislation, which gives the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-signs-anti-smoking-bill-citing-his-own-difficulty-in-breaking-the-cigarette-habit-89117/" title="Obama signs anti-smoking bill, citing his own difficulty in breaking the cigarette habit">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No ifs, ands or butts: Obama signs anti-smoking bill, cites own struggle with cigarettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Elliott</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he got hooked on as a teenager as he signed the nation&#8217;s strongest-ever anti-smoking bill Monday and praised it for providing critically needed protections for kids.

&#8220;The decades-long effort to protect our children from the harmful effects of tobacco has emerged victorious,&#8221; ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-ifs-ands-or-butts-obama-signs-anti-smoking-bill-cites-own-struggle-with-cigarettes-88963/" title="No ifs, ands or butts: Obama signs anti-smoking bill, cites own struggle with cigarettes">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama signs anti-smoking measure, saying it will help keep children from getting hooked</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed the strongest anti-smoking measure ever, calling it an extraordinary accomplishment that will help keep children from getting hooked on cigarettes.

Standing in the Rose Garden with a number of lawmakers and other guests, Obama declared: &#8220;It is a law that will save American lives.&#8221;
The legislation gives the Food and ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-signs-anti-smoking-measure-saying-it-will-help-keep-children-from-getting-hooked-88954/">Obama signs anti-smoking measure, saying it will help keep children from getting hooked</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No ifs, ands or butts: Obama lauds anti-smoking bill giving FDA authority over tobacco</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed the strongest anti-smoking measure ever, calling it an extraordinary accomplishment that will help keep children from getting hooked on cigarettes.

Standing in the Rose Garden with a number of lawmakers and other guests, Obama declared: &#8220;It is a law that will save American lives.&#8221;
The legislation gives the Food and .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-ifs-ands-or-butts-obama-lauds-anti-smoking-bill-giving-fda-authority-over-tobacco-88951/">No ifs, ands or butts: Obama lauds anti-smoking bill giving FDA authority over tobacco</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>A look at FDA-tobacco legislation Obama is signing into law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A look at legislation President Barack Obama signed into law Monday that gives the Food and Drug Administration regulatory controls over tobacco products.

Q. What is the main objective of the legislation?
A. The bill for the first time gives the federal government, through a new office in the FDA, authority to regulate the content, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-look-at-fda-tobacco-legislation-obama-is-signing-into-law-88935/">Original article &nbsp;: A look at FDA-tobacco legislation Obama is signing into law</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No ifs, ands or butts: Obama to sign anti-smoking bill giving FDA authority over tobacco</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-ifs-ands-or-butts-obama-to-sign-anti-smoking-bill-giving-fda-authority-over-tobacco-88549/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is set to sign into law an anti-smoking bill that will give the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate tobacco.

Obama is scheduled to sign the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act during an event Monday in the Rose Garden. The law allows the FDA to reduce nicotine ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-ifs-ands-or-butts-obama-to-sign-anti-smoking-bill-giving-fda-authority-over-tobacco-88549/">No ifs, ands or butts: Obama to sign anti-smoking bill giving FDA authority over tobacco</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>O Canada: Tobacco advocates claim Canadian proposal would ban some leaf imported from US</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/o-canada-tobacco-advocates-claim-canadian-proposal-would-ban-some-leaf-imported-from-us-86963/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce Schreiner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tobacco advocates used to being on the defensive in their own country are fuming over a Canadian proposal they say could essentially ban some American leaf often used in cigarettes sold across the northern border.

The measure winding through Canada&#8217;s parliament would outlaw selling tobacco embellished with fruit and candy flavors, which health .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/o-canada-tobacco-advocates-claim-canadian-proposal-would-ban-some-leaf-imported-from-us-86963/">O Canada: Tobacco advocates claim Canadian proposal would ban some leaf imported from US</a>.]]></description>
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