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British American Tobacco picks new chairman
LONDON (AFP) - British American Tobacco, the world's second biggest cigarette maker, said Wednesday it had appointed Richard Burrows, who resigned as head of ailing Bank of Ireland Group, as its new chairman.
Nations:U.K. Source:(AFP)
2009-08-19
Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking bill
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is lauding the passage of historic anti-smoking legislation that gives the government sweeping authority to regulate tobacco products, pledging to quickly sign the measure into law.
People:Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(AP)
2009-06-13
No smoking: Historic vote could bring new limits
WASHINGTON - The Senate struck a historic blow against smoking in America Thursday, voting overwhelmingly to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in the cigarettes that kill nearly a half-million people a year, to drastically curtail ads that glorify tobacco and to ban flavored products aimed at spreading the habit to young people.
Nations:U.S. People:Christopher Dodd Edward Kennedy Dick Durbin Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:111th Congress
2009-06-11
Study: Paying smokers to quit boosts success rate
Dangling enough dollars in front of smokers who want to quit helps many more succeed, an experiment with hundreds of General Electric Co. workers indicates. Among those paid up to $750 to quit and stay off cigarettes, 15 percent were still tobacco-free about a year later. That may not sound like much, but it's three times the success rate of a comparison group that got no such bonuses.
Source:(AP)
2009-02-11
Judge tosses suit challenging tobacco settlement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement between the states and 19 tobacco product makers saying there's no legal basis for attacking the compact.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-01-06
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