Kaine Considers Ban on Smoking  In State Buildings
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RICHMOND, Aug. 29 -- Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) said Tuesday that he is "actively considering" ordering a ban on smoking in state government buildings and vehicles, a move that would affect 100,000 employees and inch the commonwealth closer to a growing national consensus about the dangers...
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The British government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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By Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 4--Once again the citizens of Virginia have been let down by the convoluted reasoning of Del. Tom Gear and his refusal to consider the proposed smoking ban in all workplaces in the commonwealth, including restaurants and bars.
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A ban on smoking in public places is being enforced in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, for the first time.
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PARIS -- About a dozen history and political science students huddled against the blustery cold outside the main entrance to the Sorbonne university, the bastion of Left Bank intellectualism. The topic, as they puffed away: France's new law banning smoking in public places such as schools and...
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Ministers are planning to ban smoking in virtually every restaurant, cafe and pub in England, BBC News learns.
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A ban on smoking at work, in restaurants and cafes will be announced by the Government today. But smoking will still be allowed in public houses that do not serve food.
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By Terry Rindfleisch, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 21--When people talk about a statewide smoke-free workplace law, Doug Mormann understands the politics but wishes legislators and others would be more concerned about public health.
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From parks to bars to the workplace, more states are proposing far-reaching bans that would limit public smoking.
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A ban on smoking in public places has been introduced in France.  Should similar laws be passed across the EU?
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Liverpool city councillors decide to push for a new law outlawing smoking in public spaces.
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Although Democrats have struggled to impose their legislative will on Capitol Hill, they have succeeded on one major front: stamping out the last vestiges of smoking throughout the congressional campus.
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Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) announced a plan yesterday to pump $42 million into Virginia's troubled mental heath system, a proposal that advocates and state officials said is the beginning of an intense discussion about how aggressively the state should adopt reform.
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Frustrated that the state legislature failed to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, Alexandria officials have come up with a maverick plan of their own that would prohibit smoking in all new eateries and make it more difficult for existing establishments to allow people to light up.
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European legislators have voted to set up sealed smokers' rooms in their Strasbourg and Brussels buildings after a voluntary ban on lighting up failed, officials said on Tuesday.
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Rockford, Illinois- If you&#39;re a smoker and you&#39;d like to quit, your chance to kick the habit and get some major support is coming up.
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A parliamentary panel in cigarette-friendly France called Tuesday for the government to ban smoking in public places like cafes and restaurants in less than a year &#151; and floated the prospect of special "smoking rooms."