Va. Senate Passes Smoking Ban
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Legislation faces major hurdle in the House of Delegates, which rejected the ban last year.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 25 -- The Virginia House of Delegates took a major step toward strengthening the state's mental health laws Friday as a panel passed legislation that would ease the standard by which mentally ill people can be involuntarily committed to hospitals, an issue raised after the Virginia...
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TORONTO - Ontario&#39;s tough new anti-smoking legislation will ban tobacco from all private clubs, including Royal Canadian Legion halls, the province&#39;s health minister said Tuesday.
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Smoking was banned from Sunday in all public buildings in England, including pubs, movie theaters, shopping malls &#151; and even Buckingham Palace.
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The House yesterday lifted a nine-year-old ban on using D.C. tax dollars to provide clean needles to drug addicts, handing city leaders what they consider a crucial new weapon against a severe AIDS epidemic.
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The Scottish smoking ban has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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Scotland will ban smoking in enclosed public places, First Minister Jack McConnell said, confirming an expected move to follow Ireland in enacting a sweeping ban.
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Scotland became the latest country to  take a stand against tobacco on Wednesday by announcing a ban  on smoking in public buildings.
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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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The Spanish Parliament bans smoking in its corridors ahead of government plans for a smoking ban in all working places.
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Smoking in pubs, restaurants and the office is expected to be banned later thanks to new Government plans to improve the nation&#39;s health.
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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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THE government is today expected to announce plans for a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food in England and Wales.
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Freedom for the National Assembly to have its own say on the scale and speed of a smoking ban. In England a ban on smoking in all Government workplaces and NHS buildings will be in place by 2006.
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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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Legislators in San Francisco city voted to ban smoking in public parks on Tuesday, becoming the first major American city to embrace such an expansive ban on tobacco use.
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By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 5--RELATED:  Fearless objection takes lawmakers by surprise   --Virginia Politics Blog   The Senate conservation committee endorsed a bill today that would strip powers from two pollution-fighting boards.