Anti-Smoking Groups See Hard Task in Congress
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The passage of a major U.S. tax bill  on Monday containing a buyout for tobacco farmers has left a  bitter taste among public health groups that had hoped to link  the funding to new federal laws regulating cigarettes.
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The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and combat pay employed delaying tactics to keep the measure from coming up for a vote.
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Senate and House leaders last night fought over new health regulations for tobacco, a dispute that threatens to derail a broader bill designed to end a trade war with Europe and dole out billions in new corporate tax breaks.
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Ministers could be facing legal challenges over Holyrood's proposed smoking ban.
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Years of fierce debate about whether the Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco and whether tobacco interests should get a buyout because of the plunging value of their crop will be put to the test as a congressional conference committee decides which provisions to include in a major corporate tax relief bill.
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Global anti-tobacco efforts aimed at avoiding tens of millions of preventable deaths have been slow to take hold, and no country has fully adopted the World Health Organization's recommendations, WHO said on Thursday.
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The drive to pass a &#36;136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate on Friday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules and combat pay employed delaying tactics to prevent a vote.
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Delta Democrat Times. It is estimated by the American Cancer Society that more than 45 percent of Americans are smokers, which should make for an interesting public hearing tonight - and
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Many companies are seeking to reduce their medical bills by paying for programs to help employees stop smoking, yet another example of how companies are taking health care reform into their own hands.
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A committee working on tax bills passed by the US House of Representatives and US Senate failed to agree on key tobacco-related provisions, Reuters reported Oct. 5. The corporate tax bill passed by the Senate
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not prepared to take on tobacco regulation, although a Senate committee is pushing to give the agency that power, former commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan said on Tuesday.
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Today is the American Cancer Society&#39;s 28th Great American Smokeout. The event is certainly a smoke-out -- clean air laws kick smokers outdoors for their nicotine fixes.
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In a setback for public health groups, Congress moved closer to passing tobacco buyout legislation yesterday but removed a provision for federal regulation of tobacco products.
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Turkey's parliament approved on Thursday a sweeping ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, but commentators say enforcing the new law could prove difficult in a nation long addicted to nicotine.
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Only three states &#151; Maine, Delaware and Mississippi &#151; are spending money on anti-smoking efforts at the minimum levels recommended by federal health officials, a coalition of public health groups said Thursday.
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TORONTO (CP) - Retailers, cigarette manufacturers and advocates for the rights of Canada&#39;s smokers were mobilizing Wednesday for a long, arduous battle over the Ontario government&#39;s stringent new crackdown on smoking.
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WINNIPEG (CP) - Manitoba's sweeping anti-smoking law is facing a constitutional challenge - one that will inevitably be watched by other provinces planning their own crackdowns on tobacco.