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Obama signs anti-tobacco bill 2009

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Acknowledging his own struggle with smoking, President Obama signed a sweeping anti-tobacco bill into law Monday.

Obama signs anti-tobacco bill 2009

Acknowledging his own struggle with smoking, President Obama signed a sweeping anti-tobacco bill into law Monday.

POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: June 23, 2009 2009

I'm glad there's finally some more anti-tobacco policy.

CNN Poll: Do American care if Obama smokes? 2009

(Indeed, it took tobacco critics half a century before the relevant committees in Congress had enough anti-tobacco members to pass legislation allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco as a drug.) “The committees with the most jurisdiction over food and nutrition policies are the agricultural committees,” Raben says.

Beating Obesity 2010

I may be failing in my role as BAT mouthpiece, but what the anti-tobacco lobby fails to understand is that some people like to smoke.

Yes, smoking kills – but not everyone wants to be saved | Tanya Gold 2011

(Indeed, it took tobacco critics half a century before the relevant committees in Congress had enough anti-tobacco members to pass legislation allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco as a drug.) “The committees with the most jurisdiction over food and nutrition policies are the agricultural committees,” Raben says.

Beating Obesity 2010

"If you own a billion dollars [of tobacco stock], then you don't want to see it go down," says Himmelstein, "You are less likely to join anti-tobacco coalitions, endorse anti-tobacco legislation, basically, anything most health companies would want to participate in." ...

Boing Boing 2009

They argue that the ban could lead to a backlash against more important anti-tobacco campaigns.

New Yorkers Have Mixed Feelings About Ban on Smoking in Parks 2011

Melissa Mahoney HIGH ROLLERS | Bill Paley at home in Nantucket With all of today's anti-tobacco legislation, is the tradition of fine cigars destined to go up in smoke?

Smoke Show Darrell Hartman 2011