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ASH NEWS ITEMS FOR JAN. 1999

Good Bye & Good Riddance-Tobacco Institute [01/29-6]

MA Governor On The Hot Seat [01/29-5]

DOJ To Seek Statutory Clarification To Use Against Industry [01/29-4]

1999- No Quiet Year for the Industry [01/29-3]

Students Get Politcos' Settlement Plans on Video [01/29-2]

Nicotine Patch/Inhaler Winning Combo For Quitting [01/29-1]

ASH Answers Concerns About a Ban on Smokers [01/28-13]

Phoenix Open Bans Cigar Sales [01/28-12]

Despite Revenue Gains, Deal May Hurt Industry [01/28-11]

Hawaii Judge Dismisses Union Suit [01/28-10]

Venezuela to Sue Industry [01/28-9]

PM Ads Suspect [01/28-8]

ETS: Tobacco Substances Found in Fetal Fluid [01/28-7]

DOJ May Seek Congress' Help With Lawsuit [01/28-6]

New Taxes on the "Evil Industry" That "Kills" [01/28-5]

AG DEAL: IL Coalition Says Spend Half on Anti-tobacco [01/28-4]

AG DEAL: MA Looks to Spend on Health Care [01/28-3]

AG DEAL: PA Debates Money Usage [01/28-2]

AG DEAL: NY Gov. Wants Money to Reduce Debt [01/28-1]

FTC Drops Joe Camel Complaint [01/27-1]

Read the Menthol Complaint By/About African Americans [01/26-6]

WV May Tax Chew Tobacco Out of Mouths [01/26-5]

Questions Raised Over WA Non-Smoker Hiring Policy [01/26-4]

LA Considers Full-Time Smoking Ban Enforcement [01/26-3]

Another Shop Owner Refuses To Sell Cigs [01/26-2]

DOJ May Seek Punitive Damages & Join Individual Actions [01/26-1]

Industry Stocks Take A Beating [01/25-11]

More Research on Smoking and Impotence [01/25-10]

Washington Post Supports a Federal Law Suit [01/25-9]

New Study: Weight Gain After Quitting is Temporary  [01/25-8]

"Tiptoeing Away from Smoking [01/25-7]

New Research: Smoking Linked to Genetics [01/25-6]

Industry Split on Deal With Feds [01/25-5]

AG DEAL: Activists Call MA Spending Proposal "A Slap" [01/25-4]

AG DEAL: IL - Half of Settlement Should Go to Health [01/25-3]

AG DEAL: NJ Looks to Spend Share on Antismoking [01/25-2]

AG DEAL: NY Faces Lengthy Court Battles [01/25-1]

ASH Supports Tobacco Suit [01/22-3]

Wyoming May Ban Smoking [01/22-2]

Clinton Plan Suprised Some (but not ASH) [01/22-1]

AG DEAL: Feds/States Fight Over $$s [01/21-10]

ENGLE: Industry Lawyer Seeks Mistrial Over Clinton Remarks [01/21-9]

AG DEAL: Some Fla Money to Health Care [01/21-8]

US Gets RJR Affiliate on Tobacco Smuggling [01/21-7]

DOJ Appeals Tobacco Win Over FDA [01/21-6]

Pharmacy Takes Cigs Off Shelves [01/21-5]

More Confidential Memos Exposed [01/21-4]

Industry Confidential Memos Exposed [01/21-3]

AG DEAL: Inside the Settlement Negotiations [01/21-2]

Tobacco Road Mall Bans Smoking [01/21-1]

ASH Memo Outlines Fed Govt Legal Case Against Tobacco

New Look at Confidential Memos [01/20-10]

AG DEAL: TX Lawyer Investigated [01/20-9]

Hospitals' New Plan to Reduce Smoking [01/20-8]

Activists Target Women's Wrinkles [01/20-7]

Tax Increase Faces Opposition [01/20-6]

DOJ Preparing to Sue Industry [01/20-5]

Minn. Blues Prepare for Hearing [01/20-4]

Memo Outlines Fed Govt Legal Case Against Tobacco [01/20-3]

FIRST WITH: Transcript from State of Union on Tobacco [01/20-2]

First Excerpts from State of Union on Tobacco [01/20-1]

FIRST WITH: Feds to Sue Tobacco Industry [01/19-6]

ASH Quoted on Higher Cig Tax [01/19-5]

Preparing for a Settlement Showdown [01/19-4]

AG DEAL: Settlement Questions & Answers [01/19-3]

Lung Disorders Linked to Cancer in Nonsmokers [01/19-2]

Canada's Tough New Antismoking Plan [01/19-1]

Smoking Linked to Depression [01/18-15]

Conspiracy: Industry Plants Scientists to Give Friendly ETS Info [01/18-14]

Wash Post Backs Higher Federal Cig Tax [01/18-13]

AG DEAL: Standing By to Spend Money [01/18-12]

AG DEAL: Fed's Bid for Share Angers States [01/18-11]

Justice Dept Investigates Cig Maker [01/18-10]

Industry "Secretly Misled and Manipulated" [01/18-9]

Pancreatic Cancer Tied to Smoking [01/18-8]

Cruise Lines go NO SMOKING [01/18-7]

Labels to Make Men and Women Think Twice [01/18-6]

New Method to Monitor Smoking Status [01/18-5]

Industry Threatened by Foreign Govts & Individuals [01/18-4]

Indian Nations to Sue Industry? [01/18-3]

AG DEAL: Long-Term Payouts Questioned [01/18-2]

AG DEAL: NC Officials Wants Half [01/18-1]

Special Work Break For Smokers Clipped [01/15-7]

White House Fighting Uphill On Cig Tax Hike [01/15-6]

Reasons To Become A Smoke Free Restaurant [01/15-5]

ASW Pushes Regulations That Would Bar TI Print Ads [01/15-4]

TI Says TX AG Actions Jeopardize Settlement [01/15-3]

Greatest Threat To TI, FDA Regulation Of Nicotine [01/15-2]

AG Uses Consumer Protection To Regulate TI [01/15-1]

ASH Says Proposed Tax Increase is Too Small [01/14-6]

Smoking Disturbs Menstrual Cycle [01/14-5]

AG DEAL: Feds Plan to Recoup Medicaid Funds From States [01/14-4]

New ETS Suits on the Way [01/14-3]

AG DEAL: PA 46th State to Settle [01/14-2]

Smokeless Tobacco Promotions on Rise [01/14-1]

CONTEST: Kids/Teens - Visit MTV and More [01/13-9]

AG DEAL: NY Settlement Money For Schools? [01/13-8]

ENGLE: Testimony Says AMA in Bed With Big Tobacco [01/13-7]

AG DEAL: PA Still Agonizing Over Settlement Approval [01/13-6]

Zyban #1 Smoking Cessation Treatment In Canada [01/13-5]

Women Face Higher Mortality Rate: Smoking A Factor [01/13-4]

ENGLE: Health Expert Testifies Smokers Couldn't Know Danger [01/13-3]

RI Exemplifies The Contentiousness Of Spending Settlement $ [01/13-2]

Scientists Get $4.2 Million Oral Cancer Research Grant [01/13-1]

New Washington Post Series Shows Early Tobacco Concerns [01/12-8]

1999 Cancer Rate Will Be 1.2 Million [01/12-7]

New Federal Tobacco Tax Increase On Horizon [01/12-5]

Blues Suit Against TI Dismissed [01/12-4]

Author Of How To Raise A Non-Smoker On CBS This Morning [01/12-3]

Los Angeles Wants More Warnings [01/12-2]

Studies Show Anti-Smoking Laws No Detriment To Business [01/12-1]

Two Tobacco Giants Merge [01/11-8]

ENGLE: Smokers' Class-Action Trial Continues [01/11-7]

AG DEAL: Sample States - Spending Settlement Money [01/11-6]

AG DEAL: What Your State Plans For The Money [01/11-5]

CA Jail Chief Wants To Cut Out Cigs [01/11-4]

No Smoking Flights Status Report By DOT [01/11-3]

Modest Tobacco Tax Hike Possible This Year [01/11-2]

AG DEAL: PA Anti-Tobacco Groups Fight On [01/11-1]

106th CONGRESS : phone, fax, email, web site

Smoking Among Kids Keeps Rising [01/08-5]

Updated Information on Quitting [01/08-4]

Tobacco Smoke Affects Beta-Carotine [01/08-3]

Smoking During Pregnancy and Behavior Problems [01/08-2]

Reduced Exposure to ETS Lowers SIDS [01/08-1]

Pennsylvania Hearing Tomorrow [01/07-4]

Memo Implicates British Medical Journal [01/07-3]

Tobacco Firm Plead Guilty To Smuggling Cigs [01/07-2]

A New Wave of Tobacco Litigation Likely [01/07-1]

CO Looking to Spend All Settlement Money On Anti-Smoking [01/06-4]

WHO Declares War On Tobacco [01/06-3]

Mental Preparation Is Key To Quitting [01/06-2]

WA Seeks To Reject Job Applications Of Smokers [01/06-1]

ASH's Banzhaf Hails Broin Deal [01/05-5]

Carter: Appeals Court Denies Rehearing In Smoker's Suit [01/05-4]

New Laws In 1999 - Tobacco Free Kids Are One Aim [01/05-3]

MD: County Approves Cigar & Chew Tax Hike [01/05-2]

Smoking And The Silent Killer- Carbon Monoxide [01/05-1]

ASH's Banzhaf's Argument In FLA Court [01/04-6]

Litigation Continues For TI [01/04-5]

Clinton Looks To Resurrect Tobacco Legislation [01/04-4]

Counseling Is Major Factor To Quitting Tobacco [01/04-3]

AG DEAL: Lawyers Challenged To Donate Fee Money [01/04-2]

ASH's Banzhaf Argues Broin Appeal  [01/04-1]

AG DEAL: Update from Utah [01/02-2]

Stogie Stinkers Fume in Calif [01/02-1]

Denver Shackles Public Cig Machines [01/01-2]

Joe Camel the Martyr? [01/01-1]
 
 

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