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March 2005 News Items

Cincinnati: Smoking Ban to be Introduced at Next City Council Meeting [03/31-5]

New Report: Half of Cancer Deaths Could Be Prevented [03/31-4]

Vermont House Committee Approves State Workplace Smoking Ban [03/31-3]

US Cancer Chief: Tobacco Producers Are 'Terrorists' [03/31-2]

MT House Approves Workplace Smoking Ban [03/31-1]
Smoking Ban Bill Introduced in Colorado State Senate [03/30-5]

New Study: Smoking High Among Young White Women in NYC [03/30-4]

Mankato, MN Adopts Smoking Ban [03/30-3]

Group Challenges RI Smoking Ban [03/30-2]

California: Court Seeks Tobacco Law Clarification for Sick Smoker Suits [03/30-1]
NY Jury Awards $17.1M in Sick Smoker Case [03/29-5]

BAT Fined $250K in Federal Racketeering Suit Against the Tobacco Industry [03/29-4]

Wash. Post: Medical Experts Share Views on Why Smokers Smoke [03/29-3]

Ireland Celebrates First Anniversary of Nation-wide Smoking Ban [03/29-2]

Australian Medical Assoc. Pushes for Smoking Ban in Cars Carrying Children [03/29-1]
South Carolina: New Bill Would Ban Smoking in Bars and Restaurants Statewide [03/28-4]

Bill for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Reintroduced in Congress [03/28-3]

NH Considers Fire-Safe Cigarette Law [03/28-2]

Principal Apologizes for Smoking at School [03/28-1]
Ireland's Prime Minister Says Nation's Smoking Ban is a Success [03/25-5]

Montana House Approves Smoking Ban Bill [03/25-4]

CO Smoking Ban Bill Stalled in State Senate [03/25-3]

RI Student Suspended After Posting Photos of Principal Smoking on the Internet [03/25-2]

Yemen: Smoking Ban Enacted [03/25-1]
GA House Approves Weak Smoking Ban Bill [03/24-6]

WI Fighting Internet Cigarette Sales [03/24-5]

New Study: Secondhand Smoke Increases Risk of Stroke Among Wives of Smokers [03/24-4]

Racketeering Trial Update: DOJ Asks Court to Monitor Big Tobacco [03/24-3]

Oregon Lawmakers Consider 'Fire Safe' Cigarettes [03/24-2]

2 CO Inmates File Secondhand Smoke Lawsuit [03/24-1]
NJ and CO Consider Smoking Bans at Casinos [03/23-4]

Utah No Longer Uses Tobacco Settlement Funds to Balance State Budget [03/23-3]

Some CA Taverns Violate State Smoking Ban [03/23-2]

Judge Hears Request to Block Minneapolis Smoking Ban from Taking Effect Mar. 31 [03/23-1]
Major Credit Card Companies to Curb Online Cigarette Sales Following ASH Letter [03/22-6]

NC Rep. Files Bill to Allow Smoking Ban in Mecklenburg County [03/22-5]
New Study Says Smoking Prevention Programs for Students Are Not Working [03/22-4]

Australia: Govt. Official Asks for Ban on All Cigarette Sales by 2050 [03/22-3]

US Supreme Court Refuses to Consider Philip Morris' Appeal in Sick Smoker's Case [03/22-2]

DOJ and Big Tobacco Seek Deal in Racketeering Case [03/22-1]
6 Paramount Theme Parks to Restrict Smoking [03/21-6]

Wash. Post Editorial: Smoke-free D.C.: Round 2 [03/21-5]

Baltimore City Councilman Proposes Workplace Smoking Ban [03/21-4]

Wayne County, MI Bans Smoking in Workplaces [03/21-3]

CA Targets Online Cigarette Sales [03/21-2]

Corpus Christi Suspends Restaurant Smoking Ban [03/21-1]
Push for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Renewed [03/18-7]

AP: Deal Aims to Prevent Web Cigarette Sales [03/18-6]

ASH PR: Natl Deal Cracks Down on Internet Cigarette Sales [03/18-5]

State AGs, ATF and Credit Card Cos. Announce Initiative to Curb Illegal Cigarette Sales Following Pressure from ASH [03/18-4]

DC Council Members Vow to Pass Workplace Smoking Ban [03/18-3]

10 States to Curb Illegal Cigarette Sales Following ASH Letters [03/18-2]

New Zealand to Use Graphic Warning Labels on Cigarettes by 2007 [03/18-1]
ASH PR: AmEx Blocks Internet Cigarette Sales - Reverses Policy Following Threat

Editorial: Tobacco's Growing Global Road [03/17-5]

CO Legislators Rally to Gather Support for State Smoking Ban [03/17-4]

Wash. Post: Homeowners Should Send Smoking Guests Outdoors [03/17-3]

Wash. Post: Ridding A New Home of Tobacco Smoke is Time-Consuming and Expensive [03/17-2]

In Response to ASH Letter, US Postal Service to Hold Meeting on Enforcement of Internet Cigarette Sales Laws [03/17-1]
ASH PR: Internet Cigarette Sales Spark Enforcement Meeting, Possible Crackdown

Australian Medical Association Pushes to Ban Smoking in Family Cars [03/16-7]

Philadelphia City Council to Vote on Smoking Ban Thurs. March 17 [03/16-6]

Proposed GA Smoking Ban Scaled Back in House Committee [03/16-5]

Editorial: Let the Smoke Clear in GA [03/16-4]

Korea Will Ratify the FCTC in June '05 [03/16-3]

2 WI Legislators Propose $1 Tax Hike on Cigarettes [03/16-2]

Finland: 4 "Light" Cigarette Suits Filed Against Big Tobacco [03/16-1]
DOJ Trial Update: Witness Urges Govt. to Oust Tobacco Executives [03/15-5]

Colleges and Universities Fight Tobacco Promotions [03/15-4]

Taiwan to Fine Pregnant Women for Smoking [03/15-3]

New Study Says African American Children Suffer Disproportionately from ETS Exposure [03/15-2]

LA Times: US Gives Cold Shoulder to FCTC [03/15-1]
CA Air Resources Board to Hold Meeting on New Report Linking Secondhand Smoke to Breast Cancer [03/14-5]

Bangladesh Bans Smoking in Public Places [03/14-4]

Editorial: Protect N.J. Workers from Secondhand Smoke [03/14-3]

KY to Raise Cigarette Tax 27 Cents on June 1 [03/14-2]

Smoking Ban Sought in NJ Casinos; ASH Quoted [03/14-1]
New Poll: Americans Smoke Less, Weigh More [03/10-5]

Helena's Appeal of Smoking Ban Enforcement Ruling Returns to Court [03/10-4]

7 Plead Guilty in VA Cigarette Smuggling Case [03/10-3]

MA Restaurant Revenues Up Following Smoking Ban [03/10-2]

Houston Approves Restaurant Smoking Ban [03/10-1]
ASH PR: Secondhand Tobacco Smoke More Dangerous Than Smoking Itself

Corpus-Christi Files Answer to Lawsuit Against New Smoking Ban [03/09-6]

Editorial: Where There's Smoke There's No Backbone [03/09-5]

USA Today: Secondhand Smoke Causes Breast Cancer, Study Says [03/09-4]

Singapore to Include More Public Places in Nation-wide Smoking Ban [03/09-3]

New Study: Smoking Cigarettes During Pregnancy May Damage Baby's Genes [03/09-2]

New Oregon Luxury Resort is 100% Smokefree [03/09-1]
Philadelphia City Council Votes to Move Forward with Smoking Ban [03/08-5]

NY Lawyer Sues Office Neighbor Over Secondhand Smoke [03/08-4]

Tobacco Industry Opens Defense in Racketeering Trial [03/08-3]

MI Govt. Charges Smokers for Unpaid Taxes from Internet Cigarette Purchases [03/08-2]

New Drug May Aid in Smoking Cessation [03/08-1]
House Member Seeks to Ban Smoking in House Office Building Cafeterias [03/07-6]

Philadelphia City Council to Hear Debate Over Proposed Smoking Ban [03/07-5]

TN Group Seeking Smoke-free Restaurants May Stage Sit-Ins [03/07-4]

Utah: Bill to Ban Smoking in Bars and Private Clubs is Dead [03/07-3]

Big Tobacco Pays Scientists to Challenge Secondhand Smoke's Link to SIDS [03/07-2]

CT Proposes Cigarette Tax Increase; ASH Quoted [03/07-1]
Editorial: The Boss Says 'No Smoking' [03/04-4]

New Study: Secondhand Smoke Exposure Increases Risk of Breast Cancer [03/04-3]

China Faces Huge Challenge in Battle Against Smoking [03/04-2]

New Study: Smoking May be a Greater Risk to Kidneys [03/04-1]
Charles County, MD Bans Smoking in Parks [03/03-5]

GA College to Ban Smoking on Entire Campus [03/03-4]

MN House Votes Against Restaurant Smoking Ban [03/03-3]

New SC Bill Would Ban Smoking in Govt. Offices [03/03-2]

CA Jury Oks Product Liability Lawsuit Against Philip Morris [03/03-1]
Opinion: U.S. Tobacco War Too Low-Key; U.S. Should Ratify the FCTC [03/02-7]

Germany Seeks Voluntary Smoking Limits in Restaurants [03/02-6]

Houston Smoking Ban Advocates Hold Rally at City Hall [03/02-5]

Austin Bar Owners File Suit to Keep Proposed Smoking Ban off May Ballot [03/02-4]

New Evidence that Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers Can Be a Different Disease from Lung Cancer in Smokers [03/02-3]

Activists Push for Smoke-free NJ [03/02-2]

New Study: Passive Smoking Poses Greater Cancer Risk than Food Dye Sudan 1 [03/02-1]
GA: Legislators Shouldn't Make or Listen to Excuses and Enact a Statewide Ban on Smoking [03/01-6]

Editorial: Clean Indoor Air Is Coming to a City Near You [03/01-5]

Testimony in Racketeering Trial Against Tobacco Industry Postponed Until March 7 [03/01-4]

Cigarette Lighters to Be Banned on U.S. Flights Starting April 14 [03/01-3]

NY Smoking Ban Challenged in Federal Court [03/01-2]

Rhode Island Workplace Smoking Ban Takes Effect Today Mar. 1 [03/01-1]


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