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ASH NEWS ITEMS FOR MAY 1998

 Maternal Smoking and Infant Limb Defects [05/31/98] 

 Record Effective Teen Antismoking Program [05/30-4] 

 Nonsmoker Suit Reinstated by Highest Court [05/30-3] 

 No Smoking in Restaurant Bars [05/30-2] 

 Vets Object to Smoking Ruling [05/30-1] 

 Tobacco Debate Begins Again Monday [05/29/98] 

 Which Members of Congress are Tobacco Friendly 

ASH & S.G. Want Cigar Warnings [05/28-6] 

Big Tobacco Makes Big Donation [05/28-5] 

Who Got to Lott? [05/28-4] 

Where We Stand in The Senate & Vote Tally  [05/28-3] 

Washington Post Says Pass Tough Bill [05/28-2] 

Smoking Employees Being Made to Pay More [05/28-1] 

Even Short ETS Exposure Hurts [05/27-5] 

Smoking Causes Serious Eye Diseases [05/27-4] 

Politicians Still Taking Tobacco Money [05/27-3] 

Sen. Feinstein Wrong on Calif. Smuggling [05/27-2] 

Californians Support Bar Smoking Ban [05/27-1] 

Industry Influence in ETS Research [05/22-6]   

Clinton on the Liability Issue [05/22-5]   

Role of Advertising on Tobacco Legislation [05/22-4]  

More Teen One-Timers Getting Hooked [05/22-3]  

Senate Rules: No Immunity for Big Tobacco [05/22-2]  

CSM on the Tobacco Legislation Debate [05/22-1]  

ASH Supports Durbin-DeWine-Wyden  Lookback Amendment  Now Being Debated  [05/21-4]  

WE WON! No-Immunity Bill Not Tabled [05/21-3]  

Koop-Kessler Letter Opposing Immunity [05/21-2]  

Update on Gregg-Leahy No-Immunity Amendment [05/21]  

President Supports Immunity - Opposes Gregg- [05/20-7]  

Kennedy Move to Raise Taxes Fails [05/20-6] 

President Pushing Immunity - CALL HIM! [05/20-5]   

NY Times Wants a Tougher Antismoking Bill [05/20-4]  

Cancer Society's Claim May Be Unfounded [05/20-3]  

Limit on Tobacco Atty Fees Killed [05/20-2]  

California's Feinstein Wavering -- CALL HER! [05/20-1]  

Please Support the No-Immunity Amendment [05/19-6] 

Health Leaders Oppose Special Immunity [05/19-5] 

Americans Oppose Immunity for Big Tobacco [05/19-3] 

Text of McCain Manager's Amendment (long) [05/19-3] 

McCain Bill Modified By Man.  Amendment [05/19-2] 

Debate on Modified McCain Bill Begins [05/19-1] 

Supreme Ct. Ruling Argues Against Immunity [05/18-5]  

Supreme Ct. OKs Punitive Damages [05/18-4] 

Settlements Cost Industry Virtually Nothing! [05/18-3] 

NY Times Supports Higher Cigarette Taxes [05/18-2] 

Senate Begins Tobacco Debate Today [05/18-1] 

McCain Bails Out Big Asbestos Too? [05/17-5] 

AP Predicts Tense Tobacco Debate Monday [05/17-4] 

Leading Activists Still Oppose McCain Bill [05/17-3] 

Minority Groups and Tobacco [05/17-2] 

George Mitchell Hit Over Tobacco Lobbying [05/17-1] 

Support the Gregg-Conrad Amendment [05/16-5] 

Hatch's Arguments Are All Answered [05/16-4] 

Sneaky Tobacco Lobbyists Have Dual Roles [05/16-3] 

More on White House's Position re McCain [05/16-2] 

Saturday White House Press Briefing [05/16-1] 

More On Senate Finance Votes [05/15-4] 

McCain and White House Negotiate Changes [05/15-3] 

Senate Finance Votes Tax Increase [05/15-2] 

Tobacco Company Sponsors Petitions [05/15-1] 

McCain Bill Gives Industry What It Needs [05/13-9] 

Republicans Attack McCain Bill [05/13-8] 

Liggett Settles Florida Suit [05/13-7] 

European Union to Ban Cigarette Ads [05/13-6] 

More on ASH's Criminal Complaint [05/13-5] 

Tobacco Trials in Other States [05/13-4] 

Cost of Natl Deal May Be Rising [05/13-3] 

Guatemala Sues Big Tobacco [05/13-2] 

Don't Trust So-Called Analysts [05/13-1] 

Minnesota Settlement - Complete Text [05/12-2]  

Indictments Sought Over Movie Smoking [05/12-1] 

PBS Exposes Criminal Investigation Tuesday [05/11-7] 

Docs. May Hold Key in FL Suit [05/11-6] 

Republicans Inflate Estimate of Bill's Cost [05/11-5] 

B&W is Target of Criminal Investigation [05/11-4] 

Ban Smoking in Home, L.A. Times says [05/11-3] 

More on Value of MN Settlement [05/11-2] 

Trial  on TV Starts in FL With New Docs. [05/11-1] 

New Books on Tobacco [05/10-2] 

Long-Secret Documents Now Hurting Tobacco [05/10-1] 

MN Settlmnt: Web Links For More Info. [05/09-9] 

MN Settlmnt: What Happens Next [05/09-8] 

MN Settlmnt: The Financial Impact [05/09-7] 

MN Settlmnt: Additional Reactions [05/09-6] 

MN Settlmt: Reactions to The Deal [05/09-5] 

MN Settlmnt: Highlights/ Summary of Deal [05/09-4] 

MN Settlmnt: How It May Affect Legislation [05/09-3] 

MN Settlmnt: News Summaries [05/09-2] 

MN Settlmnt: A Triumph for  Skip Humphrey [05/09-1] 

Meet the Key Players in Minn. Case [05/08-7] 

ASH on Effects of Minn. Settlement [05/08-6] 

Pols, Including McCain, Get Tobacco $$s [05/08-5] 

Cig. Tax Rise Could Reduce Buttlegging [05/08-4] 

Closing Arguments in Minn. [05/08-3] 

New Campaign Pushes McCain Bill [05/08-2] 

Minnesota Tobacco Suit Settled [05/08-1] 

Mass Judge Rules Against Industry [05/07-9] 

Hansen's Bill Worries GOP [05/07-8] 

Preview of Closing Arguments in Minn. [05/07-7] 

Two Court Battles in Massachusetts [05/07-6] 

Farmers Wary of Big Tobacco [05/07-5] 

Nicotine as Addictive as Heroin [05/07-4] 

Are Tobacco Farmers Responsible? [05/07-3] 

Philip Morris Covered Up Addiction Info. [05/07-2] 

Minn. Jury Instructions Slam Industry [05/07-1] 

ASH Featured in Kids' Antismoking Book [05/06-11] 

President Praises Hansen-Meehan Bill [05/06-10] 

Official Summary of Hansen-Meehan Bill [05/06-9] 

New Hansen-Meehan Bill in House [05/06-8] 

McCain Bill May Not Weaken Teen Smoking [05/06-7] 

Revised McCain Bill Apparently Weakened [05/06-6] 

Official Report on Revised McCain Bill (long) [05/06-5] 

Text of Revised McCain Bill (long) [05/06-4] 

Smokers Risking Their Children [05/06-3] 

Minn. Tobacco Trial: Motions by Both Sides [05/06-2] 

More Revelations from Minn. Secret Docs [05/06-1] 

Treasury Dept. Testimony re Smuggling [05/05-7] 

Senate Republicans Battle Over Tobacco [05/05-6] 

More on Effects of Any Minn. Settlement [05/05-5] 

More on Minn. Settlement Negotiations [05/05-4] 

Wash. Post on Liggett Agreement [05/05-3] 

Sen. Lott Hedging on Tobacco Bill [05/05-2] 

Smuggling Issue a "Red Herring" [05/05-1] 

More on the Minnesota Settlement [05/04-9] 

Minnesota Tobacco Suit May Settle [05/04-8] 

More on Blue Cross/Shield Suits [05/04-7] 

Do U Know the Signs & Risk Factors 4 Stroke [05/04-6] 

Where the Various Interests Stand [05/04-5] 

Quitting Smoking - The Benefits [05/04-4] 

US News on Secret Tobacco Papers [05/04-3] 

Time Magazine on Tobacco Hypocrisy [05/04-2] 

Business Week on Tobacco Politics [05/04-1] 

Read the Blue Cross/Shield Legal Complaint [05/03-2] 

Tobacco Company Generosity [05/03-1] 

Takeover of Tobacco Groups Ordered [05/02-1] 

Casino Workers Sue Over Secondhand Smoke [05/01-6] 

Liggett's Cooperation Changes Probe [05/01-5] 

New Voice on Tobacco at White House [05/01-4] 

More on NY's Action Against Trade Groups [05/01-3] 

Newsday Blasts Big Tobacco [05/01-2] 

Treasury Dept. Rebuts Tobacco Arguments [05/01-1] 

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