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• Judge questions images for cigarette packages

  September 21, 2011 in News, Nation/World WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge peppered a government lawyer with questions Wednesday expressing doubts about whether the Food and Drug Administration can force tobacco companies to post graphic images …

• Motley Fool: Tobacco industry changes may not bode well for investors

  August 21, 2011 in Business on Page E2 Increasing regulation is aimed straight at big tobacco companies, and not just in the United States. Australia’s government recently introduced a bill that would prevent tobacco companies from displaying their …

• Spokane City Council blocks sale of e-cigs to minors

  February 8, 2011 in City on Page A6 Minors no longer are allowed to buy electronic cigarettes in Spokane. The Spokane City Council on Monday voted unanimously to outlaw the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. 1

• Poll: Idahoans favor sin tax hike

    November 19, 2010 in Idaho on Page A7 BOISE – Idahoans overwhelmingly support raising state taxes on cigarettes and alcohol to address the state’s budget deficit, even as they oppose other tax hikes and spending cuts, according to … 2

• Providence bans tobacco

  November 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 Providence Health Care is banning tobacco use at all of its properties, including Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital.

• FDA targets tobacco

  January 19, 2010 in Business on Page A6 RICHMOND, Va. – The Food and Drug Administration is working to lift the smokescreen clouding the ingredients used in cigarettes and other tobacco products. In June, tobacco companies must tell …

• Wash. smoking rate hits new low for 6th year

  September 2, 2009 in City OLYMPIA — A state Health Department Survey has found fewer adults are smoking tobacco in Washington. The survey found 15.3 percent of Washington adults smoked in 2008, down from 16.5 … 4

• Bill gives FDA tobacco oversight

  June 12, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Capping a half-century battle with the tobacco industry, the Senate overwhelmingly approved landmark legislation Thursday that would for the first time give the government far-reaching power to regulate …

• Anti-smoking vote gives US agency new power

  June 11, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON— Congress struck the U.S. government’s strongest anti-smoking blow in decades Thursday with a Senate vote to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in cigarettes, drastically curtail ads and …

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  Unenforced tobacco ban in Spokane parks remains, for now

    April 10, 2009 in City on Page A1 A two-week-old ban on tobacco products in Spokane parks will remain in place as officials reconsider the prohibition. The Spokane Park Board, which voted unanimously last month to impose the … 9

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  Supreme Court upholds Oregon tobacco ruling

  April 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Ten years and a day after a jury awarded Mayola Williams nearly $80 million in punitive damages in her fight with a cigarette maker, the Supreme Court said …

• Congress might regulate tobacco

  March 4, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In what appears to be the best chance since public health groups started pushing for it in the 1970s, Congress is poised to regulate tobacco, a product linked …