Sunday, July 17, 2005

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Issues Press Release Stating that Philip Morris Has Not Changed

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In a press release issued Friday, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids attempts to convince the American public that Philip Morris is not a c...
Friday, July 15, 2005

With Deadline to Appeal to Supreme Court Just One Business Day Away, Some Anti-Smoking Groups are Still Dwelling on the Money

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With just one business day left before the DOJ's opportunity to appeal the D.C. Court of Appeals decision that disallows disgorgement an...

IN MY VIEW: Cigarette Taxes to Balance State Budgets are Not Only Unfair, They are Harmful for Tobacco Control

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While I have already argued (post 1 ; post 2 ; post 3 ) that cigarette taxes designed to balance state budgets are discriminatory, regressiv...

Faith United Against Tobacco Rallies to Convince Representative DeLay to Support FDA Tobacco Legislation

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According to an article in the Houston Chronicle , a coalition of religious leaders from many different faiths staged a media event this we...
Thursday, July 14, 2005

Minnesota Legislature Votes to Balance Budget on Backs of Smokers

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The Minnesota legislature today voted to close a state budget shortfall and prevent a government shutdown by raising the state cigarette ex...

Deadline for DOJ to Appeal D.C. Circuit Court Ruling Looms

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This coming Monday is the deadline for the Department of Justice to appeal (to the U.S. Supreme Court) the D.C. Circuit Court ruling that di...
Wednesday, July 13, 2005

New Study Criticizes Use of Tobacco Taxes to Fund State Budget Shortfalls

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A new study by Dr. Richard E. Wagner, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, outlines a number of negative consequences of usin...

More Problems with Georgia Smoking Law; Confusion and Delay Abound

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An inconsistency in the Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005 pointed out by The Rest of the Story is causing confusion and delay in the imple...
Tuesday, July 12, 2005

ANR Again Placing Politics Ahead of Science and Integrity

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The Rest of the Story has been following the story of Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights' (ANR's) refusal to change its website...
Monday, July 11, 2005

Obesity Lawsuits Trying to Follow Tobacco Model

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An online New York Times article yesterday discussed a number of lawsuits against fast food companies, in which the companies are charged ...
Thursday, July 07, 2005

Blogrolling on Tobacco Control and Public Health

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In the few months since I initiated The Rest of the Story , I have become aware of a number of outstanding tobacco control and public health...
Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Montgomery County Considering Hiring Only Nonsmokers

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According to an article in yesterday's Bucks County Courier Times , Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) is considering hiring only nonsmok...
Tuesday, July 05, 2005

Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Apparently Decides to Retain Misleading Website Information

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After having been made aware of a misleading and potentially very serious and damaging personal attack on its web site, Americans for Nonsm...

Some Anti-Smoking Advocates Viewing Ethics (and this Blog) as a Distraction to their Work

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The Rest of the Story , its author, and the serious ethical concerns that it has expressed about the tactics being used by many anti-smoking...
Saturday, July 02, 2005

University of Tennessee Professor Receives Grant to Study Promising Lung Cancer Treatment

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A professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded a $744,765 three-year grant to study a potential new trea...
Thursday, June 30, 2005

IN MY VIEW: Fashioning an Effective and Appropriate Remedy to Restrain RICO Violations

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If public health groups really want to help the D.C. District Court fashion effect and appropriate remedies in the tobacco case, then I thin...

Public Health Groups Seek to Intervene in DOJ Case

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Six public health groups -- the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Heart Association, Americans for Nonsmokers...
Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Department of Justice Files Motion Outlining Proposed Remedies

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The Department of Justice has just filed its motion with the D.C. District Court outlining its proposed remedies should the tobacco compani...