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ASH NEWS ITEMS FOR SEPTEMBER 1999

NY Gov. Pataki Under Fire For "Backdoor" Industry Gifts [09/30-5]

CSM Calls For Anti-Tobacco Legislation Over Lawsuit [09/30-4]

Fed Lawsuit Complicates Tobacco Securitization [09/30-3]

Anatomy of a Failed Criminal Investigation into the Industry [09/30-2]

Holland Brought in As Defendant in Dutch Smoker's Suit [09/30-1]

Bidi Smokers Ought to Know - Exploitation Rolled Into Each Smoke [09/29-3]

FTC is Reviewing Bidi Distribution Plans [09/29-2]

ASH Memo Played Major Role in Federal Tobacco  Lawsuit [09/29-1]

Tobacco and Campaign Finance on Supreme Court's Calendar this Term [09/28-5]

Maryland Takes Lead in the Fight Against Tobacco and Cancer [09/28-4]

The 'French Paradox' Study [09/28-3]

NY Governor Pataki & Questionable Links to Tobacco [09/28-2]

US Lawsuit Against Industry A Complicated Matter [09/28-1]

LA Times Nixes Tobacco Ads [09/27-6]

New Report Adds Smokeless Tobacco to Carcinogen Report [09/27-5]

Sweden Is the Only Country To Reach Smoker Reduction Goals [09/27-4]

M. Jordan's Eatery Stays A Smoking Place After Unfortunate Decision [09/27-3]

Judge Dismisses African-American's Lawsuit Against Tobacco [09/27-2]

More on the House Class Action Bill [09/27-1] 

How Feds Were Persuaded to Sue Tobacco Racketeers [09/25-1]

More on The Lawsuit That Could Bankrupt an Entire Industry [09/24-5]

NY Announces MSA Payout Formula [09/24-4] 

"Backdoor Immunity" Bill Passes House, Faces Clinton Veto [09/24-3]

New Technology: High Powered CO2 Sensor [09/24-2]

ENGLE: Plaintiffs' Lawyers Expect Much Needed Infusion of Cash [09/24-1]

Text of Federal Tobacco Complaint [09/23-6]

House GOP May Have to Re-Examine Cigarette Tax Proposal [09/23-5]

US v. Industry: It's About a 45 Year Cover Up, It's About Fraud [09/23-4]

US v. Industry: Government Has Two Legal Strategies [09/23-3]

US v. Industry: NY Times Says Congress Should Finance DOJ's Case [09/23-2]

US v. Industry: Greatest Benefit May Be in Settlement Concessions [09/23-1]

First Official Word on Federal Tobacco Suit [09/22-8]

Legal Basis For Federal Tobacco Law Suit [09/22-7]

Fed To File Against Industry, Possibly as Early as Today [09/22-6]

Latest on the Class Action Bill [09/22-5]

ITC to Investigate Illegal Cigarette Imports [09/22-4]

ENGLE: Florida Appeals Court to Reconsider 'No Lump Sum' Ruling [09/22-3]

MSA Payout One Step Closer as California's Last Challenge Falls [09/22-2]

Precedent Setting Flight Attendants ETS Case Comes to an End [09/22-1]

States May Lose Funds Due to Insufficient Decrease in Teen Smoking [09/21-4]

Vote Expected Thursday on Class Action Bill [09/21-3] 

New Zealand Schools Smoking Aversion Therapy Questioned [09/21-2]

Appellate Panel Reinstates Lawsuit Against Tobacco Trade Unions [09/21-1]

Brown and Williamson's Ridiculous New Marketing Campaign [09/20-9]

Maine Joins Short List of States To Ban Restaurant Smoking [09/20-8]

NY-- The Politics of a Public Smoking Ban [09/20-7]

Many States' Funds Invest in Tobacco, A Glaring Contradiction [09/20-6]

PM To Sell Confectionery Business [09/20-5]

$.55 Tobacco Tax May Be Just What Is Needed [09/20-4]

NYC Will Issue Tobacco Bonds in October [09/20-3]

The Myth That Bidis Are Healthier Than Cigs [09/20-2]

Evidence and Concerns Mounting Against Bidis [09/20-1]

Newest Report on Bibi Cigarettes [09/19-2] 

Maine Restaurant Smoking Ban in Effect [09/19-1]

New Fast Acting Cessation Products Around the Bend [09/16-4] 

Australian Judge Bars Advertising of Class Action Against Industry [09/16-3]

AR- Settlement Money allotted for Health Care, But in What Form [09/16-2]

Unclear Whether Fed Sues Industry; Outcome of Suit Unclear [09/16-1]

Intra-Industry Antitrust Suit Heats Up [09/15-4]

Ebay Will No Longer Allow Sale of Alcohol and Tobacco [09/15-3]

Class Action in Bill Expected on Floor Sept. 23 [09/15-2]

Prenatal Exposure to Testosterone Increases Risk of Future Smoking [09/15-1]

CA Tax Increase Prompts 30% Drop in Cigarette Sales [09/14-6]

PM Admits Lobbying Transgressions in NY [09/14-5]

ALF Brings Teens to the Table to Combat Youth Smoking [09/14-4]

Experts Say Court of Appeals Ruling Does Not Harm Engle Plaintiffs [09/14-3]

Tobaccosis Effects Every Part of the Body [09/14-2]

An Architect of the States' Lawsuit Against the Industry Helps WHO [09/14-1]

Carnival's Paradise Making Money Keeping Absolutely Smokefree [09/13-5]

While Industry Orchestrates Prop. 10 Repeal, Funds Languish [09/13-4]

Research America Pres. Castigates Policymakers on MSA $s [09/13-3]

VA Plans to Securitize Settlement Payout and Spend It on Roads [09/13-2]

Damning Industry Documents- Nicotine Lollipops and Addiction [09/13-1]

Aflatoxin Identified As Silent Killer Found in Tobacco [09/10-5]

K.I.D.S - New Non-Profit Launches Education Campaign [09/10-4]

IL - Nursing Home Goes Smoke Free for Future Residents [09/10-3]

Industry Hikes Cig Prices [09/10-2]

Industry Could Still Face Massive Punitives in Miami Smokers Trial [09/10-1]

GA: Coalition Calls for One-Third of Tobacco Funds for Antismoking [09/09-9]

France - First Smoker's Suit Against Industry Underway [09/09-8]

ENGLE: If Not A New Judge, Industry Wants A New Jury [09/09-7]

PRIDE Survey Shows Smoking Among School Age Youth Down [09/09-6]

Nat'l Governors Assoc Announces Conference on Tobacco Settlement [09/09-5]

Judge Dismisses Medicaid Patients' Lawsuit  [09/09-4]

Bidis Are Naturally Dangerous - ASH Cited [09/09-3]

Juries: Necessary Corrective or Just Bad Policy - ASH's Banzhaf Cited [09/09-2]

ASH Announces Legal Action Against Bidis in USA Today [09/09-1]

ENGLE: Read Court's Class-Action Decision [09/08-6]

Industry Response to Advertising Restrictions: Holograms [09/08-5]

ENGLE: Penalty Phase Delayed [09/08-4]

Non-Profits Expect No Money from Settlement [09/08-3]

Gore Challenges 'Special Interests' On Health Care [09/08-2]

PRIDE To Release 1998-99 Student Drug Use Report TODAY [09/08-1]

"Deceived Smokers" Seek Class Certification in NY [09/07-7]

Tobacco Wins Major Victory in Florida Smokers Trial [09/07-6]

Federal Antismoking Campaign Launched in ME & NH [09/07-5]

Engle: Florida Court of Appeals Bars Lump Sum Damage Award [09/07-4]

Lung Cancer Vaccine for Smokers Being Tested [09/07-3]

Engle: Industry Changes Counsel For Penalty Phase [09/07-2]

Industry Still Misleading Public About Cigarettes, Says Whistleblower [09/07-1]

Florida Class Action Suit Hit by Appeals Ruling [09/03-8]

Fed Magistrate Upholds NH's Prison Smoking Ban [09/03-7]

FL Judge Denies Industry Hearing That Would Delay Penalty Phase [09/03-6]

Health Groups Lobby Hard Against Gilmore Tobacco Plan [09/03-5]

Cigars Are No Safe Alternative Bill Would Ban Mail/Internet Sales [09/03-4]

Smokers Who Switch to "Light" Brands More Likely to Quit [09/03-3]

Reminder from AMA - Nicotine Is A Drug [09/03-2]

Real Benefits of Quitting Apparent 15-20 Years Later [09/03-1]

5th Circuit Panel Dismisses Smoker's Lawsuit Based on TX Statute [09/02-4]

Med Students Are Not Taught to Counsel Tobacco Using Patients [09/02-3]

Chicago Wins on Appeal in Tobacco Advertising Ban [09/02-2]

Imperial Launches New Brand of Cut Price Cigarettes [09/02-1]

VA's Governor Unveils Transportation Plan Using Tobacco Debt [09/01-2]

Prototypical Toxin Found in Cigarettes & ETS [09/31-1]
 

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