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Bloomberg and Gates Join Forces Against Smoking

nytimes.com     1 hr ago   132 related          

Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that they would spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking. Mr. Bloomberg’s foundation had already announced a $125 million gift two years ago, but he now...                

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Why don't gas prices fall as fast as oil prices?

mlive.com     4 hrs ago   58 related          

As oil prices continued a downward slide and tumbled below $125 a barrel for the first time since early June, gas prices also declined -- but not fast enough for some motorists. Why is that? • Read the story | Gas prices •...                

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California Alcohol Problems Drain $38 Billion Annually

medicalnewstoday.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

Marin Institute, the alcohol industry watchdog, held a news conference and town hall meeting in Los Angeles today to release the disturbing findings of its landmark report, The Annual Catastrophe of Alcohol in California. Such...                

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Millions added to fight smoking

charlotte.com     14 hrs ago   7 related          

Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday that they will spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking.The World Health Organization estimates that tobacco will kill up to a billion...                

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The Insanity of Drive-55 Laws

opinionjournal.com     13 hrs ago   2 related          

It didn't seem possible that politicians could think up a sillier energy proposal than Barack Obama's windfall profits tax on oil companies, but Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia has done just that. Earlier this month,...                

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Gasoline takes bigger share of incomes

courier-journal.com     7 hrs ago   10 related          

June costs put state ninth worst in U.S. People from Kentucky are spending more of their paychecks on gasoline than residents of all but eight states, according to a Courier-Journal analysis of data from the Oil Price...                

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Still stalled

dailypress.com     10 hrs ago          

Federal or state, the prospects for more road money are dim Now, weren't those back-ups on I-64 fun this weekend? Great for tourism, and what a grand message to send to the business world: Visit the Peninsula and watch the...                

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Tobacco sales take hit

wausaudailyherald.com     8 hrs ago          

Tax increase boosts state's revenue By Amy Olson • Wausau Daily Herald • July 24, 2008 Cigarette sales have decreased this year statewide in the wake of a $1-a-pack tax increase, but that tax is responsible for an increase in...                

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No penny gas tax to help Lynx, Orange leaders decide

orlandosentinel.com     10 hrs ago          

Orange County leaders Wednesday backed away from raising the gas tax by a penny a gallon to help pay for the region's bus system and instead approved a $4 million relief measure that relies on corporate donors and a fare...                

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6. Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to fund anti-smoking campaign

iht.com     16 hrs ago   3 related          

Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to fund anti-smoking campaign Bill Gates and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York announced Wednesday that they would spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking. Tobacco...                

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