20% Mad Money

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at 4:47 pm on Friday, 29 February 2008

20% Mad Money
Academy Award® winner Diane Keaton (Something’s Gotta Give), Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah (Chicago) and Katie Holmes (Thank You for Smoking) star in Mad Money, a comedy about three ordinary women who form an unlikely friendship and decide to do something extraordinary—rob one of the most secure banks in the world.

Crisis in India: Smoking Expected to Kill 1 Million Indian People Annually by 2010
Smoking kills 900,000 people every year in India, and unless corrective action is taken soon that number will increase to 1 million smoking-related deaths annually by 2010 and beyond, according…

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1M Smoking Deaths in India

Posted by longfellow in General
at 4:45 pm on Thursday, 28 February 2008

1M Smoking Deaths in India
Smoking kills 900,000 people every year in India, and unless corrective action is taken soon that number will increase to 1 million smoking-related deaths annually by 2010 and beyond, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine and conducted by scientists from India, Canada and the UK. According to the World Health Organization, smoking-related deaths are increasing worldwide, with the majority occurring in developing nations.

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Child nicotine patches approved - BBC News

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at 4:45 pm on Wednesday, 27 February 2008

Child nicotine patches approved - BBC News


CareandHealth (press release)
Child nicotine patches approved
BBC News, UK - 19 hours ago
Children as young as 12 should receive nicotine patches if they have a serious smoking problem, the official NHS advisory body in England says.
Nicotine therapy for children OnMedica
UK Approves Nicotine Patches for Children ShortNews.com
Watchdog moves to help smokers The Press Association
Cancer Research UK - News & Resources - Daily Mail
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Thank You for Not Smoking

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at 4:45 pm on Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Thank You for Not Smoking
Should tenants be allowed to smoke in their apartment? No, says some folks. Smoking has been banned in bars and restaurants all across the United States—and even France. Now, it may…

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Pregnant Woman Tests Positive For Cocaine

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at 4:46 pm on Monday, 25 February 2008

Pregnant Woman Tests Positive For Cocaine
WKRN - A soon-to-be-mother is in jail on charges of reckless engenderment with a deadly weapon after doctors in Williamson County found cocaine in her system. Demetria Jones, who is seven months pregnant, checked into the Williamson County Hospital on

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Greece mall bans teens without an adult

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at 4:45 pm on Sunday, 24 February 2008

Greece mall bans teens without an adult
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - what does it matter if we are given legal rights to gamble or purchase tobacco or enlist in the military at the age of 18? the mall had a problem with 16-24 year olds disrupting business and undoubtedly frightening away customers who don’t want to

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Small cigars making big gains

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at 4:45 pm on Saturday, 23 February 2008

Small cigars making big gains
As cigarette smoking declines, cheap look-alikes in fruity flavors are gaining substantial ground and worrying public health …

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Great American Spit Out

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at 4:48 pm on Friday, 22 February 2008

Great American Spit Out
KFYR-TV - As our smoke-free laws come into effect we`re seeing more people looking at chewing as a way to satisfy that nicotine urge,” says Lori Brierley of the First District Health Unit.

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2011 Dodge Hornet Review and Prices

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at 4:45 pm on Thursday, 21 February 2008

2011 Dodge Hornet Review and Prices
Chrysler Group is readying a budget-class minicar built in low-cost China. The target is the overseas market, but the new baby Dodge will be sold in America–provided quality and reliability are up to snuff.

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts going smokeless
Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Four Points by Sheraton Hotel brands will ban smoking at more than 300 hotels and resorts throughout …

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Feds Bust Up Heroin Ring Targeting Teens in New Orleans - FOXNews

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at 4:47 pm on Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Feds Bust Up Heroin Ring Targeting Teens in New Orleans - FOXNews

Feds Bust Up Heroin Ring Targeting Teens in New Orleans
FOXNews - Feb 19, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — Two men have been arrested and charged in a drug distribution ring that put heroin, cocaine and other drugs into the hands of a 16-year-old
Announcement today in heroin case related to overdose death of The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
Letten: Teen's overdose death leads to arrest of 2 The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com
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