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· Tobacco control
International:
· USA
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Ithaca Common Council's Legislative Committee debates smoking regulations |
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Source:http://www.theithacajournal.com/,2009-11-08
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Potential changes to the outdoor smoking regulations proposed by Ithaca Common Council include eliminating the no-smoking buffer around outdoor dining areas and extending the no-smoking area on the Commons.
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· Business
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· USA
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Reynolds American lifts dividend by 5.9% |
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Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/,2009-10-28
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Reynolds American Inc. said that it was raising its quarterly dividend by 5.9% to 90 cents a share from 85 cents a share. The dividend is payable on Jan. 4, 2010, to shareholders of record on Dec. 10, 2009. "I am very pleased to announce this dividend increase, which reflects the continued strength of our business," said the tobacco company's Chief Executive Susan Ivey.
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· Business
International:
· USA
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Cigarette demand falling, but profits solid |
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Source:http://www.newsobserver.com/,2009-10-23
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The weak economy and higher prices are snuffing out cigarette demand around the world - most vigorously in the U.S., where a federal tax hike, smoking bans, health concerns and social stigma have cut demand at least 10 percent.
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· Tobacco control
International:
· U.K.
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· Others
International:
· USA
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Jury tells tobacco company to pay |
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Source:http://www.dailybreeze.com/,2009-10-16
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A Los Angeles jury Monday awarded $13.8 million in punitive damages in a lawsuit brought against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris Inc. by Betty Bullock, a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer in 2003.
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