MPAAT Celebrates Five Years of Helping Minnesotans Quit Smoking (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
This month, the Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its QUITPLAN services. To date, QUITPLAN services have helped 7,803 Minnesotans quit smoking and saved Minnesotans more than $24.3 million in health care costs.
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'Smoking' satirical paean to lobbyists (The Wichita Eagle)
Aaron Eckhart is perfect as the slick, smooth manipulator called the Sultan of Spin who lobbies for Big Tobacco in "Thank You for Smoking." He manages to gleefully tap-dance around each new regulation while glossing over public vilification.
Source: www.philly.com

Looking to kick the habit? (The Current Online)
With the "truth" commercials and the long-winded debates about smoking, most people are aware of the reasons to stop smoking. Quitting is not easy, though; many smokers who have attempted to quit in the past start smoking again for a variety of reasons. Smokers on the UM-St.
Source: www.thecurrentonline.com

San Mateo County extends smoking ban (San Jose Mercury News)
Despite strong opposition from the California Apartment Association's Tri-County Division, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today approved two ordinances that will ban smoking near county buildings and in the common areas of apartment facilities.
Source: www.twincities.com