Smoking Kills 300,000 Russians Each Year (Mosnews)
More than 300,000 Russians die each year from tobacco-related diseases, yet the Russian government does little to discourage smoking and the country remains one of the world s leading consumers of cigarettes, Knight Ridder Newspapers reported Tuesday.
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Suffolk residents to pay more (Newsday)
Legislature adopts plan to raise mortgage recording fees and add a charge for plan to help smokers quit Suffolk County residents will pay more for mortgages and for help in quitting smoking under a measure adopted yesterday by the county legislature to plug a projected $80-million hole in next year's budget.
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Gov. signs dorm smoking ban (Pantagraph)
SPRINGFIELD — College students are banned from smoking in Illinois' dormitories under a measure Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Monday. The law took effect immediately and applies to private and public colleges statewide.
Source: www.pantagraph.com