House passes bill to regulate tobacco

July 31, 2008 By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR , Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that for the first time would subject the tobacco industry to regulation by federal health authorities charged with promoting public well-being.

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• DGBEACH - Jul 31, 2008
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  Yet another example of Bush interfering in the will of the people!
  
  Although I can't help but notice the irony here, as Al Gore's family fortunes were made entirely from tobacco, so a veto would help him the most. Kinda makes you wonder about the true democracy of America.
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• xen_uno - Jul 31, 2008
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  The will of the people ... yeah right. Just wait til they go after something you like to do that is considered dangerous. They want an outright ban, but are too gutless to propose that, instead they will tax and regulate tobacco out of commercial existence. This is one of those meddling "feel good" bills and if it passes, another strike against free choice. In this rare instance I'm siding with Bush. Stick it up your arse Congress, you idiots don't rule me.
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• makotech222 - Jul 31, 2008
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  as much as i am against tobacco, and conservatism, i have the agree with congress partially. i wish they would just ban it outright, so no one ever has to deal with it all and we can just forget about cigarettes.
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