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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
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    <title>Overview - OpenCongress</title>
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Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1256/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kretek From | Smoking With Abe</title>
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    <updated>2011-03-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smokingwithabe.com/kretek-from/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Your ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Your Stop Smoking Blog </name>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stopsmokingpulse.com/blog/quit-smoking/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE 111TH CONGRESS AND ENACTED INTO LAW</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Signed into law on June 22, 2009 &#8211; See H.R. 1256. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 P.L.111-32 &amp;amp; P.L.111-47. Signed into law on June 24, 2009 &#8211; See H.R. 2346 &amp;amp; H.R. 3435. Popularly known as the &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizendarrell.com/?p=98&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Tobacco Warning Labels on the Way</title>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (also known as HR 1256) went into effect last summer. The law basically gives the FDA the power to regulate some aspects of the tobacco industry. A signature element of the law ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://directorsblog.health.azdhs.gov/?p=947&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Our Stories</title>
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... Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 &amp;middot; H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &amp;middot; H.R.2454 American Clean Energy And Security Act of 2009 &amp;middot; S.3981 Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://keepamericaatwork.com/?p=11600&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.3981: Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010 - U.S. ...</title>
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S.773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009 &#183; H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &#183; H.R.2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act &#183; S.3981 Unemployment Insurance Stabilization Act of 2010 &#183; H.R.25 Fair Tax Act of 2009 . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3981/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>SMOKING MARIJUANA</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-23:/commentary/9861381</id>
    <updated>2010-11-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Family Smoking Prevention as great as Tobacco Control Act, HR 1256 is the United States sovereign law gives the Food as great as Drug Administration the energy to detain as great as take movement opposite people who understanding in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://medical-marijuana-today.com/smoking-marijuana/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Salud y libertades: Las advertencias de las cajetillas y el Estado ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Sheeple Por Jeff Jacoby. Ideas - Libertad Digital, Madrid. Cualquier persona en sus cabales sabe que fumar no es saludable. Los cigarrillos han sido denominados &amp;quot;clavos de ata&#250;d&amp;quot; al menos desde la d&#233;cada de los 80 del XIX, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://independent.typepad.com/elindependent/2010/11/salud-y-libertades-las-advertencias-de-las-cajetillas-y-el-estado-ni%C3%B1era.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>REFUGIO LIBERAL: Las advertencias de las cajetillas</title>
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Cualquier persona en sus cabales sabe que fumar no es saludable. Los cigarrillos han sido denominados &amp;quot;clavos de ata&#250;d&amp;quot; al menos desde la d&#233;cada de los 80 del XIX, y m&#225;s de dos siglos antes el rey Jaime I se despachaba contra el tabaco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reflexioneslibertarias.blogspot.com/2010/11/las-advertencias-de-las-cajetillas.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Your Rights, Up in Smoke | The California Review</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The FDA ban, ordained by H.R. 1256, constitutes an unprecedented overreach of federal control over consumption, not based on health, not based on manufacturing defect, but based on irrelevant criteria. An objectionable section of H.R. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ucsdcalrev.wordpress.com/2010/11/22/your-rights-up-in-smoke/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Regulation of Tobacco May Become Law</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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How to Use Tobacco Chew the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act hr 1256 How to Grow Tobacco macedonia tobacco Light Pipe Tobacco pipe tobacco at walmart Larsen Tobacco Winston Cigarettes adinkerke tobacco shops apple pipe ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tobaccoretailersonline.splash.in.th/2010/11/21/fda-regulation-of-tobacco-may-become-law/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>the battle for tobacco road</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Mcclintock Tobacco Review the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act hr 1256 Legislation Tobacco oreos and tobacco How to Make Your Own Pipe Tobacco pipe tobacco shop Kayak Tobacco Grape Gitanes Filter (EU Made) Cigarettes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://howlongistobaccoinyoursystem.singlesnet.me/2010/11/21/the-battle-for-tobacco-road/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>the best tobacco</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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How Much Is Chewing Tobacco the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act hr 1256 Camel Chewing Tobacco cultivate tobacco How Long to Get Tobacco Out of System pipe filter tobacco Hot Tobacconist x26 Gifts Rothmans Cigarettes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indiantobaccocompanylimited.anyhow5.com/2010/11/21/the-best-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Holy Smoke! A Look at the Tobacco Business in America</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf China the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act hr 1256 Tobacco Research and Intervention Program nsw tobacco action plan Lorillard Tobacco Company Greensboro North Carolina pipe tobacco sacramento ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://comunicacionesudla.cl/portal/nationalassociationtobaccooutlets/2010/11/21/holy-smoke-a-look-at-the-tobacco-business-in-america/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>texas tobacco tax 2009</title>
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How to Rolling Tobacco the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act hr 1256 Interesting Tobacco Facts missouri tobacco tax increase 2009 Import Tobacco Australia pipe tobacco organic 1q Pipe Tobacco Kent Tobacco how does ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onlinetobaccopipes.updatestatus.tk/2010/11/21/texas-tobacco-tax-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>8 Things to Do on Your Visit to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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How to Make Tobacco Onions the family smoking prevention and tobacco control act hr 1256 Pipe Tobacco Cavendish original tobacco miami Nicotine Tobacco Wiki pipe and tobacco Tobacco Smoke Control Davidoff Tobacco how does chewing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indianatobaccolicense.anyhow5.com/2010/11/20/8-things-to-do-on-your-visit-to-big-ben-and-the-houses-of-parliament/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Advisers Renew Review on Whether to Ban Menthol Cigarettes</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-17:/commentary/9776181</id>
    <updated>2010-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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SOURCES: Ellen Vargyas, J.D., general counsel, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Bill True, senior vice president, research and development, Lorillard Tobacco Co., Greensboro, N.C.; HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vitabeat.com/10598/fda-advisers-renew-review-whether-ban-menthol-cigarettes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Smoking cessation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-05:/commentary/9634211</id>
    <updated>2010-11-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA): H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was signed into law as Public Law No:111-31, on June 22, 2009.[55][56] This law grants the Secretary of HHS and the FDA extensive powers to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hypnotherapyforsmokingcessation.com/smoking-cessation-4/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Are The Clove Cigarettes Going To Be Illegalized ? | b2b b2c ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-11-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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For anyone who isn&amp;#39;t familiar with the bill that Obama happily signed into law, it is HR 1256. The part that refers to clove cigarettes is &#8220;Prohibits a cigarette or any of its components from containing as a constituent or additive any ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://b2bb2c.info/agriculture/are-the-clove-cigarettes-going-to-be-illegalized&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>whats the deal with this flavored tobacco ban? | cigarmaven.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill that Obama happily signed into law, it is HR 1256. The part that refers to flavored tobacco is &#8220;Prohibits a cigarette or any of its components from containing as a constituent or additive any artificial or natural flavor (other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cigarmaven.com/cigar-facts/whats-the-deal-with-this-flavored-tobacco-ban/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://giveupsmokingnow.com/nicotine-replacement-theraphy/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-27:/commentary/9520251</id>
    <updated>2010-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same time imposes onerous new fees that will be passed on to consumers as higher ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://giveupsmokingnow.com/nicotine-replacement-theraphy/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Letter to NC Govenor Bev Perdue</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-23:/commentary/9531089</id>
    <updated>2010-10-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The current primary means being employed to do so is being spearheaded by the FDA, under HR1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The FDA has claimed authority to regulate this product under this house rule. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.electroniccigarettescentral.com/e-cig-blog/letter-to-nc-govenor-bev-perdue&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>I have a voice &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Let the record speak</title>
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HR 1256, Y, Bill Passed &#8211; House (298 &#8211; 112). 02/13/2009, Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments (&#8220;Stimulus Bill&#8221;) HR 1, Y, Conference Report Adopted &#8211; House (246 &#8211; 183). 01/28/2009, Appropriations, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ihaveavoice.net/?p=499&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://smoking.theproductjudge.com/2010/10/14/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-12:/commentary/9357227</id>
    <updated>2010-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same time imposes onerous new fees that will be passed on to consumers as higher prices. The entire debate on that bill was over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smoking.theproductjudge.com/2010/10/14/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Health ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://health.ongkinhviet.com/?p=4678&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kretek International (KI) rolls out premium e-cigarettes..</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-10-06:/commentary/9334337</id>
    <updated>2010-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Starting on September 22, 2009, based on the on the new tobacco law, HR 1256 The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, it was illegal to sell cigarettes flavored with cloves, fruit &#8211; anything but menthol. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2010/10/kretek-international-ki-rolls-out.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Adam Works For Us: Gary Peters Fiscally Irresponsible</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-28:/commentary/9235625</id>
    <updated>2010-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info] Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info] Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.adamworksforus.com/2010/09/gary-peters-fiscally-irresponsible.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-25:/commentary/9218417</id>
    <updated>2010-09-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same time imposes onerous new fees that will be passed on to consumers as higher prices. The entire debate on that bill was over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://easywaytoquitsmokingnow.info/quit-smoking/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Stop ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stopsmoking-hypnosis.info/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Two bills were introduced in Congress designed to give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: HR 1256, sponsored by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Todd Russell Platts (R-PA), and S 982, sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://frfry.com/autos/20100924/so-what-does-eveyone-think-about-obama-signing-into-legislation-giving-the-fda-the-right-to-regulate-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Christian Action League &#187; Articles &#187; Landmark Smoking Law Now ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-21:/commentary/9175011</id>
    <updated>2010-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 11, 2009, the U.S. Senate voted 79-17 to approve the bill, H.R. 1256/S. 982. On June 12, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 307 to 97 to approve the identical bill. The Christian Action League of North Carolina played ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://christianactionleague.org/news/landmark-smoking-law-now-protecting-the-public%E2%80%99s-health/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wisconsin Minnesota Kids: California Minnesota State</title>
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Laws prohibit smoking around children - USATODAY.com. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-11-27-smoking-bans_x.htm. HR1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - US ... http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swisconsinkaq4t.07lexusparts.us/o/minnesotalawonsmokingincarwithkids-ke/aqbeg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Team America&amp;#39;s 10th District Blog: Democrats Desperate to Scrape ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-31:/commentary/9036015</id>
    <updated>2010-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... and anti-predatory lending legislation (Vote 242: H R 1728), federal regulation of tobacco (Vote 335: H R 1256), hate crimes legislation (Vote 223: H R 1913) and the Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 (Vote 363: H R 5486). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://teamamerica10th.blogspot.com/2010/09/democrats-desperate-to-scrape-up-money.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act targets kids and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-25:/commentary/9036018</id>
    <updated>2010-08-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In a move that will essentially change the way the United States regulates tobacco, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256). The legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco-news.net/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-targets-kids-and-use/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-08-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes... For more go to http://quittingsmokingsideeffects.aboutand.com/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quittingsmokingsideeffects.aboutand.com/2010/08/25/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act targets kids and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-24:/commentary/9009094</id>
    <updated>2010-08-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In a move that will essentially change the way the United States regulates tobacco, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256). tobacco control. The legislation grants the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobaccoworld.org/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-targets-kids-and-use/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>2010 Elections, Political News &#187; Blog Archive &#187; H.R.1256 Family ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-23:/commentary/8978378</id>
    <updated>2010-08-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dearelectedleader.net/2010/08/h-r-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Advisers Renew Review on Whether to Ban Menthol Cigarettes ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-18:/commentary/9968922</id>
    <updated>2010-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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(SOURCES: Ellen Vargyas, J.D., general counsel, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Bill True, senior vice president, research and development, Lorillard Tobacco Co., Greensboro, N.C.; HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?Docid=646094&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Advisers Renew Review on Whether to Ban Menthol Cigarettes ...</title>
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(SOURCES: Ellen Vargyas, J.D., general counsel, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Bill True, senior vice president, research and development, Lorillard Tobacco Co., Greensboro, N.C.; HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.aspx?docID=646094&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Advisers Renew Review on Whether to Ban Menthol Cigarettes ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-18:/commentary/9811422</id>
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(SOURCES: Ellen Vargyas, J.D., general counsel, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Bill True, senior vice president, research and development, Lorillard Tobacco Co., Greensboro, N.C.; HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthfinder.gov/news/newsstory.asp?docID=646094&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Mulling Ban on Menthol Cigarettes | Tobacco Facts.</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... J.D., general counsel, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C.; HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Brand, Research Topics: Menthols and Tobacco; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco-facts.net/2010/08/fda-mulling-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Mulling Ban on Menthol Cigarettes - Health News - Health.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... J.D., general counsel, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C.; HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Brand, Research Topics: Menthols and Tobacco; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.health.com/2010/08/18/fda-mulling-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... J.D., general counsel, American Legacy Foundation, Washington, D.C.; HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; National Cancer Institute, Tobacco Control Research Brand, Research Topics: Menthols and Tobacco; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecre.com/tpsac/?p=468&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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6/12/09 Vote 335: H R 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Not Voting No Yes 6/11/09 Vote 334: H RES 529: Condemning the Violent Attack on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on June 10, 2009 and Honoring the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2010/08/17/blackburn-rover/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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3 Jun 2009 &#8220;Bipartisanship Shouldn&amp;#39;t Be a Political Death Sentence&#8221; FDA takes a relatively non-restrictive preliminary position on opioid REMS .. version ( H.R. 1256) passed 298-112, so FDA regulation seems inevitable. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://auto-boom.info/best/fda-112-deaths-staple/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Site: Pictures Of Tobacco Leaves &#187; Chewing Tobacco Canada</title>
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( Washington, DC) &#8211; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, (MD-07) today recognized the one-year anniversary of the passage of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, a bill which ceded regulation of tobacco and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bonitabischoff.co.tv/chewing-tobacco-canada&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Health ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ... Get Successful Breast Cancer Treatment By Including Complementary And Alternative Therapies ... A weekly cleansing regime to treat dry skin / pimples / blackheads ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://health.egroupx.com/2010/08/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Addressing Tobacco in Behavioral Health: Chapter 4 - Addressing ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-10:/commentary/8906265</id>
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HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same time imposes . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://education.smashits.com/video/d1-JRsb1qhg/addressing-tobacco-in-behavioral-health-chapter-4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A Public Health Disaster in the Making &#8212; The American, A Magazine ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1256 pays almost no attention to the most fundamental point in all of tobacco control, if not all of public health: the distinction between tobacco smoke, which causes almost all the harms from smoking, and nicotine, whose dangers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chad.bestestzone.com/2010/08/11/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making-the-american-a-magazine-of-ideas/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This tells us that Pitts voted No on HR 1256, a bill to begin federal regulation of tobacco products. The bill empowers the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarette content, require disclosure of product ingredients, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.wordpress.com/2010/08/02/monday-mashup-part-one%C2%A08210/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
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    <updated>2010-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This expanded the powers of the FDA bureaucracy so that it could lawfully regulate tobacco products. Luckily the majority of Republicans who are generally supposed to be for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hascathyreadtheconstitution.blogspot.com/2010/07/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. HR 3963 - SCHIP expansion - Welfare to Middle Class! HR 6867 - Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008. Votes on More Unconstitutional Uses of Taxpayer Monies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hascathyreadtheconstitution.blogspot.com/2010/07/republican-lawmakers-have-repeatedly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CDC, &#8220;Smoking and Tobacco Use&#8221;, accessed July 18, 2010. Pediatrics, Smoking expectancies, weight concerns, and dietary behaviors in adolescence, Cavallo DA, 126(1), 2010. Govtrack.us, &#8220;H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.suite101.com/content/teen-smoking-and-dieting-a263059&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Pediatrics, Smoking expectancies, weight concerns, and dietary behaviors in adolescence, Cavallo DA, 126(1), 2010. Govtrack.us, &#8220;H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#8221;, accessed July 18, 2010. &#169; 2010 Mary Earhart ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public-healthcare-issues.suite101.com/article.cfm/teen-smoking-and-dieting&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulatio.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://quitsmoking.shl2000.com/2010/07/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthnit.com/2010/07/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FACT OF THE MATTER: Republican Hypocrisy 101............Sen. Jon ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-07-11:/commentary/8686950</id>
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HR 1256 N Bill Passed - Senate (79 - 17) 02/13/2009 Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments (&amp;quot;Stimulus Bill&amp;quot;) HR 1 N Conference Report Adopted - Senate (60 - 38) 02/10/2009 Appropriations, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://need4trth.blogspot.com/2010/07/republican-hypocrisy-101sen-jon-kyl-r.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://healthcareadvice.co.cc/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same time imposes onerous new fees that will be passed on to consumers as higher prices. The entire debate on that bill was over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcareadvice.co.cc/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA): H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was signed into law as Public Law No:111-31, on June 22, 2009. This law grants the Secretary of HHS and the FDA extensive powers to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xiaohe5096.spruz.com/pt/Smoking-cessation---Yoga-Netipot---Medical-Disposables-products/blog.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1256 pays almost no attention to the most fundamental point in all of tobacco control, if not all of public health: the distinction between tobacco smoke, which causes almost all the harms from smoking, and nicotine, whose dangers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://srgtruywhitekiuj.phonesexdigest.com/2010/07/01/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making-the-american-a-magazine-of-ideas/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8619237</id>
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... [/spanspan style=COLOR: #3366ffa href=http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01207:@@@P target=_blankspan style=COLOR: #3366ffMore info/span/a/span/fontfont size=4span style=COLOR: red]br/br/Didn&amp;#39;t vote on HR 1256: Family ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizensinaction.ning.com/xn/detail/2937960:BlogPost:27090&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#8221;WHO??? DOES BILL PASCRELL JR. (D-NJ) WORK FOR???&#8221;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-26:/commentary/8619236</id>
    <updated>2010-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Didn&amp;#39;t vote on HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info] Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info] Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:BlogPost:2311327&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cummings Applauds Beginning Of FDA Crackdown On Tobacco | Canada Views</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
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(Washington, DC) &#8211; Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, (MD-07) today recognized the one-year anniversary of the passage of HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, a bill which ceded regulation of tobacco and tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.canadaviews.ca/2010/06/24/cummings-applauds-beginning-of-fda-crackdown-on-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Pike County Tobacco-Free Coalition * QUIT BLOG: FDA Regulation of ...</title>
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On June 11, 2009, the U.S. Senate voted 79-17 to approve the bill, H.R. 1256/S. 982. On June 12, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 307 to 97 to approve the identical bill. The legislation was sponsored by U.S. Reps. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pikepacessation.blogspot.com/2010/06/fda-regulation-of-tobacco-products.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <link href="http://www.anchoragepress.com/articles/2010/06/16/news/doc4bfdc31773ae3023768272.txt" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-15:/commentary/8529729</id>
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Lest you think Congress is just a rubber stamp, they did, after debate, decide to postpone voting on H.R. 1256, Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf tournament; obviously such a weighty matter required further ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anchoragepress.com/articles/2010/06/16/news/doc4bfdc31773ae3023768272.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-08:/commentary/8575501</id>
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Lest you think Congress is just a rubber stamp, they did, after debate, decide to postpone voting on H.R. 1256, Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf tournament; obviously such a weighty matter required further ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anchoragepress.com/articles/2010/06/09/news/doc4bfdc31773ae3023768272.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-06:/commentary/8460275</id>
    <updated>2010-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Castor has supported federal legislation (HR-1256) that increased taxes on Tobacco products. The company&amp;#39;s Web site says Hav-A-Tampa cigars were originally trademarked in 1902. The company operates other production facilities in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://biggovernment.com/capitolconfidential/2010/06/07/states-illogically-looking-to-cigarette-taxes-as-deficit-panacea/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ideas, Observations, &amp;amp; Mental Machinations: THE CASE AGAINST LYNN ...</title>
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H.R. 1256, now Public Law 111-31 gives the Food and Drug Administration regulatory authority over tobacco. The title of the measure is the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Lynn Jenkins voted with the big money of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ideas-observations--mentalmachinati.blogspot.com/2010/06/case-against-lynn-jenkins-chapter-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Anchorage Press &amp;gt; News &amp;gt; Letters from the issue of May 27</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-06-02:/commentary/8454794</id>
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Lest you think Congress is just a rubber stamp, they did, after debate, decide to postpone voting on H.R. 1256, Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf tournament; obviously such a weighty matter required further ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anchoragepress.com/articles/2010/06/03/news/doc4bfdc31773ae3023768272.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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These new rules regarding smokeless tobacco products are the result of H.R. 1256: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which was enacted last year (New York Times). Add to: Add to your del.icio.us ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/Non-food/Lifestyle/american_cigarettes_more_carcinogenic_0602100139.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-31:/commentary/8408109</id>
    <updated>2010-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same time imposes onerous new fees that will be passed on to consumers as higher ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smokingpatches.org/wordpress/quit-smoking-tips/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-25:/commentary/8398831</id>
    <updated>2010-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Lest you think Congress is just a rubber stamp, they did, after debate, decide to postpone voting on H.R. 1256, Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf tournament; obviously such a weighty matter required further ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anchoragepress.com/articles/2010/05/26/news/doc4bfdc31773ae3023768272.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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If you want to read the bill itself, it is HR 1256. The part that refers to clove cigarettes is &#8220;Prohibits a cigarette or any of its components from containing as a constituent or additive any artificial or natural flavor (other than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bleucigs.com/cigarettes/why-are-flavoured-tobacco-cigarettes-going-to-be-illegal-now/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Apr 2, 2009 12:00 PM (Failed 169-256, 6 not voting). Amendment 2 to H.Con.Res. 85. Apr 2, 2009 4:06 PM (Failed 111-322, 4 not voting) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nonstandardpolitics.com/blog/398&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-19:/commentary/8338758</id>
    <updated>2010-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usaeu.net/2010/05/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>where can i find Black Devil cigarettes? | Black Devil Cigarettes</title>
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    <updated>2010-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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really though, its the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256). I know because I liked kreteks, and those are included in the ban. =[. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1256 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lendh.com/?p=10&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.quittingsmokinginformation.com/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2010-05-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Didn&amp;#39;t Vote on HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info].Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info].Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info].&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/cong-prascell-jr-dnj-bio-info&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256: family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. Govtrack.us 2009. Accessed on April 27, 2010 at 16. Muilenburg, JL, Legge, JS Jr. African American adolescents and menthol cigarettes: smoking behavior among secondary school ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://challengingdogma-spring2010.blogspot.com/2010/05/horse-of-same-color-why-family-smoking.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. FDA.gov: FDA Official Website. Wikipedia: China National Tobacco Corp. Money Morning News Archive: Buy, Sell or Hold Feature. Money Morning Buy, Sell or Hold Feature: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://moneymorning.com/2010/05/03/altria-group-inc./&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opie &amp;amp; Anthony &#8211; The Unpleasant &amp;amp; Disconcerting Stand-up Comedy of ...</title>
    <link href="http://funny-humor-videos.com/2010/05/01/opie-anthony-%E2%80%93-the-unpleasant-disconcerting-stand-up-comedy-of-club-soda-kenny-23/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8230735</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Funny-Humor-Videos.com </name>
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Today the first bill in that chamber was for cloture-- to cut off the filibuster on H.R. 1256, Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The bill gives jurisdiction over tobacco to the FDA. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://funny-humor-videos.com/2010/05/01/opie-anthony-%E2%80%93-the-unpleasant-disconcerting-stand-up-comedy-of-club-soda-kenny-23/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opie &amp;amp; Anthony &#8211; The Unpleasant &amp;amp; Disconcerting Stand-up Comedy of ...</title>
    <link href="http://free-video-upload.com/2010/05/01/opie-anthony-%E2%80%93-the-unpleasant-disconcerting-stand-up-comedy-of-club-soda-kenny-23/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-30:/commentary/8211333</id>
    <updated>2010-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free-Video-Upload.com </name>
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Today the first bill in that chamber was for cloture-- to cut off the filibuster on H.R. 1256, Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The bill gives jurisdiction over tobacco to the FDA. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://free-video-upload.com/2010/05/01/opie-anthony-%E2%80%93-the-unpleasant-disconcerting-stand-up-comedy-of-club-soda-kenny-23/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Care ...</title>
    <link href="http://grouped.biz/2010/04/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-28:/commentary/8202719</id>
    <updated>2010-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Care Our Health </name>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grouped.biz/2010/04/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#8220;CONG. PRASCELL JR., D-NJ ~ BIO. INFO. ~ AND RECENT NEGATIVE ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:BlogPost:2170370" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8331584</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone&amp;#39;s Blog Posts - Patriotic Resistance </name>
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Didn&amp;#39;t Vote on HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info] . Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info] . Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.resistnet.com/xn/detail/2600775:BlogPost:2170370&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#8220;CONG. PRASCELL JR., D-NJ ~ BIO. INFO. ~ AND RECENT NEGATIVE ...</title>
    <link href="http://citizensinaction.ning.com/xn/detail/2937960:BlogPost:24944" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-27:/commentary/8198812</id>
    <updated>2010-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - Citizens in Action </name>
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Didn&amp;#39;t Vote on HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info].Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info].Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info].&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizensinaction.ning.com/xn/detail/2937960:BlogPost:24944&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Opie &amp;amp; Anthony &#8211; The Unpleasant &amp;amp; Disconcerting Stand-up Comedy of ...</title>
    <link href="http://free-video-upload.com/2010/04/27/opie-anthony-%E2%80%93-the-unpleasant-disconcerting-stand-up-comedy-of-club-soda-kenny-13/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8186645</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free-Video-Upload.com </name>
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Today the first bill in that chamber was for cloture-- to cut off the filibuster on H.R. 1256, Henry Waxman&amp;#39;s Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The bill gives jurisdiction over tobacco to the FDA. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://free-video-upload.com/2010/04/27/opie-anthony-%E2%80%93-the-unpleasant-disconcerting-stand-up-comedy-of-club-soda-kenny-13/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &#183; health ...</title>
    <link href="http://healthnews-ex.com/2010/04/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-14:/commentary/8102489</id>
    <updated>2010-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>health-news4u </name>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a whole new level and at the same time imposes onerous new fees that will be passed on to consumers as higher ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthnews-ex.com/2010/04/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Flavored Cigars Laws | Pepe Castro&amp;#39;s Cigar Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-14:/commentary/8102085</id>
    <updated>2010-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pepe Castro's Cigar Blog </name>
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The bill that Obama happily signed into law in June was HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The part that refers to flavored tobacco is &#8220;Prohibits a cigarette or any of its components from containing as a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.havanero.info/flavored-cigars-laws/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Health ...</title>
    <link href="http://healthcareadvice.co.cc/2010/04/06/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-05:/commentary/8043537</id>
    <updated>2010-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Health Care Advice: Living a healthy lifestyle </name>
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House Chamber, Washington, DC April 2, 2009 M. Speaker: Today this house passed HR 1256, which takes tobacco regulation to a.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcareadvice.co.cc/2010/04/06/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>birdwatcher - &#1045;&#1089;&#1090;&#1077;&#1089;&#1090;&#1074;&#1077;&#1085;&#1085;&#1086;, &#1074; &#1048;&#1083;&#1083;&#1080;&#1085;&#1086;&#1077; &#1079;&#1072;&#1087;&#1088;&#1077;&#1097;&#1072;&#1102;&#1090; &#1101;&#1083;&#1077;&#1082;&#1090;&#1088;&#1080;&#1095;&#1077;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1077; &#1089;&#1080;&#1075;&#1072;&#1088;&#1077;&#1090;&#1099;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-03:/commentary/8071228</id>
    <updated>2010-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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First cloves (and all flavours except menthol) next flavoured alchoholic beverages (since H.R. 1256 set the precedent for flavour-baded regulation, woot!). And of course, delivery is their business too? Can I drink and smoke by ass if I ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://birdwatcher.livejournal.com/1404543.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Blue Commonwealth:: We Can, And We Did</title>
    <link href="http://www.bluecommonwealth.com/diary/2002/we-can-and-we-did" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/7987846</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Blue Commonwealth - Recent Diaries </name>
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We Can, And We Did. by: Paradox13VA. Tue Mar 30, 2010 at 13:54:56 PM EDT. A moment of levity from the healthcare denouement over the past few weeks was the shout of &amp;quot;Yes, we did&amp;quot; from a Congress member during the President&amp;#39;s signing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluecommonwealth.com/diary/2002/we-can-and-we-did&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Leesburg Tomorrow: We Can, And We Did</title>
    <link href="http://leesburgtomorrow.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-can-and-we-did.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/7980604</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Leesburg Tomorrow </name>
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A moment of levity from the healthcare denouement over the past few weeks was the shout of &amp;quot;Yes, we did&amp;quot; from a Congress member during the President&amp;#39;s signing ceremony. The President had commented about the amount of abuse many members ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leesburgtomorrow.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-can-and-we-did.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Project Vote Smart - Representative Cynthia M. Lummis - Voting ...</title>
    <link href="http://corbly.posterous.com/project-vote-smart-representative-cynthia-m-l" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7963345</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>corbly's posterous </name>
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HR 1256, N, Bill Passed - House (298 - 112). 03/19/2009, TARP Recipient Bonuses Tax HR 1586, N, Bill Passed - House (328 - 93). 03/05/2009, Mortgage Restructuring In Bankruptcy HR 1106, N, Bill Passed - House (234 - 191) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://corbly.posterous.com/project-vote-smart-representative-cynthia-m-l&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Never~Eat~Alone: Project Vote Smart - Representative Cynthia M ...</title>
    <link href="http://never-eat-alone-corbly.blogspot.com/2010/03/project-vote-smart-representative.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7955889</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Never~Eat~Alone </name>
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HR 1256, N, Bill Passed - House (298 - 112). 03/19/2009, TARP Recipient Bonuses Tax HR 1586, N, Bill Passed - House (328 - 93). 03/05/2009, Mortgage Restructuring In Bankruptcy HR 1106, N, Bill Passed - House (234 - 191) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://never-eat-alone-corbly.blogspot.com/2010/03/project-vote-smart-representative.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Heath Shuler and voters in District 11 | BlueNC</title>
    <link href="http://www.bluenc.com/heath-shuler-and-voters-district-11" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-25:/commentary/7955888</id>
    <updated>2010-03-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>BlueNC - Where North Carolina comes to think </name>
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In my opinion, Heath Shuler cruelly voted against the children of Western North Carolina when he voted against: HR 2749 (Food Safety Regulation Amendments); HR 1256 (FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products); HR 1 (&#8220;The Stimulus Bill&#8221;); ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bluenc.com/heath-shuler-and-voters-district-11&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Do you support or oppose HR 1256, which gives the government more ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.piparettedirect.com/do-you-support-or-oppose-hr-1256-which-gives-the-government-more-control-over-the-tobacco-industry.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-21:/commentary/9129392</id>
    <updated>2010-03-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Piparette Direct </name>
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... and the difference is going to have to be made up somewhere. I&amp;#39;m sure this is not lost on the Obama administration, and a plan is already in the works to fill the gap. That&amp;#39;s what I think. What do you think about HR 1256? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.piparettedirect.com/do-you-support-or-oppose-hr-1256-which-gives-the-government-more-control-over-the-tobacco-industry.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Politicians approve anti-tobacco bill. Will it work? - iTWire : Hr ...</title>
    <link href="http://hrarticle.com/2010/03/politicians-approve-anti-tobacco-bill-will-it-work-itwire/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-20:/commentary/7910339</id>
    <updated>2010-03-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Hr Articles </name>
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Politicians approve anti-tobacco bill. Will it work? iTWire. Beginning on June 22, 2010, the FDA will begin enforcing the new anti-tobacco rule&#8211;HR 1256. We (that is, all US citizens) need to make sure that every &#8230; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hrarticle.com/2010/03/politicians-approve-anti-tobacco-bill-will-it-work-itwire/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/03/15/h-r-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-14:/commentary/7860364</id>
    <updated>2010-03-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Breakdown of America </name>
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H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Posted by opencongress.org in Get Informed, Syndicated on March 15th, 2010 | no responses. To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.breakdownofamerica.com/2010/03/15/h-r-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Votes on key issues in 2009 :: Pioneer Press :: PIONEER PRESS ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2080037,pioneer-press-2009votes-030410-s1.article" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-03:/commentary/7806595</id>
    <updated>2010-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Park Ridge Herald-Advocate :: News :: </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. Hate Crimes: Senators on July 16, advanced, 63-28, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/pioneerpress/2080037,pioneer-press-2009votes-030410-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Dems stand up | The Smirking Chimp</title>
    <link href="http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/27090" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-01:/commentary/8976262</id>
    <updated>2010-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary... </name>
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H.R.1256 : To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products&#8230; H.R.2245 : To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/27090&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Dems stand up | The Smirking Chimp</title>
    <link href="http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/27090" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-01:/commentary/7703700</id>
    <updated>2010-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary... </name>
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H.R.1256 : To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products&#8230; H.R.2245 : To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/27090&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Concord Monitor - Roll call votes for 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100228/NEWS01/2280318" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7789107</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Concord Monitor Online | politics </name>
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A yes vote was to send HR 1256 to President Obama. Voting yes: Hodes, Shea-Porter. Cap and trade: Members on June 26 voted, 219-212, to gradually shift U.S. energy production and consumption from fossil fuels to renewable fuels while ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100228/NEWS01/2280318&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Heated debate: flavored tobacco | Hypnosis</title>
    <link href="http://hypnosissthatworks.com/989/heated-debate-flavored-tobacco/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-28:/commentary/7691069</id>
    <updated>2010-02-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hypnosis </name>
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The bill (HR 1256) said, &#8220;?a cigarette or any of its component parts (including the tobacco, filter, or paper) shall not contain, as a constituent (including a smoke constituent) or additive, an artificial or natural flavor (other than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hypnosissthatworks.com/989/heated-debate-flavored-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Top votes in Congress for 2009 | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC</title>
    <link href="http://secureaik.mediaspanonline.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-44-23" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-26:/commentary/8275384</id>
    <updated>2010-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Opinions | The Aiken Standard </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. 23. Hate crimes: Senators on July 16, 2009, advanced, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://secureaik.mediaspanonline.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-44-23&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top votes in Congress for 2009 | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-26:/commentary/7797472</id>
    <updated>2010-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Stories | The Aiken Standard </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. 23. Hate crimes: Senators on July 16, 2009, advanced, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Top votes in Congress for 2009 | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC</title>
    <link href="http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-44-23" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-26:/commentary/7786586</id>
    <updated>2010-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Stories | The Aiken Standard </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. 23. Hate crimes: Senators on July 16, 2009, advanced, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-44-23&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Top votes in Congress for 2009 | Aiken Standard | Aiken, SC</title>
    <link href="http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-24-09" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-26:/commentary/7691068</id>
    <updated>2010-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All Stories | The Aiken Standard </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. 23. Hate crimes: Senators on July 16, 2009, advanced, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0228-top-votes-story2010-02-27T19-24-09&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Hour&amp;#39;s News Hound &#187; Blog Archive &#187; A tally of the top votes in ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7663510</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Hour's News Hound </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. 23. Hate Crimes: Senators on July 16, 2009, advanced, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.thehour.com/newshound/?p=1516&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Family smoking prevention and tobacco control act 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-21:/commentary/7671557</id>
    <updated>2010-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Maurvi Hephaestion </name>
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&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;HR1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Sponsor: Henry Waxman / 111th .... September - October 2007 For $2629826 Against $424832 ...&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;15 May 2009 ... Bill S.982 also known as the Family Smoking Prevention and ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maurvi-hephaestion.kinderboerderijmikerf.be/banners/archive/hblogs/10022220/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-2007/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Conflict of interest? Internal Toyota documents derided the Obama ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2010/02/21/conflict-of-interest-internal-toyota-documents-derided-the-obama-administration-and-democratic-congress-as-%E2%80%9Cactivist%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cnot-industry-friendly/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-20:/commentary/7645528</id>
    <updated>2010-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Fire Andrea Mitchell! </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. According to Breitbart - The... Another $1.6 billion for an auto company &#8211; Nissan of JAPAN! Amazing. I never heard about or read anything about this... Cash for Clunkers &#8211; more like Cash for Japanese automakers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2010/02/21/conflict-of-interest-internal-toyota-documents-derided-the-obama-administration-and-democratic-congress-as-%E2%80%9Cactivist%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cnot-industry-friendly/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act |</title>
    <link href="http://loltroll.co.uk/quit-smoking-now/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-17:/commentary/7601166</id>
    <updated>2010-02-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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13 Responses to &#8220;HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#8221;. anonymous0s0egion on February 18th, 2010 2:15 pm. Looks like we live in a dictatorship. Look out washington, when this plan kicks into gear you&amp;#39;re going to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://loltroll.co.uk/quit-smoking-now/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Flavored Cigars Banned | Pepe Castro&amp;#39;s Cigar Blog</title>
    <link href="http://www.havanero.info/flavored-cigars-banned/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-06:/commentary/7524543</id>
    <updated>2010-02-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pepe Castro's Cigar Blog </name>
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The bill that Obama happily signed into law, it is HR 1256. The part that refers to flavored tobacco is &#8220;Prohibits a cigarette or any of its components from containing as a constituent or additive any artificial or natural flavor (other ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.havanero.info/flavored-cigars-banned/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Adolescents See Smoking as Greater Risk than Illicit Drugs or ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.teendrugabuse.org/alcohol/adolescents-see-smoking-as-greater-risk-than-illicit-drugs-or-binge-drinking/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-04:/commentary/7502094</id>
    <updated>2010-02-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Teen Drug Abuse </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256), which bans all flavors in cigarettes except menthol, calls for research on the impact of use of menthol in cigarettes on the public health. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.teendrugabuse.org/alcohol/adolescents-see-smoking-as-greater-risk-than-illicit-drugs-or-binge-drinking/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Alan Grayson: PAC-Buster</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-28:/commentary/7451458</id>
    <updated>2010-01-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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Another that comes to mind is Congress&amp;#39;s recent tobacco bill (HR 1256) that, among other things, put severe restrictions on cigarette advertising. Many believe that the provision was accepted by Altria Group, which owns the Marlboro ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1506-Alan-Grayson-PAC-Buster&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Unpopular Ideas Club: Want Djarums</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/7395158</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Unpopular Ideas Club </name>
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After HR 1256 passed, I went around St. Louis and monopolized all the Djarum Specials off the shelves. That was last September. Since then Ive sold and/or smoked most of them and am down to about a week&amp;#39;s supply. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unpopularideasclub.blogspot.com/2010/01/want-djarums.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wittlee&amp;#39;s Civics Blog &amp;lt;3</title>
    <link href="http://wittlee.blogspot.com/2010/01/in-class-today-my-assignment-was-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7338074</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Wittlee's Civics Blog &lt;3 </name>
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**The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) contains important provisions that make changes to the Thrift Savings Plan under the jurisdiction of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.** &amp;lt;3 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wittlee.blogspot.com/2010/01/in-class-today-my-assignment-was-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Representative Ron Paul &#8211; Texas Straight Talk: &#8220;Moving Towards ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.iv-ciiee.com/senator-straight-talk/representative-ron-paul-texas-straight-talk-moving-towards-tobacco-prohibition" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7304157</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Talk </name>
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http://SmArgus.com In this week&amp;#39;s Texas Straight Talk Dr. Ron Paul speaks about the recently passed, HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iv-ciiee.com/senator-straight-talk/representative-ron-paul-texas-straight-talk-moving-towards-tobacco-prohibition&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthy Life, Health Insurance, Hygienic Foods, Good Living.</title>
    <link href="http://thehealthyoflife.blogspot.com/2010/01/american-heart-association-advocacy.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-17:/commentary/7291527</id>
    <updated>2010-01-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Healthy Life, Health Insurance, Hygienic... </name>
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The American Heart Association supports the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (S.982/H.R.1256) federal legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) full authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehealthyoflife.blogspot.com/2010/01/american-heart-association-advocacy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthy Life, Health Insurance, Hygienic Foods, Good Living.</title>
    <link href="http://thehealthyoflife.blogspot.com/2010/01/heart-asosiasion.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-09:/commentary/7215869</id>
    <updated>2010-01-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Healthy Life, Health Insurance, Hygienic... </name>
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The American Heart Association supports the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (S.982/H.R.1256) federal legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) full authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehealthyoflife.blogspot.com/2010/01/heart-asosiasion.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>john david lewis healthcare ideas Reform Now - Hot News actress ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-01-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hot News actress gallery </name>
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H R 1256, FAMILY SMOKING PREVENTION AND TOBACCO CONTROL ACT. Rep. John Lewis Wins Passage of Slave Labor Commemoratio On July 7, Rep. John Lewis urged and won passage of a resolution to honor the role of slave laborers in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hotnewsactressgallery.blogspot.com/2010/01/john-david-lewis-healthcare-ideas.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Has Used Ping-Pong Strategy Many Times Before</title>
    <link href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/05/congress-has-used-ping-po_n_411794.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-04:/commentary/7159823</id>
    <updated>2010-01-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Huffpolitics on The Huffington Post </name>
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H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - signed into law on June 22, 2009. * S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act - signed into law on May 20, 2009. * H.R. 627, Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/05/congress-has-used-ping-po_n_411794.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tobacco Advertising</title>
    <link href="http://www.armac-pop.com/2010/01/tobacco-advertising/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-03:/commentary/7201796</id>
    <updated>2010-01-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ARMAC Inc. </name>
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... new promotional signs that comply with changing regulations. What&amp;#39;s Black and White and not to be Read? FDA Regulation of Tobacco Product Marketing; HR 1256 The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (see Title II, sec 201)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.armac-pop.com/2010/01/tobacco-advertising/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Latest Blog: List of Federal Legislation Enacted In 2009</title>
    <link href="http://seatoshiningsea.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/latest-blog-list-of-federal-legislation-enacted-in-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-31:/commentary/7150819</id>
    <updated>2009-12-31T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Sea to Shining Sea </name>
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... Palmer to recognize his service and promotion of excellence and good sportsmanship in golf (co-sponsors from both major parties); HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (co-sponsors from both major parties) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seatoshiningsea.wordpress.com/2010/01/01/latest-blog-list-of-federal-legislation-enacted-in-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>clove cigarette ban | Cigar Ratings</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-28:/commentary/7096144</id>
    <updated>2009-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cigar Ratings </name>
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HR 1256 has much more in it than a ban on flavored cigarette tobacco. It has a bunch of new and strict regulations on manufacturers and distributors. This bill gives the FDA the power to regulate the tobacco companies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cigarratings.org/clove-cigarette-ban/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Healthy Life, Health Insurance, Hygienic Foods, Good Living.</title>
    <link href="http://thehealthyoflife.blogspot.com/2009/12/heart-disease.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/7215893</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Healthy Life, Health Insurance, Hygienic... </name>
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The American Heart Association supports the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (S.982/H.R.1256) federal legislation granting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) full authority to regulate the manufacture, distribution, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehealthyoflife.blogspot.com/2009/12/heart-disease.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Advocacy Project: Issue Overview</title>
    <link href="http://kristinsgreenworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/advocacy-project-issue-overview.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/7006281</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kristin&amp;#39;s Green World </name>
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Vote YES to the HR1256 bill which is promoting regulation of tobacco products in order to protect public health. Smoking poses a seriously problem not only in the state of Minnesota but all over the nation as well. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kristinsgreenworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/advocacy-project-issue-overview.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama, Congress Act to Protect Kids, Save Lives</title>
    <link href="http://jennybillot.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/obama-congress-act-to-protect-kids-save-lives/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6979703</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Jenny&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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On June 11, 2009, the US Senate voted 79 to 17 to approve the bill, HR 1256/S. 982, known as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. On June 12, 2009, the US House of Representatives voted 307 to 97 to approve the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jennybillot.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/obama-congress-act-to-protect-kids-save-lives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What&amp;#39;s the Fuss? Senator Joe Lieberman &#8211; A Comparison &#171; The Junkyard</title>
    <link href="http://ajunkyard.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/whats-the-fuss-senator-joe-lieberman-a-comparison/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6934114</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Junkyard </name>
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HR 1256, Y, Y. 02/13/2009 2009 Economic Package HR 1, Y, Y. 02/10/2009 2009 Economic Package HR 1, Y, Y. 01/29/2009 CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2009. HR 2, Y, Y. 07/31/2008Consumer Product Safety Commission Bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ajunkyard.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/whats-the-fuss-senator-joe-lieberman-a-comparison/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Happens After the Senate Passes Their Health Care Bill?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6927488</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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The 111th Congress has already used this method several times to pass some substantial bill, including legislation allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco (HR 1256), reforming the credit card industry (HR 627), the GIVE Act (HR 1388) and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1397-What-Happens-After-the-Senate-Passes-Their-Health-Care-Bill-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Rhymes With Clown: Senate Abortion Amendment Defeated</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-07:/commentary/6903878</id>
    <updated>2009-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) offered an amendment to the Senate health care bill that would have placed restrictions on abortion similar to those in the Stupak amendment to the House bill. The Nelson amendment has been defeated. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rhymeswithclown.blogspot.com/2009/12/senate-abortion-amendment-defeated.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kristin&amp;#39;s Green World: Advocacy Project: Letter to Public Official</title>
    <link href="http://kristinsgreenworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/advocacy-project-letter-to-public.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/6891394</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Kristin's Green World </name>
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I am writing to you to vote YES to the H.R.1256 bill which is promoting regulation of tobacco products in order to protect public health. Smoking poses a seriously problem not only in the state of Minnesota but all over the nation as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kristinsgreenworld.blogspot.com/2009/12/advocacy-project-letter-to-public.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and Law: Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/commentary/6842387</id>
    <updated>2009-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress and Law </name>
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Division B of H.R. 1256 are titled the &#8220;Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009.&#8221; Automatic Enrollment in the Thrift Savings Plan Federal employees initially hired into permanent employment on or after January 1, 1984, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/12/thrift-savings-plan-enhancement-act-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and Law: The Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-29:/commentary/6826756</id>
    <updated>2009-11-29T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress and Law </name>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-31). Sections 101 through 110 of Title I of. Division B of H.R. 1256 are titled the &#8220;Thrift ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2009/11/thrift-savings-plan-enhancement-act-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Warned About the Dangers of Banning the E Cigarette | Stop smoking</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-23:/commentary/6767922</id>
    <updated>2009-11-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Waxman (H.R. 1256) or soon-to-be-introduced legislation by Senator Kennedy with these or similar harm reduction provisions. Most e-cigarette companies support reasonable and responsible regulations for their products. If the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smoking-quit.info/fda-warned-about-the-dangers-of-banning-the-e-cigarette&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Philip Morris ordered to pay Fla. woman $300 million; largest ...</title>
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... polymath22 Rep Michael Doyle (D-PA): Voted to allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the advertising, marketing, and manufacturing of tobacco products (HR 1256). jbf Senate grants FDA power to regulate Big Tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/law/2009/11/19/philip-morris-ordered-to-pay-fla-woman-300-million-largest-award-yet-among-states-cases-17376/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama&amp;#39;s New Prohibition</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-18:/commentary/6766980</id>
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Known as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, or HR 1256, the check was introduced and sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Ca) and took small time to pass by the House and Senate. In short, the check gives the FDA the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politicaldebateshow.com/obamas-new-prohibition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA BILL &#171; Tobacco Free Western New York Reduce Tobacco Use in WNY</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/8630093</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition </name>
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The new law (H.R. 1256) represents the most sweeping action taken to date to reduce what remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Click here for the full text of the law: FDA tobacco law.pdf (347KB) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobaccofreewny.com/2009/11/fda-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA BILL &#171; Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/7159826</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Erie-Niagara Tobacco-Free Coalition </name>
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The new law (H.R. 1256) represents the most sweeping action taken to date to reduce what remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Click here for the full text of the law: FDA tobacco law.pdf (347KB) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobaccofreewny.com/wordpress/2009/11/fda-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Advocacy Project: Healthy People/THOMAS</title>
    <link href="http://kristinsgreenworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/advocacy-project-healthy-peoplethomas.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-15:/commentary/6724659</id>
    <updated>2009-11-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Kristin&amp;#39;s Green World </name>
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HR1256 Title: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kristinsgreenworld.blogspot.com/2009/11/advocacy-project-healthy-peoplethomas.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>November 12, 2009 - Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-12:/commentary/7960477</id>
    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-31). Title I of Division B of H.R. 1256 is the &amp;quot;Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009&amp;quot;. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RS22933/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DigitalCommons@ILR - Patrick Purcell: Federal Employees ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-31). Title I of Division B of H.R. 1256 is the &#8220;Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009&#8221;. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/682/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal Employees&amp;#39; Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (PL 111-31). Title I of Division B of HR 1256 is the &amp;quot;Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009&amp;quot;. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/key_workplace/682&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>beSpacific: CRS Report - Federal Employees&amp;#39; Retirement System ...</title>
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Federal Employees&amp;#39; Retirement System: Legislation Enacted in the 111th Congress, Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, November 12, 2009: &amp;quot;On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/022792.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IWS Documented News DAILY POSTINGS: [IWS] CRS: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-11-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-31). Title I of Division B of H.R. 1256 is the &amp;quot;Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009&amp;quot;. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://iwsdocumentednewsdaily.blogspot.com/2009/11/iws-crs-federal-employees-retirement.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6744461</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Title I of Division B of H.R. 1256 is the &amp;quot;Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009&amp;quot;. Among other provisions, P.L. 111-31: &#8226; provides for newly hired federal employees to be enrolled automatically in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RS22933/2009-11-12/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Open CRS - CRS Reports for the People</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-10:/commentary/6682980</id>
    <updated>2009-11-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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Title I of Division B of H.R. 1256 is the &amp;quot;Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009&amp;quot;. Among other provisions, P.L. 111-31: &#8226; provides for newly hired federal employees to be enrolled automatically in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/RS22933/2009-11-12/?24119&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-08:/commentary/6708611</id>
    <updated>2009-11-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Swamp </name>
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H.R.1256 H.R.3648 H.R.1913 H.R.1207. S.578 H.R. 2242. And lets not forget these;. Executive Order 10925 makes the first mention of &amp;quot;affirmative action&amp;quot;. Executive Order 11246. And anyone with half a brain know &amp;quot;including racial and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2009/11/hatch_houses_health_care_going.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is it illegal in the USA to buy Clove cigarettes online from ...</title>
    <link href="http://smokeysmoke.com/32/is-it-illegal-in-the-usa-to-buy-clove-cigarettes-online-from-indonesia/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-05:/commentary/6595478</id>
    <updated>2009-11-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CIGARS ONLINE </name>
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That being said, here is the exact text from H.R. 1256 relating to flavored cigarettes. I am not an attorney, juror, or legislator, but I could not find one other section in the bill that went into further detail on what this text may ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smokeysmoke.com/32/is-it-illegal-in-the-usa-to-buy-clove-cigarettes-online-from-indonesia/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3966: To amend the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/9102851</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Opposing Bill, Opposing Senator, Opposing Representative. H.R.3962 Preservation of Acces... 3 &amp;middot; S.773 Cybersecurity Act of ... 2 &amp;middot; H.R.1256 Thrift Savings Plan E... 2 &amp;middot; S.984 Arthritis Prevention,. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3966/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Active Legislation in Congress Oct 26, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/commentary/6549128</id>
    <updated>2009-10-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
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Lands bill, omnibus, HR146, PL111-11. Mortgages, allow bankruptcy judges to modify terms, S.896, PL111-22. National service, expand programs, HR1388, PL111-13. Tobacco, give FDA the authority to regulate, HR1256, PL111-31 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/10/28/active-legislation-in-congress-oct-26-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Heated debate: flavored tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://www.iwanttoquitsmoking.com/2009/10/heated-debate-flavored-tobacco.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/commentary/6521374</id>
    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hypnosis News and Events - from www.iwanttoquit... </name>
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The bill (HR 1256) said, &amp;quot;&#8230;a cigarette or any of its component parts (including the tobacco, filter, or paper) shall not contain, as a constituent (including a smoke constituent) or additive, an artificial or natural flavor (other than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.iwanttoquitsmoking.com/2009/10/heated-debate-flavored-tobacco.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Smoking Gun</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Socyberty </name>
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[Source: Govtrack: HR 1256]. Why? By restricting Americans&amp;#39; freedom to choose what flavours they ingest (not even what toxins mind you &#8211; the government is not forcing you to choose healthier options) the imported cigarette market is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://socyberty.com/law/the-smoking-gun/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Heated debate: flavored tobacco - Best news online about ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-25:/commentary/6614832</id>
    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill (HR 1256) said, &amp;quot;&#8230;a cigarette or any of its component parts (including the tobacco, filter, or paper) shall not contain, as a constituent (including a smoke constituent) or additive, an artificial or natural flavor (other than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bestcigarettes.over-blog.com/article-heated-debate-flavored-tobacco-38203289.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Heated debate: flavored tobacco | Tobacco Facts.</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill (HR 1256) said, &#8220;&#8230;a cigarette or any of its component parts (including the tobacco, filter, or paper) shall not contain, as a constituent (including a smoke constituent) or additive, an artificial or natural flavor (other than ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco-facts.net/2009/10/heated-debate-flavored-tobacco&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Representative Nathan Deal and Science</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) aims to increase the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in regulating tobacco in America. The legislation would empower the FDA to require larger warning ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leftonlanier.com/2009/10/23/representative-nathan-deal-and-science/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&#187; The Marlboro Monopoly Act Tobacco Style Blog News.</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tobacco Style Blog News. </name>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) into law, thus taking the first faltering steps toward fully monitoring and regulating cigarettes and their purchases. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hotcigarettes.microbloghost.com/2009/10/22/the-marlboro-monopoly-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cigarettes and tobacco blog! &#187; The Marlboro Monopoly Act</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cigarettes and tobacco blog! </name>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) into law, thus taking the first faltering steps toward fully monitoring and regulating cigarettes and their purchases. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cigarettes.microbloghost.com/2009/10/21/the-marlboro-monopoly-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Marlboro Monopoly Act | Student Life</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 22, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) into law, thus taking the first faltering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studlife.com/forum/2009/10/21/the-marlboro-monopoly-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Daily Cougar - Big tobacco complains about ban</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Daily Cougar </name>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, targets cigarettes with cloves &#8212; chocolate, vanilla and other flavored ingredients that apparently lure children and teenagers into smoking &#8212; and the &#8220;misleading&#8221; labels ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedailycougar.com/big-tobacco-complains-about-ban-1.2030437&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Politics, Our Government, and What it means to you: Parker ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/commentary/7059604</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Recently, I supported H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which is a bipartisan piece of legislation, passed by both Chambers, which would allow the FDA to regulate the tobacco industry. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://orangeschoolbus.blogspot.com/2009/10/parker-griffith-is-unbelievable.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tom Perriello&amp;#39;s Interim Grade</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6344916</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Voted against HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info] Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info] Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 [More info] ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiaslibertytree.com/2009/10/tom-perriellos-interim-grade.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Virginia&amp;#39;s Liberty Tree: Senator Warner&amp;#39;s Report Card</title>
    <link href="http://www.virginiaslibertytree.com/2009/10/senator-warners-report-card.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6889418</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Virginia's Liberty Tree </name>
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Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info] Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info] Voted for HR 1424: Senate: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Bailout 2008) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiaslibertytree.com/2009/10/senator-warners-report-card.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Virginia&amp;#39;s Liberty Tree: Sorry for the Absense</title>
    <link href="http://www.virginiaslibertytree.com/2009/10/sorry-for-absense.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6323252</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Virginia's Liberty Tree </name>
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Voted for HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [More info] Voted for HR 2346: 2009 $106B War Supplemental [More info] Voted for HR 1424: Senate: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Bailout 2008) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiaslibertytree.com/2009/10/sorry-for-absense.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lift the ban on flavored cigarettes - The Petition Site</title>
    <link href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/lift-the-ban-on-flavored-cigarettes" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/7396340</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Overview Petitions - Care2: ThePetitionSite </name>
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Philip Morris USA strongly endorsed H.R. 1256. Menthol - the No.1 flavored cigarette smoked by teens - was excluded from the ban. The only message being sent to our youth is one of promotion: Smoke &amp;#39;Made in the USA&amp;#39; cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/lift-the-ban-on-flavored-cigarettes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New Anti-Smoking Ads Warn Teens &amp;#39;It&amp;#39;s Gay to Smoke&amp;#39; : Living the ...</title>
    <link href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/10/new_anti-smoking_ads_warn_teen.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6335031</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Living the Scientific Life (Scientist,... </name>
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That is one of the criticisms of H.R. 1256 -- that it eliminates alternatives on the market that are less harmful. But that is not even the main problem here. I wish that Onion would parody this somehow (it should be easy enough to make ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2009/10/new_anti-smoking_ads_warn_teen.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A careful examination of HR 1256 (part 2)</title>
    <link href="http://blog.keepingyouhonest.net/?p=246" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/commentary/6323249</id>
    <updated>2009-10-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Keeping You Honest </name>
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This is the second post in a series of a new law that is currently under review by the FDA. The first part in this series is available here. I also strongly encourage everyone to sign a petition regarding this bill and to leave a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.keepingyouhonest.net/?p=246&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A careful examination of HR 1256 | Keeping You Honest</title>
    <link href="http://blog.keepingyouhonest.net/?p=234" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/commentary/6276735</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Keeping You Honest </name>
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Today, thanks to Cigar Rights of America if discovered that the FDA is requesting comments on bill HR 1256 It is imperative that all pipe and cigar smokes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.keepingyouhonest.net/?p=234&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes &amp;#39;Cash for Clunkers&amp;#39; Bill in Bid to Spur Auto Sales ...</title>
    <link href="http://politics.remedy.org.ua/b715904/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-29:/commentary/6256259</id>
    <updated>2009-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political blog </name>
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Key Provisions The final language differs somewhat from earlier versions of Suttons bill and now includes changes contained in a measure that Stabenow offered June 3 as an amendment to a tobacco regulation bill (HR 1256) now on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politics.remedy.org.ua/b715904/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>legalize_kretek: The Opinion of the Court Gave Away Too Many Hints ...</title>
    <link href="http://community.livejournal.com/legalize_kretek/2005.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-28:/commentary/6344917</id>
    <updated>2009-09-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bring back the cloves! </name>
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Congressman Waxman introduced H.R 1256 in the midst of the the mortgage crisis, crippling unemployment rates, and chatter over the corporate bailouts. The papers were pushed through the House and the Senate, just a month before the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/legalize_kretek/2005.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>san_diego: Bringin&amp;#39; Kretek Back</title>
    <link href="http://community.livejournal.com/san_diego/3156282.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6306697</id>
    <updated>2009-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The San Diego Journal </name>
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The community shall serve as a repository of links and useful information supporting arguments and strategies for repeal of the ban and/or amendment of H.R. 1256. By the way, Congressman Bilbray was among the few Republicans to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/san_diego/3156282.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Liberal Talk - Bringin&amp;#39; Kretek Back</title>
    <link href="http://community.livejournal.com/liberal_talk/151184.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-27:/commentary/6237180</id>
    <updated>2009-09-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Liberal Talk </name>
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If you have useful information and links supporting arguments and strategies for repeal of the ban and/or amendment of H.R. 1256, and especially if you have any information to share regarding the 1989 repeal of the kretek ban that was ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/liberal_talk/151184.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>legalize_kretek: First things first</title>
    <link href="http://community.livejournal.com/legalize_kretek/452.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-26:/commentary/6323251</id>
    <updated>2009-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bring back the cloves! </name>
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Text of the bill H.R. 1256 - in .pdf format, - online. The purpose of the bill was to give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. The part of the bill that effects the ban on all flavored cigarettes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/legalize_kretek/452.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Deplorable Misuse of Your Money</title>
    <link href="http://abcforcongressmoneydrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/deplorable-misuse-of-your-money.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-26:/commentary/6276737</id>
    <updated>2009-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Money Down the Drain </name>
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HR 1256- $ 100000000 for the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act HR 1676- $ 160000000 To prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes. Regardless of any party affiliation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://abcforcongressmoneydrain.blogspot.com/2009/09/deplorable-misuse-of-your-money.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.1678: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1678/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6392098</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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[2]; H.R.1256 Thrift Savings ... Source: Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... Did you find this article useful? Your opinion counts - together, we&amp;#39;re finding the very best news and blog coverage about Congress available on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1678/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Government Publications Library-University of Colorado at Boulder Blog</title>
    <link href="http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2009/09/flavored-cigarettes-banned-in-united.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6199487</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Publications Library University... </name>
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The ban on candy and fruit-flavored cigarettes is part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) that was signed into law in June by President Obama. This legislation, enforced by the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2009/09/flavored-cigarettes-banned-in-united.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>(FUCK THE) FDA bans flavored cigarettes at Bydio</title>
    <link href="http://www.bydio.com/2009/09/23/fuck-the-fda-bans-flavored-cigarettes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/7380503</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bydio </name>
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Henry Waxman, Democrat out of California, was the douche who put the bill up (H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) which allowed the FDA to ban certain flavored cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bydio.com/2009/09/23/fuck-the-fda-bans-flavored-cigarettes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FDA Banned Flavored Cigs, But Not Menthols. Why? - The Consumerist</title>
    <link href="http://consumerist.com/2009/09/fda-banned-flavored-cigs-but-not-menthols-why.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6841285</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Consumerist: PSAs </name>
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H.R. 1256 is a crapshoot. We&amp;#39;re banning a product that didn&amp;#39;t have a very large market for adults and was smoked by very few teenagers (about .09% of teen smokers from the information I&amp;#39;ve seen). The entire bill was aimed at removing a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://consumerist.com/2009/09/fda-banned-flavored-cigs-but-not-menthols-why.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The War on Cigarettes &#194;&#171; Post-Partisan Politics</title>
    <link href="http://apostpartisan.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/the-war-on-cigarettes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6190540</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Post-Partisan Politics </name>
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HR 1256 (the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Bill) which includes the ban on flavored cigarettes also will phase in new warning labels to try to discourage smoking, places new restrictions on advertising, and calls on tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apostpartisan.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/the-war-on-cigarettes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kevin Libin: How Ottawa bungled the easiest health law ever - Full ...</title>
    <link href="http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/09/23/kevin-libin-how-health-canada-bungled-the-easiest-health-law-like-ever.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/commentary/6187953</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Full Comment </name>
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Here at Full Comment, you&amp;#39;ll find an eclectic mix of commentary on news, politics and pop culture &#226;&#8364;&#8221; plus the occasional dig at a Star or Globe pundit who&amp;#39;s gone off the rails.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/09/23/kevin-libin-how-health-canada-bungled-the-easiest-health-law-like-ever.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cigarette Taxes Turning Citizens Into Criminals</title>
    <link href="http://www.therepublicantemple.com/2009/09/22/cigarette-taxes-turning-citizens-into-criminals/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6213361</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Republican Temple </name>
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... arresting the Wangs, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor &#226;&#8364;&#8220; with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July &#226;&#8364;&#8220; of passing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.therepublicantemple.com/2009/09/22/cigarette-taxes-turning-citizens-into-criminals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Flavored Tobacco Illegal In The States Now? - Hookah Forum</title>
    <link href="http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=407022" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-15:/commentary/7159827</id>
    <updated>2009-09-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hookah Forum </name>
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H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Signed by President Obama on June 22, 2009 and became Public Law No: 111-31. QUOTE. SEC.907.(a)(1)(A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CIGARETTES- Beginning 3 months after the date of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=407022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Flavored Tobacco Illegal In The States Now? - Hookah Forum</title>
    <link href="http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=406982" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/7262031</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hookah Forum </name>
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H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Signed by President Obama on June 22, 2009 and became Public Law No: 111-31. QUOTE. SEC.907.(a)(1)(A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CIGARETTES- Beginning 3 months after the date of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=406982&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Flavored Tobacco Illegal In The States Now? - Hookah Forum</title>
    <link href="http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=407003" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/7213760</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hookah Forum </name>
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H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Signed by President Obama on June 22, 2009 and became Public Law No: 111-31. QUOTE. SEC.907.(a)(1)(A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CIGARETTES- Beginning 3 months after the date of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=407003&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Flavored Tobacco Illegal In The States Now? - Hookah Forum</title>
    <link href="http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=406973" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6194951</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hookah Forum </name>
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H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Signed by President Obama on June 22, 2009 and became Public Law No: 111-31. QUOTE. SEC.907.(a)(1)(A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CIGARETTES- Beginning 3 months after the date of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?act=findpost&amp;amp;pid=406973&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Flavored Tobacco Illegal In The States Now? - Hookah Forum</title>
    <link href="http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=33213" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/commentary/6171205</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hookah Forum </name>
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H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Signed by President Obama on June 22, 2009 and became Public Law No: 111-31. QUOTE. SEC.907.(a)(1)(A) SPECIAL RULE FOR CIGARETTES- Beginning 3 months after the date of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=33213&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support My Habits &#187; Blog Archive &#187; A Ban On Blacks</title>
    <link href="http://www.supportmyhabits.com/?p=123" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-12:/commentary/7059603</id>
    <updated>2009-09-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Support My Habits </name>
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In addition, I define this post as my opposition, as a voting United Stated citizen exercising my freedoms of speech and opinion, in regards to passing the bill name H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.supportmyhabits.com/?p=123&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>tell me if this is true... - Stoner Forums - A Marijuana &amp;amp; 420 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stonerforums.com/lounge/general-discussion/16127-tell-me-if-true.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-11:/commentary/6164536</id>
    <updated>2009-09-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stoner Forums - A Marijuana &amp; 420 Friendly... </name>
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H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - the president approved gives the US Food and Drug Administration sweeping authority to regulate ingredients in tobacco products, like tar and nicotine, as well as limit ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stonerforums.com/lounge/general-discussion/16127-tell-me-if-true.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Electronic Cigarette Smokers Weigh In on FDA Lawsuit | Electronic ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.e-cig.org/2009/09/10/electronic-cigarette-smokers-weigh-in-on-fda-lawsuit/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-09:/commentary/6087075</id>
    <updated>2009-09-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Electronic Cigarettes by Instead E-Cigarette </name>
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If FDA wishes to regulate e-cigarettes, it now has an avenue to do so&#226;&#8364;&#8221;through the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (&#226;&#8364;&#339;FSPTCA&#226;&#8364;*), Public Law No: 111-31, H.R. 1256, 111th. Cong. (2009). FDA acknowledges that e-cigarettes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-cig.org/2009/09/10/electronic-cigarette-smokers-weigh-in-on-fda-lawsuit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cash Crop</title>
    <link href="http://agoradc.blogspot.com/2009/09/cash-crop.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-07:/commentary/6079157</id>
    <updated>2009-09-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DC Agora </name>
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So according to HR 1256, signed into law by King Czar Barack in June, clove cigarettes will be illegal at the end of the month. In response to this I will be buying a whole bunch of them to trade and sell once the prohibition begins. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://agoradc.blogspot.com/2009/09/cash-crop.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Truth to Power: Former Ontario Provincial Attorney General ...</title>
    <link href="http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/09/former-ontario-provincial-attorney.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-05:/commentary/6038973</id>
    <updated>2009-09-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth to Power </name>
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Damn your eyes, Mr. President - DaftGambit reports on H.R.1256, the &amp;quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&amp;quot;, which was signed into tyranny on June 22. I had heard of this, b... 1 hour ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/09/former-ontario-provincial-attorney.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Environmental, Health and Safety News: Big EHS Reg. STUFF this ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-03:/commentary/6023019</id>
    <updated>2009-09-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Environmental, Health and Safety News </name>
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H.R. 3247, A bill to establish a social and behavioral sciences research program at the Department of Energy http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10536. H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ehsmanager.blogspot.com/2009/09/big-ehs-reg-stuff-this-month-from-cbo.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cigarettes: Smoke &amp;#39;em while you got &amp;#39;em - Viva</title>
    <link href="http://www.trinitonian.com/news/2009/09/04/Viva/Cigarettes.Smoke.em.While.You.Got.em-3768993.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-02:/commentary/6156044</id>
    <updated>2009-09-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Trinitonian </name>
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With the passing of H.R. 1256 (now Public Law No: 111-31), you will see a steady decline and eventual disappearance of cigarettes that contain &amp;quot;an artificial or natural flavor (other than tobacco or menthol) or an herb or spice, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.trinitonian.com/news/2009/09/04/Viva/Cigarettes.Smoke.em.While.You.Got.em-3768993.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>nelldominguezpp - In Bed Together: Insurance and Big Baccy.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-01:/commentary/6009997</id>
    <updated>2009-09-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>nelldominguezpp </name>
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&amp;lt;a target=&amp;#39;_self&amp;#39; href=&amp;#39;http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR1256:&amp;#39; title=&amp;#39;H.R.1256 -- Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&amp;#39;&amp;gt;H.R. 1256&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt; The legislation paints the sick function baccy dramas in U&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nelldominguezpp.livejournal.com/7138.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>What Does The FDA Tobacco Bill Mean For The Electronic Cigarette ...</title>
    <link href="http://i-quit-with-electronic-cigarettes.com/fda-tobacco-bill-electronic-cigarette/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-31:/commentary/6645774</id>
    <updated>2009-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green Smoke Test </name>
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The actual bill is called H.R.1256, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and essentially gives the FDA regulatory control over tobacco products. Many argue that the Bill simply maintains the current market share by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i-quit-with-electronic-cigarettes.com/fda-tobacco-bill-electronic-cigarette/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Truth to Power: Manitoba Lawyer John Sinclair</title>
    <link href="http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/09/manitoba-lawyer-john-sinclair.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-31:/commentary/6045107</id>
    <updated>2009-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth to Power </name>
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Damn your eyes, Mr. President - DaftGambit reports on H.R.1256, the &amp;quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&amp;quot;, which was signed into tyranny on June 22. I had heard of this, b... 1 hour ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/09/manitoba-lawyer-john-sinclair.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What Does The FDA Tobacco Bill Mean For The Electronic Cigarette?</title>
    <link href="http://www.greensmoketest.com/fda-tobacco-bill-electronic-cigarette/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-31:/commentary/6009996</id>
    <updated>2009-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Green Smoke Test </name>
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The actual bill is called HR1256, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and essentially gives the FDA regulatory control over tobacco products. Many argue that the Bill simply maintains the current market share by Philip ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greensmoketest.com/fda-tobacco-bill-electronic-cigarette/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Law Blog: Tobacco Manufacturers Challenge Constitutionality of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2009/09/tobacco-manufacturers-challenge-constitutionality-of-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-31:/commentary/5998949</id>
    <updated>2009-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>FDA Law Blog </name>
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The filing of this suit was predicted during Congressional deliberations on H.R. 1256 (which subsequently became the Tobacco Act). Given the stakes for both sides, the case is almost certain to end up before the Supreme Court. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2009/09/tobacco-manufacturers-challenge-constitutionality-of-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Fixing Federal Hiring Process Would Cost $40 Million</title>
    <link href="http://www.govcentral.com/news/articles/16285-fixing-federal-hiring-process-would-cost-40-million" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-30:/commentary/6026675</id>
    <updated>2009-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>GovCentral </name>
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The provision was tucked in a larger bill, HR 1256, which gave the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate the tobacco industry. The Roth account allows participants to pay taxes on their TSP contributions initially, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govcentral.com/news/articles/16285-fixing-federal-hiring-process-would-cost-40-million&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Skeptical Eye: New Tobacco Laws: Pay no attention to the men ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.skepticaleye.com/2009/08/new-tobacco-laws-pay-no-attention-to_31.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-30:/commentary/5991441</id>
    <updated>2009-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Skeptical Eye </name>
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First, some quick background info: H.R. 1256, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act was passed by the Senate on June 11 with a vote of 79-17. The House approved it the same day with a vote of 307-97 (clearly ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.skepticaleye.com/2009/08/new-tobacco-laws-pay-no-attention-to_31.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ontd_political: Some Good News?</title>
    <link href="http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_political/3957933.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-28:/commentary/5978165</id>
    <updated>2009-08-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ONTD: Politics </name>
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Some Good News? A Bipartisan Healthcare Bill in Both Chambers? It&amp;#39;s sounding likely. The Democrats think they have a Republican in the Senate they can work with to vote &#226;&#8364;&#339;yes&#226;&#8364;* on healthcare reform. No surprises here &#226;&#8364;&#8220; it&amp;#39;s Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_political/3957933.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ontd_political: Some Good News?</title>
    <link href="http://ontd_political.livejournal.com/3957933.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-28:/commentary/5976262</id>
    <updated>2009-08-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ONTD: Politics </name>
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Some Good News? A Bipartisan Healthcare Bill in Both Chambers? It&amp;#39;s sounding likely. The Democrats think they have a Republican in the Senate they can work with to vote &#226;&#8364;&#339;yes&#226;&#8364;* on healthcare reform. No surprises here &#226;&#8364;&#8220; it&amp;#39;s Sen. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ontd_political.livejournal.com/3957933.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Djarum Experiment</title>
    <link href="http://umfreedom.com/2009/08/29/the-djarum-experiment/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-27:/commentary/5978530</id>
    <updated>2009-08-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Young Americans for Liberty - Ole Miss Chapter </name>
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They are what I like to call an &#226;&#8364;&#732;endangered species&#226;&#8364;&#8482;. Their unnatural predator? The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). Signed into law, this bill bans flavored cigarettes, with the exception of menthol flavors. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://umfreedom.com/2009/08/29/the-djarum-experiment/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10531&amp;amp;type=1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-25:/commentary/5978529</id>
    <updated>2009-08-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Recent CBO Cost Estimates </name>
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Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on June 12, 2009 and signed by the President on June 22, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=10531&amp;amp;type=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Smoking Prevention, Big Tobacco and a ban on Clove Cigarettes ...</title>
    <link href="http://kickert.info/blog/2009/08/26/smoking-prevention-big-tobacco-and-clove-cigarettes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-25:/commentary/5949134</id>
    <updated>2009-08-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dynamic Yet Consistent </name>
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On June 11, 2009 the Senate passed H.R. 1256, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, with a vote of 79-17. The next day the House approved the same bill 307-97. (Who said bi-partisanship was dead?!?!). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kickert.info/blog/2009/08/26/smoking-prevention-big-tobacco-and-clove-cigarettes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The 80% solution</title>
    <link href="http://xpatriatedtexan.com/blog/2009/08/23/the-80-solution" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-21:/commentary/5967659</id>
    <updated>2009-08-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Xpatriated Texan </name>
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#203 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to HR 1256 #202 On Passage &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Senate &#226;&#8364;&#8220; HR 2346 As Amended #200 Motion to Invoke Cloture on HR 2346 #199 Brownback Amdt. No. 1140 As Modified #198 McConnell Amdt. No. 1136 As Modified ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xpatriatedtexan.com/blog/2009/08/23/the-80-solution&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 won&amp;#39;t save the kids&#8230; &#187; hrrf</title>
    <link href="http://www.hrrf.com/2009/08/21/h-r-1256-wont-save-the-kids/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-20:/commentary/7599651</id>
    <updated>2009-08-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>hrrf </name>
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HR1256 won&amp;#39;t save the kids&#8230; ... H.R.1256 won&amp;#39;t save the kids&#8230; Home &amp;middot; About &amp;middot; RSS. 21st August 2009. H.R.1256 won&amp;#39;t save the kids&#8230; posted in Rambling |. This morning I was outside smoking a clove cigarette (kretek). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrrf.com/2009/08/21/h-r-1256-wont-save-the-kids/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 won&amp;#39;t save the kids&#226;&#8364;&#166; &#194;&#187; hrrf</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-20:/commentary/5908569</id>
    <updated>2009-08-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>hrrf </name>
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HR1256 won&amp;#39;t save the kids&#226;&#8364;&#166; ... Recent Posts. H.R.1256 won&amp;#39;t save the kids&#226;&#8364;&#166; Ow My Balls &amp;middot; If You Care About Spaceflight &amp;middot; Joy &amp;middot; Picture Pages Picture Pages. Archives. Select Month, August 2009 (11), July 2009 (8), Jun&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrrf.com/?p=675&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New FDA Tobacco Unit Expects First Challenge</title>
    <link href="http://news.injuryboard.com/new-fda-tobacco-unit-expects-first-challenge-.aspx?googleid=269376" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-19:/commentary/8324200</id>
    <updated>2009-08-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>InjuryBoard National News Desk </name>
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H.R. 1256 &#8211; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &amp;middot; Campaign For Tobacco-Free Kids; InjuryBoard Tobacco News; InjuryBoard on Cigarettes and Tobacco &amp;middot; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; IB Partner, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.injuryboard.com/new-fda-tobacco-unit-expects-first-challenge-.aspx?googleid=269376&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TSP reforms boost enrollment - Nextgov</title>
    <link href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090818_1791.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-17:/commentary/5916766</id>
    <updated>2009-08-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Nextgov.com News Articles </name>
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Two reforms to the TSP that are unrelated to H.R. 1256 will take place next year. The plan will launch its redesigned Web site during the first quarter of 2010. The new site will be able to respond to e-mail queries from participants ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090818_1791.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Delegate Christensen&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Health Policy Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-13:/commentary/5873615</id>
    <updated>2009-08-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TheVITimes.org - Providing Alternative... </name>
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Christensen joined President Obama at the White House on June 22 as he signed HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, into law. &#226;&#8364;&#339;This is a great victory for all of us who have fought to regulate tobacco in large ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thevitimes.org/?p=6683&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hot Leader Celeb: john david lewis health care Reform ideas</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-11:/commentary/6026616</id>
    <updated>2009-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Hot Leader Celeb </name>
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H R 1256, FAMILY SMOKING PREVENTION AND TOBACCO CONTROL ACT health care reform bill text. Rep. John Lewis Wins Passage of Slave Labor Commemoratio On July 7, Rep. John Lewis urged and won passage of a resolution to honor the role of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hotleaderceleb.blogspot.com/2009/08/john-david-lewis-health-care-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Celebritys Friend: john david lewis healthcare ideas Reform Now</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-11:/commentary/5839716</id>
    <updated>2009-08-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Celebritys Friend </name>
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H R 1256, FAMILY SMOKING PREVENTION AND TOBACCO CONTROL ACT. Rep. John Lewis Wins Passage of Slave Labor Commemoratio On July 7, Rep. John Lewis urged and won passage of a resolution to honor the role of slave laborers in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://celebritys-friend.blogspot.com/2009/08/john-david-lewis-healthcare-ideas.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Parker Griffith: Simply guilty of the original sin? | flashpoint</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-09:/commentary/5812676</id>
    <updated>2009-08-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>flashpoint </name>
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HR 1256. Reply. 2009 August 10 @ 9:54 pm. Political Junkie permalink. Brian, Thanks for the shout-out in the FB status. I read it and laughed out loud. I&amp;#39;ll keep this brief because law school orientation starts in roughly 36 hours and I ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flashpointblog.com/2009/08/10/parker-griffith-simply-guilty-of-the-original-sin/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2245: New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/8279606</id>
    <updated>2009-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R.1256 : To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products&#8230; H.R.2245 : To authorize the President, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the historic . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2245/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Will nicotine be banned?</title>
    <link href="http://esmokersmag.com/2009/08/06/will-nicotine-be-banned/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-05:/commentary/5795375</id>
    <updated>2009-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Electronic Smokers Magazine </name>
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On June 11, 2009, the US Senate voted 79 to 17 to approve the bill, HR 1256/S. 982, known as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. &quot;4. Allow FDA to require changes to tobacco products to protect the public health &#226;&#8364;&#8220; FDA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://esmokersmag.com/2009/08/06/will-nicotine-be-banned/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Spritely, the Watchdog For America: 3 Senators Need Pink Slips for ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-04:/commentary/5763728</id>
    <updated>2009-08-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Spritely, the Watchdog For America </name>
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207), Senate passed H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spritelywatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/08/3-senators-need-pink-slips-for-not.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Food Bills</title>
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    <updated>2009-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
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307: Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Passed House, Apr 1, 2009 7:25 PM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/08/02/food-bills/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Here Comes the Federal Government &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Again.</title>
    <link href="http://cigarrights.blogspot.com/2009/07/here-comes-federal-government-again.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-30:/commentary/5729167</id>
    <updated>2009-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cigar Rights of America </name>
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Rapid Congressional action is being unleashed with legislation patroned by California Congressman Henry Waxman, in the form of HR 1256, which would grant unprecedented federal authority over all forms of tobacco to the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cigarrights.blogspot.com/2009/07/here-comes-federal-government-again.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Outlaw Cigarettes! - John Stossel's Take</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.abcnews.com/johnstossel/2009/07/outlaw-cigarettes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-29:/commentary/5709002</id>
    <updated>2009-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>John Stossel's Take </name>
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Obviously you aren't familiar with the H R 1256 chapter 9 section 907, it already bans many cigarettes. Posted by: Marc | Jul 31, 2009 10:04:27 AM. &quot;Why should my stupidity cost you a penny, why should any medical personnel treat me ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.abcnews.com/johnstossel/2009/07/outlaw-cigarettes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The bill is H.R. 1256 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Anti-Smoking Vote Gives FDA New Power ...</title>
    <link href="http://ecigs101.com/2009/07/the-bill-is-h-r-1256-anti-smoking-vote-gives-fda-new-power/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-24:/commentary/5650630</id>
    <updated>2009-07-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eCigs 101 </name>
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here's the to the orginal story: Anti-Smoking Vote Gives FDA New Power Anti-Smoking Vote Gives FDA New Power Updated: Thursday, 11 Jun 2009, 3:42 PM E...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ecigs101.com/2009/07/the-bill-is-h-r-1256-anti-smoking-vote-gives-fda-new-power/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Blog of Mr. Fantastic: Ready to Rumble</title>
    <link href="http://www.mrfantastic.org/2009/07/ready-to-rumble.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/7423843</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Blog of Mr. Fantastic </name>
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Want Djarums - After HR 1256 passed, I went around St. Louis and monopolized all the Djarum Specials off the shelves. That was last September. Since then Ive sold and/or ... 1 day ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mrfantastic.org/2009/07/ready-to-rumble.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3247: To establish a social and behavioral sciences research ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3247/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/6685460</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Science and Technology... </name>
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H.R. 3247, A bill to establish a social and behavioral sciences research program at the Department of Energy http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10536. H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act .. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3247/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What the President Has Signed Into Law &#226;&#8364;&#8220; March/June 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.theotalks.net/2009/07/what-the-president-has-signed-into-law-marchjune-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-15:/commentary/5623343</id>
    <updated>2009-07-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Now Thats What I Am Talkin About!!! </name>
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HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theotalks.net/2009/07/what-the-president-has-signed-into-law-marchjune-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>S.Res.214: A resolution congratulating Lucas Glover on winning the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr214/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/commentary/6026617</id>
    <updated>2009-07-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Senate Judiciary - Major... </name>
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H.J.Res.5 H.J.Res.5 [4]; S.Res.214 S.Res.214 [4]; S.J.Res.18 S.J.Res.18 [3]; H.R.45 Blair Holt&amp;#39;s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale A... [3]; H.R.1256 Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009 [2] ... Source: Open Congress : Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr214/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Chicago Republican Party - Mark Kirk having difficulty making decision</title>
    <link href="http://www.chicagogop.com/blog/1142-Mark-Kirk-having-difficulty-making-decision.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-08:/commentary/6026621</id>
    <updated>2009-07-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog Entries </name>
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Voted for H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Voted for HR 2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009. Mark Kirk&amp;#39;s record clearly shows that he is not a true conservative but a pawn of the power elite. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chicagogop.com/blog/1142-Mark-Kirk-having-difficulty-making-decision.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Indycar Fan: IRL impact of House bill H.R. 1256</title>
    <link href="http://www.theindycarfan.com/2009/07/irl-impact-of-house-bill-hr-1256.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-05:/commentary/5492892</id>
    <updated>2009-07-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Indycar Fan </name>
    </author>
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I've been reading on other blogs for a few weeks about how bill HR 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) would impact Team Penske given that they are sponsored by Marlboro without on car advertisement. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theindycarfan.com/2009/07/irl-impact-of-house-bill-hr-1256.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>the Johnsonville Press &#194;&#187; Full Transcription of Last Week's Debate</title>
    <link href="http://johnsonvillepress.com/2009/07/full-transcription-of-last-weeks-debate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-04:/commentary/5474136</id>
    <updated>2009-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the Johnsonville Press </name>
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Last week, I had the pleasure to debate Bill Godshall of Smokefree Pennsylvania on the merits of the new Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, or HR 1256, which has recently reorganized the way tobacco is manufactured and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johnsonvillepress.com/2009/07/full-transcription-of-last-weeks-debate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Pitts: FDA Wrong Agency to Regulate Tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://centristatheart.blogspot.com/2009/07/rep-pitts-fda-wrong-agency-to-regulate_05.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-03:/commentary/5492893</id>
    <updated>2009-07-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>THE CENTRIST </name>
    </author>
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I have had a number of constituents ask me about a recent vote I cast against legislation (HR 1256) to mandate the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate tobacco sales. As someone who has always been anti-smoking, I can understand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://centristatheart.blogspot.com/2009/07/rep-pitts-fda-wrong-agency-to-regulate_05.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 1256: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://anitaestellblog.com/?p=562" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5465647</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The People&amp;#39;s Place </name>
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President Obama recently signed, HR 1256: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. While many are in support of this bill many are not. Among other things, the bill is intended to provide the FDA, regulatory control over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://anitaestellblog.com/?p=562&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pitts: FDA Wrong Agency to Regulate Tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://tonyphyrillas.blogspot.com/2009/07/pitts-fda-wrong-agency-to-regulate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5465645</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TONY PHYRILLAS </name>
    </author>
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I have had a number of constituents ask me about a recent vote I cast against legislation (HR 1256) to mandate the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulate tobacco sales. As someone who has always been anti-smoking, I can understand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tonyphyrillas.blogspot.com/2009/07/pitts-fda-wrong-agency-to-regulate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Second Response to Mr. Godshall | Public Square - Common Ground ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.publicsquare.net/bloggerheads/2009/07/02/second-response-to-mr-godshall/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/6026622</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Public Square - Common Ground, Uncommon... </name>
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By Alex Giannattasio; his original piece on HR 1256 can be read here, at www.JohnsonillePress.com. This constitutes my second response to Mr.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.publicsquare.net/bloggerheads/2009/07/02/second-response-to-mr-godshall/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Regulation of Tobacco Products | Tobacco Facts.</title>
    <link href="http://www.tobacco-facts.net/2009/07/regulation-of-tobacco-products" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/5448535</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tobacco Facts. </name>
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On June 22, 2009, the President signed H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, into law. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act grants FDA important new authority to regulate the manufacture, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco-facts.net/2009/07/regulation-of-tobacco-products&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Don Griesmann's Nonprofit Blog: Note to Nonprofits - FDA Seeks ...</title>
    <link href="http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/note-to-nonprofits-fda-seeks-public.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-01:/commentary/5448534</id>
    <updated>2009-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Don Griesmann's Nonprofit Blog </name>
    </author>
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On June 22, 2009, the President signed H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, into law. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on June 30, 2009 that it is seeking public input on the implementation of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dongriesmannsnonprofitblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/note-to-nonprofits-fda-seeks-public.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Matter of Honor</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/a-matter-of-honor" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/9757611</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
    </author>
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207), Senate passed H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/a-matter-of-honor&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Weekly Legislative Activities Report - National Parks Gallery</title>
    <link href="http://www.nationalparksgallery.com/park_news/8477" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-28:/commentary/5502128</id>
    <updated>2009-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>National Parks Gallery - Park News </name>
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On June 22nd, President Obama signed into law H.R. 1256 (Waxman, D-CA), providing authority for regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration. Division B of the law provides enhancements for the Federal employee ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nationalparksgallery.com/park_news/8477&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bloggerheads &#194;&#187; Opposed to HR 1256</title>
    <link href="http://www.publicsquare.net/bloggerheads/2009/06/29/opposed-to-hr-1256/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-28:/commentary/5425542</id>
    <updated>2009-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloggerheads </name>
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Opposed to HR 1256. Filed under: Uncategorized &#226;&#8364;&#8221; nshipman @ 1:48 pm. Ever since the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* was negotiated and agreed to by Altria and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, and introduced by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.publicsquare.net/bloggerheads/2009/06/29/opposed-to-hr-1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bloggerheads &#194;&#187; In Favor of HR 1256</title>
    <link href="http://www.publicsquare.net/bloggerheads/2009/06/29/in-favor-of-hr-1256/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-28:/commentary/5406516</id>
    <updated>2009-06-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloggerheads </name>
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If used to its maximum potential, HR 1256 will dramatically improve the health of stubborn cigarette smokers, saving billions in healthcare costs in the process, simply by substantially limiting the tobacco industry's right to lie. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.publicsquare.net/bloggerheads/2009/06/29/in-favor-of-hr-1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Fast Pitch Act | Pipe Smokers Intelligencer</title>
    <link href="http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/?p=201" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-26:/commentary/5385074</id>
    <updated>2009-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pipe Smokers Intelligencer </name>
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The Senate version of HR 1256 was sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts, who did not vote. Presumably he was too ill fighting brain cancer to vote. Neither did Sen. Robert Byrd, an ancient Democrat from West Virginia, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/?p=201&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>All these little things add up</title>
    <link href="http://www.awkwardutopia.com/?p=432" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/commentary/5430373</id>
    <updated>2009-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Awkward Utopia </name>
    </author>
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Almost a week ago, President Obama signed into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, HR 1256. Not only does it completely ban (!) the use of flavor additives in cigarettes, but it gives the Federal Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.awkwardutopia.com/?p=432&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Obama signs tobacco regulation bill</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.org/paperchase/2009/06/obama-signs-tobacco-regulation-bill.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/8487538</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JURIST - Paper Chase </name>
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[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act [HR 1256 text], which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official website] certain authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.org/paperchase/2009/06/obama-signs-tobacco-regulation-bill.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>David Drake: Obama's Poll Numbers Dropping</title>
    <link href="http://mrssatan.blogspot.com/2009/06/obamas-poll-numbers-dropping.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5410975</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>David Drake </name>
    </author>
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HR-1256 is the bill that moved forward, but I can't find the actual final product. FUCK. # posted by Blogger Two Dogs : 5:11 PM, June 22, 2009. Oooooooh....THAT might get a fire burning under the asses of Pbama Cultists who think he's ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mrssatan.blogspot.com/2009/06/obamas-poll-numbers-dropping.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Chapter 260 Newsletter &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Senate Includes TSP ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.nteu260.org/b2/?p=112" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5410972</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chapter 260 Newsletter </name>
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SUMMARY: On June 10, 2009, the Senate advanced its version of H.R. 1256, the FDA tobacco regulation bill with changes to the Thrift Savings Plan, but did not include the federal employee/retiree benefits passed by the House. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nteu260.org/b2/?p=112&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WHERE THERE&#226;&#8364;&#8482;S SMOKE THERE&#226;&#8364;&#8482;SA FIRED UP KANSAS REPUBLICAN | 5 OUT OF ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.topcity.org/?p=1813" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5386290</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>topcity.org </name>
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The law , HR 1256, gives the Food and Drug Administration expansive oversight and new regulatory powers over the tobacco industry. All of the representatives had good reasons for opposing the bill, but Jenkins&#226;&#8364;&#8482; limited government stance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.topcity.org/?p=1813&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What Does The FDA Tobacco Bill Mean For The Electronic Cigarette ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.e-cig.org/2009/06/23/what-does-the-fda-tobacco-bill-mean-for-the-electronic-cigarette/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5348774</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>e-Cigarettes - Electronic Cigarettes </name>
    </author>
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The actual bill is called H.R.1256, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act and essentially gives the FDA regulatory control over tobacco products. Many argue that the Bill simply maintains the current market share by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-cig.org/2009/06/23/what-does-the-fda-tobacco-bill-mean-for-the-electronic-cigarette/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Obama signs tobacco regulation bill into law</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/06/obama-signs-tobacco-regulation-bill.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-22:/commentary/5348203</id>
    <updated>2009-06-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JURIST - Paper Chase </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
[JURIST] US President Barack Obama [official website] on Monday signed into law the Family Smoking and Tobacco Prevention Act [HR 1256 text], which grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official website] certain authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/06/obama-signs-tobacco-regulation-bill.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition</title>
    <link href="http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/98347b80a2d6be9d88256b4b007cce06/3ee1a5ae2a89f6ac882575dd00777f77?OpenDocument" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/6889419</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 22, 2009, the White House issued a press release that President Barack Obama will sign into law The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (H.R. 1256). H.R. 1256 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/98347b80a2d6be9d88256b4b007cce06/3ee1a5ae2a89f6ac882575dd00777f77?OpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Affordable Benefits Solutions &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Cost of CSRS ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/6291016</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Affordable Benefits Solutions </name>
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CBO previously scored these provisions in its report on H.R. 1256, which is awaiting President Obama&amp;#39;s signature. According to the budget office, the FERS sick leave change would cost $600 million over 10 years. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourabsolutionsinc.com/blog/?p=132&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Principal&amp;#39;s Policy Blog: President Signs Historic Bill Protecting ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/6026624</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Principal's Policy Blog </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) was first considered by Congress at this time last year but, the House and Senate were unable to reach a consensus on the legislation before the end of the 110th Congress ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://p8.hostingprod.com/@www.principalspolicyblog.org/blog/2009/06/president_signs_historic_bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition</title>
    <link href="http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/Newsflash.nsf/2c7cc7aa553ee6f488256b4b007cce0f/3ee1a5ae2a89f6ac882575dd00777f77?OpenDocument" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5549727</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On June 22, 2009, the White House issued a press release that President Barack Obama will sign into law The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (H.R. 1256). H.R. 1256 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/Newsflash.nsf/2c7cc7aa553ee6f488256b4b007cce0f/3ee1a5ae2a89f6ac882575dd00777f77?OpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition</title>
    <link href="http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/0/3EE1A5AE2A89F6AC882575DD00777F77" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5474137</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition </name>
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On June 22, 2009, the White House issued a press release that President Barack Obama will sign into law The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009 (H.R. 1256). H.R. 1256 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/0/3EE1A5AE2A89F6AC882575DD00777F77&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 1256</title>
    <link href="http://wafreedomwatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5386292</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WA Freedom Watch </name>
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Regarding HR 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: Cantwell- Yes Murray- Yes Giving the FDA more power to regulate tobacco products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wafreedomwatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cost of CSRS retirement fix pegged at $40 million over 10 years</title>
    <link href="http://yourabsolutionsinc.com/blog/2009/06/23/cost-of-csrs-retirement-fix-pegged-at-40-million-over-10-years/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5386291</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Affordable Benefits Solutions </name>
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The language for both of the provisions CBO evaluated was in an amendment offered to the tobacco regulation bill (HR 1256), but was stripped out by the Senate. The amendment also contained several other provisions affecting government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourabsolutionsinc.com/blog/2009/06/23/cost-of-csrs-retirement-fix-pegged-at-40-million-over-10-years/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Up In Smoke&#226;&#8364;* Version of Obama's Tobacco Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.cruzweb.net/2009/06/22/the-up-in-smoke-verion-of-obamas-tobacco-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5338852</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conveniently Misplaced </name>
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Based on findings like this, how can HR 1256 not be a success? Gee, idk. The bill goes on for pages and pages of nothingness, rambling on about how the FDA gets to flex their muscles, despite the fact that they're done a traditionally ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cruzweb.net/2009/06/22/the-up-in-smoke-verion-of-obamas-tobacco-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act | This Life!</title>
    <link href="http://americanster.com/search/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5338834</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>This Life! </name>
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532 - Rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Rep. Polis -Rules): The rule provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americanster.com/search/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama to sign sweeping anti-smoking bill | Free Range Talk</title>
    <link href="http://freerangetalk.com/?p=15567" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5338797</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Free Range Talk </name>
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Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy. H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Follow me on Twitter &#183; Share/Save/Bookmark. This post was written by: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freerangetalk.com/?p=15567&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>President Obama Grants FDA Regulatory Control Over Tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rtmagazine.com/news/2009-06-22_02.asp" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/5385130</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RT for Decision Makers in Respiratory Care:... </name>
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Today, President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) marking a historic day in our fight against lung disease. Finally, after a two-decade long battle, the American Lung Association can join our ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rtmagazine.com/news/2009-06-22_02.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>the Johnsonville Press &#194;&#187; Smokin' Barrels: Congress Aims Shots at ...</title>
    <link href="http://johnsonvillepress.com/2009/06/smokin-barrels-congress-aims-shots-at-tobacco-manufacturers-alex-giannattasio/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-20:/commentary/5343149</id>
    <updated>2009-06-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>the Johnsonville Press </name>
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On June 11, 2009, Congress passed HR 1256, or the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. A milestone in the fight against tobacco-related health issues, this legislation brings manufactures of tobacco products under the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johnsonvillepress.com/2009/06/smokin-barrels-congress-aims-shots-at-tobacco-manufacturers-alex-giannattasio/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Truth to Power: The State</title>
    <link href="http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/06/state.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/commentary/5306690</id>
    <updated>2009-06-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth to Power </name>
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Moving Toward Tobacco Prohibition - Ron Paul at Campaign for Liberty - Commentary on H.R. 1256, the &quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&quot;, which was presented to the president... 2 days ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/06/state.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>News Briefs: Government Updates -- AAFP News Now -- American ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.aafp.org/news-now/news-in-brief/20090619news-brf-govupd.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/6026615</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AAFP News Now </name>
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The measure, H.R. 1256, (at the THOMAS Web site, type &amp;quot;H.R. 1256&amp;quot; in the search box after selecting &amp;quot;Bill Number&amp;quot;) allows the FDA to regulate nicotine levels and bar flavor additives in tobacco products, as well as require new warning .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aafp.org/news-now/news-in-brief/20090619news-brf-govupd.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Liberal Doomsayer: Where The Rubber Meets The Road (6/19/09)</title>
    <link href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-rubber-meets-road-61909.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5312886</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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Voting 307-97, the House gave final congressional approval to a bill (HR 1256) launching FDA regulation of tobacco products, with the cost to be paid by fees on tobacco manufacturers and importers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-rubber-meets-road-61909.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Truth to Power: United States President Barack Obama</title>
    <link href="http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/06/united-states-president-barack-obama_19.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5302800</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth to Power </name>
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Moving Toward Tobacco Prohibition - Ron Paul at Campaign for Liberty - Commentary on H.R. 1256, the &quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&quot;, which was presented to the president... 2 days ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/06/united-states-president-barack-obama_19.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ad Disclaimer.: Lawsuit planned to challenge FDA tobacco regulation</title>
    <link href="http://ad-disclaimer.blogspot.com/2009/06/lawsuit-planned-to-challenge-fda.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/6026618</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ad Disclaimer. </name>
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The bill, H.R. 1256/S. 982, was sent to President Obama, who announced that he would sign it, but the signing ceremony has been announced. The New York Times reported last Sunday that one aspect of the legislation -- the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ad-disclaimer.blogspot.com/2009/06/lawsuit-planned-to-challenge-fda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MURPHY PLEASED WITH TOBACCO BILL</title>
    <link href="http://westernctchronicle.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/murphy-pleased-with-tobacco-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5400472</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WESTERN CT CHRONICLE </name>
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The House of Representatives has passed HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, to grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the advertising, marketing, and manufacturing of tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westernctchronicle.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/murphy-pleased-with-tobacco-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sestak endorses smoking legislation awaiting Obama's signature ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.pa2010.com/2009/06/sestak-endorses-smoking-legislation-awaiting-obamas-signature/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5294296</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>pa2010.com </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) would authorize the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the sale and distribution of tobacco products. The House voted 307-97 for the bill, which now awaits ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pa2010.com/2009/06/sestak-endorses-smoking-legislation-awaiting-obamas-signature/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Truth to Power: &quot;The Warfare-Welfare System&quot;</title>
    <link href="http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/06/warfare-welfare-system.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-17:/commentary/5287169</id>
    <updated>2009-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truth to Power </name>
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Moving Toward Tobacco Prohibition - Ron Paul at Campaign for Liberty - Commentary on H.R. 1256, the &quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&quot;, which was presented to the president... 20 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://accesstoinfo.blogspot.com/2009/06/warfare-welfare-system.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The FDA and Cigarettes - Acronym Required</title>
    <link href="http://acronymrequired.com/2009/06/tobacco-fda-regulation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/6051536</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Acronym Required </name>
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The House and Senate gave broad support for H.R. 1256 last week, a bill that gives the FDA some regulatory authority over cigarettes, including advertising restrictions and limits on cigarette additives and flavorings. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://acronymrequired.com/2009/06/tobacco-fda-regulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Wrong With This Picture?</title>
    <link href="http://cmahealthpolicy.com/2009/06/17/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5364973</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CMA Health Policy Consultants </name>
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HR1256 ENR &#194;&#167;2(13); &#226;&#8364;&#339;The use of tobacco products by the Nation&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s children is a pediatric disease of considerable proportions that results in new generations of tobacco-dependent children and adults.&#226;&#8364;* HR1256 ENR &#194;&#167;2(1); &#226;&#8364;&#339;A consensus &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cmahealthpolicy.com/2009/06/17/whats-wrong-with-this-picture/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>What's Wrong With This Picture? &#194;&#171; CMA Health Policy Consultants</title>
    <link href="http://cmahealthpolicy.com/?p=185" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5348844</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CMA Health Policy Consultants </name>
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H.R.1256 ENR &#194;&#167;2(13); &#226;&#8364;&#339;The use of tobacco products by the Nation's children is a pediatric disease of considerable proportions that results in new generations of tobacco-dependent children and adults.&#226;&#8364;* H.R.1256 ENR &#194;&#167;2(1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cmahealthpolicy.com/?p=185&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>A Star Is Born (Tobacco Bill Edition) &#194;&#171; The Enterprise Blog</title>
    <link href="http://blog.american.com/?p=2080" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5286662</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Enterprise Blog </name>
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No wonder HR 1256 is called the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Marlboro Brand Protection Act.&#226;&#8364;* No wonder the political breakthrough in getting FDA tobacco regulation came in 2004 when Philip Morris (now Altria) came out in support of FDA regulation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.american.com/?p=2080&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rep. Ron Paul: Moving Towards Tobacco Prohibition | The Smoking Argus/</title>
    <link href="http://smargus.com/2009/06/rep-ron-paul-moving-towards-tobacco-prohibition/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5283425</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Smoking Argus </name>
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WASHINGTON D.C. -In this week's &#226;&#8364;&#339;Texas Straight Talk&#226;&#8364;*, Dr. Ron Paul speaks about the recently passed, 1H.R. 1256 &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* yet again takes more liberty from individuals in how they deal with&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smargus.com/2009/06/rep-ron-paul-moving-towards-tobacco-prohibition/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Top Doctors Prescriptions - Navigating the Soundness Care ...</title>
    <link href="http://tonypreser.livejournal.com/321262.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-16:/commentary/5283357</id>
    <updated>2009-06-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Top Doctors Prescriptions </name>
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In a move that will fundamentally redefine the way the United States regulates tobacco, the Senate passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) by a vote of 79 to 17. This legislation grants the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tonypreser.livejournal.com/321262.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Iatrogenesis: Universal Public Healthcare &amp;amp; The Extension of the ...</title>
    <link href="http://brennerable.blogspot.com/2009/06/universal-public-healthcare-extension.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/6026619</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Iatrogenesis </name>
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The Congress and the President recently signed into law H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. I decided to read through the text of the legislation, and to see for myself what all the hullabaloo was about. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brennerable.blogspot.com/2009/06/universal-public-healthcare-extension.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Navy Times: Congress extends, raises survivor allowance</title>
    <link href="http://ronsblogs.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/navy-times-congress-extends-raises-survivor-allowance/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5430375</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ron&amp;#39;s Rantz </name>
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Buried deep in HR 1256 &#226;&#8364;&#8221; the very last provision, in fact &#226;&#8364;&#8221; is a section that would extend the allowance through the end of fiscal 2017, while continuing to increase each year. The payment would be $150 a month in 2014, $200 a month in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronsblogs.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/navy-times-congress-extends-raises-survivor-allowance/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5410973</id>
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Legislature Approves Bill Allowing FDA to Regulate Tobacco Products: On June 12, the House approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256), passed by the Senate June 11, to allow the Food and Drug Administration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.samhsa.gov/Financing/post/SAMHSAs_Weekly_Financing_News_Pulse_June_15_2009.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Washington, D.C.&#226;&#8364;&#8221;The House of Representatives today passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dreadtomatoaddiction.blogspot.com/2009/06/smoking-lettuce.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5278690</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Gillibrand voted for H.R. 1256 - the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - which will allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate the tobacco industry, a move that gives the federal government unprecedented ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smoking-quit.info/gillibrand-votes-for-anti-tobacco-measure&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2751: Consumer Assistance to Recycle and... OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5277898</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Most Viewed Bills: H.R.45 &#183; H.J.Res.5 &#183; H.R.1388 &#183; H.R.1207 &#183; H.R.1256 &#183; H.R.2454. OpenCongress is a joint project of the Participatory Politics Foundation and the Sunlight Foundation. Read our Terms of Service and Privac&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2751/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Text of H.R.1256 as Placed on Calendar Senate:&#226;&#8364;&#166; OpenCongress &#194;&#171; The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5277897</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Ruthless Truth blog </name>
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Text of H.R.1256 as Placed on Calendar Senate. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theruthlesstruth.com/wordpress/?p=1723&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Near To Gaining Regulatory Control Over Tobacco Products</title>
    <link href="http://www.biotopics.zampbioworld.org/2009/06/16/9282" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5277857</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bio Topics </name>
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The American Lung Association cheers the Senate's overwhelming vote in favor of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) today. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Today marks an historic culmination of a more than 20 year journey to provide the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biotopics.zampbioworld.org/2009/06/16/9282&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Progress Ohio | Dennis Spisak's Blog: Charlie Wilson fails to vote ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5274961</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House agreed to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.progressohio.org/page/community/post/dennisspisak/CqqN&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>I Hope to Retire Someday: Why Are Retirement Issues In Tobacco ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5274960</id>
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    <author>
      <name>I Hope to Retire Someday </name>
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Guzzo The Contrarian, himself a Federal employee, posted recently about H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which just happens to have some sections devoted specifically to Federal Retirement programs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ihopetoretiresomeday.com/2009/06/why-are-retirement-issues-in-tobacco.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FDA Near To Gaining Regulatory Control Over Tobacco Products</title>
    <link href="http://www.biotopics.zampbioworld.org/2009/06/16/9281" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5274928</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bio Topics </name>
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The American Lung Association cheers the Senate's overwhelming vote in favor of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) today. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Today marks an historic culmination of a more than 20 year journey to provide the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biotopics.zampbioworld.org/2009/06/16/9281&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Guzzo the Contrarian - Thrift Savings Plan Changes</title>
    <link href="http://guzzothecontrarian.com/2009/06/16/thrift-savings-plan-changes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5274926</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Guzzo the Contrarian </name>
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The bill &#226;&#8364;&#8221; HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &#226;&#8364;&#8221; puts the Food and Drug Administration in charge of regulating tobacco and imposes restrictions on the marketing and production of tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://guzzothecontrarian.com/2009/06/16/thrift-savings-plan-changes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oberstar: Tobacco Regulation Started in MN 8th District | Red Rock ...</title>
    <link href="http://redrockonair.com/2009/06/16/oberstar-tobacco-regulation-started-in-mn-8th-district/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5271275</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) allows the FDA to develop restrictions on the advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The bill also requires tobacco companies to disclose the ingredients in each ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://redrockonair.com/2009/06/16/oberstar-tobacco-regulation-started-in-mn-8th-district/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Pistachio </name>
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Welcome to Political Pistachio Blog, your home for conservative commentary. Visit the Political Pistachio Radio Revolution for hard hitting conservative talk radio. Audio Files are Archived. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalpistachio.blogspot.com/2009/06/fda-tobacco-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Inexperience of a Fool To Destroy Healthcare</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5307490</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A Public Health Disaster in the Making By John E. Calfee Congress is poised to pass one of the worst public health laws ever conceived. Congress is poised to pass one of the worst public health laws ever conceived. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://restorefreespeech.blogspot.com/2009/06/inexperience-of-fool-to-destroy.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Right Commentary &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; The Obama Doctrine - Talk, but ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5269839</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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RJR... and Henry Waxman (HR 1256) #KCON Ray-dee-oh. &#226;&#8364;&#8221; 2:34pm via #KCON Radio. Now BLIP is on my Blog! Check it out :) K C O N ray-dee-oh... Conservative Hits and Top Music! :). &#226;&#8364;&#8221; 2:29pm via #KCON Radio. &#226;&#8364;&#8221; 2:15pm via #KCON Radio ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightcommentary.com/2009/06/16/the-obama-doctrine-talk-but-legitimize/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Right Commentary &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Grumpy Old White Men&#226;&#8364;&#166;</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5265891</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Right Commentary </name>
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RJR... and Henry Waxman (HR 1256) #KCON Ray-dee-oh. &#226;&#8364;&#8221; 2:34pm via #KCON Radio. Now BLIP is on my Blog! Check it out :) K C O N ray-dee-oh... Conservative Hits and Top Music! :). &#226;&#8364;&#8221; 2:29pm via #KCON Radio. &#226;&#8364;&#8221; 2:15pm via #KCON Radio ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightcommentary.com/2009/06/15/grumpy-old-white-men/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vita-Volunteers.org Upcoming Events Blog: News Events from IRS ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5265851</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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On Wednesday, June 10th, the Senate invoked cloture on H.R. 1256, &quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&quot; by a vote of 67-30, thus forcing a vote on the bill. On Thursday, June 11th, the Senate passed the Senate Amendment to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vita-volunteers-org.blogspot.com/2009/06/news-events-from-irs-stakeholder.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Smoke No More &#194;&#187; Quitting Smoking Support</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5263161</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Smokers and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) by combining a vote of 79 to a behavioral approach. Read about the government far-reaching new powers to impose restrictions on smoking.An expert group has been set up to quit. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smokenomore.info/quit-smoking/quitting-smoking-support.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Freedom of Medicine and Diet: Marlboro Protection Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5262263</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Freedom of Medicine and Diet </name>
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No wonder HR 1256 is called the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Marlboro Brand Protection Act.&#226;&#8364;* No wonder the political breakthrough in getting FDA tobacco regulation came in 2004 when Philip Morris (now Altria) came out in support of FDA regulation; Altria remains a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freedomofmedicineanddiet.blogspot.com/2009/06/marlboro-protection-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256.......FDA to regulate tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://2tired2think4u.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256fda-to-regulate-tobacco.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5371237</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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A bill has passed through the house and senate that would give the FDA some rights to regulate the tobacco industry. Although there is already the ATF (bureau of alcohol, tobacco, &amp; firearms) I guess our government feels that is not ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://2tired2think4u.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256fda-to-regulate-tobacco.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How your lawmakers voted for June 14, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5295143</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Press of Atlantic City </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. Robert Menendez, D: YES. Frank Lautenberg, D: YES ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/new_jersey/article_9de86c18-1ec1-513b-9b2b-bbcfebf69c5f.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Malachi de &#195;&#8224;lfweald: H.R. 1256</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5262251</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Malachi de &#198;lfweald </name>
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H.R. 1256. So it used to be that most places prevented me from smoking cloves. Then legislation went through so that no one could smoke indoors. And now Obama is trying to prevent me from smoking cloves at all. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://malachid.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>IndyTrackside: HR1256 How will it affect Marlboro Team Penske ?</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The sentence above is is just 1 of literally thousands taken from HR 1256, an anti-smoking bill, that has now passed in both the House and Senate, and is due to go before the President. Obama has said that he will &quot;quickly sign the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indytrackside.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr1256-how-will-it-affect-marlboro-team.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>How your lawmakers voted for June 14, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5262249</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Press of Atlantic City </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) requiring companies to publicly list ingredients and giving the FDA authority to ban the sale of known carcinogens and restrict advertising. Robert Menendez, D: YES. Frank Lautenberg, D: YES ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/new_jersey/article_9de86c18-1ec1-513b-9b2b-bbcfebf69c5f.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama pledges to quickly sign tobacco regulation bill | KLEW CBS 3 ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KATU - News - Business </name>
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Costs of the new program will be paid for by a new user fee imposed on the industry. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that assessments could rise from $235 million in 2010 to $712 million in 2019. --- The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.klewtv.com/news/business/47999726.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Approved tobacco bill includes upgrades to Thrift Savings Plan ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Federal Times - News </name>
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The bill &#226;&#8364;&#8221; HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &#226;&#8364;&#8221; puts the Food and Drug Administration in charge of regulating tobacco and imposes restrictions on the marketing and production of tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4137138&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Tobacco Legislation - Puff Cigar Discussion Forums</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5254427</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Puff Cigar Discussion Forums </name>
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Everyone can, and should, read the latest version of HR 1256 dated June 11 (#5 of 5 versions) at THOMAS in single page format by using this LINKEE. Now, the word &quot;pipe&quot; appears TWICE in the text, as follows: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.puff.com/forums/vb/tobacco-legislation/251682-fda-tobacco-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call: House, Senate OK regulation for tobacco products ...</title>
    <link href="http://jinanrailway.com/hot-topics/hollywood/roll-call-house-senate-ok-regulation-for-tobacco-products-greenville-daily-reflector-24/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5254410</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JinanRailway </name>
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TOBACCO REGULATION: Voting 307 for and 97 against, the House on June 12 gave final congressional approval to a bill (HR 1256) launching Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco products, with the cost to be paid by fees on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jinanrailway.com/hot-topics/hollywood/roll-call-house-senate-ok-regulation-for-tobacco-products-greenville-daily-reflector-24/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Roll Call: House, Senate OK regulation for tobacco products ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.akiranews.com/2009/06/14/roll-call-house-senate-ok-regulation-for-tobacco-products-greenville-daily-reflector/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5253793</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Akira Daily News </name>
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ABC News Roll Call: House, Senate OK regulation for tobacco products Greenville Daily Reflector TOBACCO REGULATION: Voting 307 for and 97 against, the House on June 12 gave final congressional approval to a bill (HR 1256) launching Food ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.akiranews.com/2009/06/14/roll-call-house-senate-ok-regulation-for-tobacco-products-greenville-daily-reflector/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress This Week - Jun 13, 2009 : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/14/congress-this-week-jun-13-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5253792</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
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532: Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to&#226;&#8364;&#166; This bill has been added to a schedule of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/14/congress-this-week-jun-13-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Roll Call: House, Senate OK regulation for tobacco products ...</title>
    <link href="http://jinanrailway.com/hot-topics/hollywood/roll-call-house-senate-ok-regulation-for-tobacco-products-greenville-daily-reflector-16/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5253791</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>JinanRailway </name>
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TOBACCO REGULATION: Voting 307 for and 97 against, the House on June 12 gave final congressional approval to a bill (HR 1256) launching Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco products, with the cost to be paid by fees on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jinanrailway.com/hot-topics/hollywood/roll-call-house-senate-ok-regulation-for-tobacco-products-greenville-daily-reflector-16/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Welcome to Hickory News Online</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5253790</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Hickory News </name>
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TOBACCO REGULATION: Voting 307 for and 97 against, the House gave final congressional approval Friday to a bill (HR 1256) launching Food and Drug Administration regulation of tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehickorynews.blogspot.com/2009/06/tar-heel-tally.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 1256</title>
    <link href="http://www.metalguitarist.org/forum/politics-current-events/14250-hr-1256-a.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5253789</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Metalguitarist.org </name>
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HR 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (GovTrack.us) It's so good that the Obama presidency and current batch of Congressmen are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metalguitarist.org/forum/politics-current-events/14250-hr-1256-a.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cigarette Price Watch: Obama&amp;#39;s new anti-smoking bill</title>
    <link href="http://cigarettepricewatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/obamas-new-anti-smoking-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/6511000</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Cigarette Price Watch </name>
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Obama and his administration are pushing an anti-smoking bill, H.R. 1256. It&amp;#39;s called the &amp;quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&amp;quot; Info here and here. What the bill will do: - Bigger warning labels on packs of cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cigarettepricewatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/obamas-new-anti-smoking-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>American Tobacco Regulation - Bombshock Forums</title>
    <link href="http://www.bombshock.com/forum/drugs/8275-american-tobacco-regulation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5410976</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bombshock Forums </name>
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The FDA is about to take the reins in the tobacco industry. Under H.RES.532 and HR 1256 (The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act),&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bombshock.com/forum/drugs/8275-american-tobacco-regulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress grants FDA oversight of tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://xcejlthin.erlc.com/article/congress-grants-fda-oversight-of-tobacco/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5410974</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Ethics &amp; Religious Liberty Commission... </name>
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Among its provisions, the measure, H.R. 1256, would: Limit the advertising and promotion of tobacco products, especially to children. Crack down on tobacco sales to minors. Ban candy-, fruit- and spice-flavored cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xcejlthin.erlc.com/article/congress-grants-fda-oversight-of-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: Dean Heller's Notable No's</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/06/dean-heller-notable-no.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5274927</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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H.R. 2751, Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act, passed 298-119 on June 9, 2009. [roll call 314] H.R. 1256, concur with Senate version of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. [roll call 335] passed 307-97. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/06/dean-heller-notable-no.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Why are gas prices rising? Barack Obama &amp; the Democrats. (Really ...</title>
    <link href="http://rightcommentary.com/2009/06/13/why-are-gas-prices-rising-barack-obama-the-democrats-really/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5263164</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Right Commentary </name>
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American Tobacco meets the FDA (HR 1256). The Democrats have now turned their legislative ire and desire for nationalistic control towards the American tobacco industry. Legislation approved by the Senate yesterday would give the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightcommentary.com/2009/06/13/why-are-gas-prices-rising-barack-obama-the-democrats-really/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking bill | Penn State News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.centredaily.com/news/breaking_news/story/1343175.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5254428</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Centredaily.com: Breaking News </name>
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Costs of the new program will be paid for by a new user fee imposed on the industry. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that assessments could rise from $235 million in 2010 to $712 million in 2019. ---. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centredaily.com/news/breaking_news/story/1343175.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking bill - Nation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/obama-pledges-to-quickly-sign-anti-smoking-bill-660884.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5249742</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Advance - Nation </name>
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Costs of the new program will be paid for by a new user fee imposed on the industry. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that assessments could rise from $235 million in 2010 to $712 million in 2019. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/obama-pledges-to-quickly-sign-anti-smoking-bill-660884.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: Heller Votes No on Concurrence to H.R. 1256 Tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/06/heller-votes-no-on-concurrence-to-hr.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5249741</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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Congressman Dean Heller (R-NV2) was one of 97 members of Congress to vote against concurring with the Senate's version of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. [roll call 335] The final version of the bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/06/heller-votes-no-on-concurrence-to-hr.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Passes HUGE Anti-Tobacco Bill | One Cigar A Week</title>
    <link href="http://onecigaraweek.com/?p=126" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5248520</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>One Cigar A Week </name>
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Search for H.RES.532 or Bill H.R. 1256. Share and Enjoy: TwitThis &#183; Facebook &#183; Google Bookmarks &#183; Digg &#183; del.icio.us. 0 comments. There are no comments yet... Kick things off by filling out the form below. Leave a Comment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onecigaraweek.com/?p=126&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama pledges to quickly sign anti-smoking bill - Politics ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1507214.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5248519</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bradenton.com: Politics </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Showing: Oldest first, Newest first, Most-recommended first, Least-recommended first. @Nyx.AuthorDisplayName@ wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@: @Nyx.repliedToText@ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1507214.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama lauds historic anti-tobacco bill aimed at cutting teen ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-lauds-historic-anti-tobacco-bill-aimed-at-cutting-teen-smoking-pledging-to-sign-it-soon-80585/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5245132</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gaea News </name>
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Costs of the new program will be paid for by a new user fee imposed on the industry. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that assessments could rise from $235 million in 2010 to $712 million in 2019. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-lauds-historic-anti-tobacco-bill-aimed-at-cutting-teen-smoking-pledging-to-sign-it-soon-80585/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This is Not Enough</title>
    <link href="http://www.obamaers.com/this-is-not-enough/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5244471</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T10:39:24Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OBAMAers Dot Com</name>
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(This is a drive by posting...I wrote an op-ed, decided to share it with you and will not be responding to your comments - Tao).   President Obama is set to sign the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/stron&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obamaers.com/this-is-not-enough/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CARDIN HOLDS PRESS CONFERNCE TO PRAISE SENATE PASSAGE - Senator ...</title>
    <link href="http://cardin.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=314444" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/8976264</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Releases of Ben Cardin </name>
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The Family, Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256, would do the following: &#183; Establish A New Chapter on Tobacco Regulation;. &#183; Give Authority to Restrict Tobacco Advertising;. &#183; Give Authority to Prevent Sale to Youth; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cardin.senate.gov/news/record.cfm?id=314444&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Anti-Tobacco Bill - Top News - Talk Radio News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.talkradionews.com/news/2009/6/12/house-passes-anti-tobacco-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/8670368</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Talk Radio News Service </name>
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On Friday the House of Representatives agreed to a Senate amendment on &#8220;The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&#8221; The bill, H.R. 1256, is now set to go before President Obama. The bill gives the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.talkradionews.com/news/2009/6/12/house-passes-anti-tobacco-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Congress gives final approval to tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.org/paperchase/2009/06/congress-gives-final-approval-to.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/8473984</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>JURIST - Paper Chase </name>
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[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Friday approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [HR 1256 materials], which attempts to safeguard the public by granting the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.org/paperchase/2009/06/congress-gives-final-approval-to.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Goin&amp;#39; up in smoke &#171; Emmy Jo</title>
    <link href="http://emmyjo.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/goin-up-in-smoke/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/8260028</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Emmy Jo </name>
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It could only take a week before the ever eager Obama signs H.R. 1256, a bill, if passed, will allow the FDA to regulate tobacco products in circulation. I don&amp;#39;t smoke, am by no means in favor of the habit and can&amp;#39;t tolerate second hand ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://emmyjo.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/goin-up-in-smoke/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Approved tobacco bill includes upgrades to Thrift Savings Plan ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090612/BENEFITS03/906120301/1048/BENEFITS03" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/6894029</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Federal Times </name>
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The bill &#8212; HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &#8212; puts the Food and Drug Administration in charge of regulating tobacco and imposes restrictions on the marketing and production of tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090612/BENEFITS03/906120301/1048/BENEFITS03&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>TSP | Federal Employee Retirement Thrift Savings Plan ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090612/BENEFITS03/906120301/-1/RSS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/6744463</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Federal Times </name>
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The bill &#8212; HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &#8212; puts the Food and Drug Administration in charge of regulating tobacco and imposes restrictions on the marketing and production of tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090612/BENEFITS03/906120301/-1/RSS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/12/1114/-Family-Smoking-Prevention-and-Tobacco-Control-Act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5410970</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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532 - Rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Rep. Polis -Rules): The rule provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/12/1114/-Family-Smoking-Prevention-and-Tobacco-Control-Act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/12/1114/-Family-Smoking-Prevention-and-Tobacco-Control-Act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5326089</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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532 - Rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Rep. Polis -Rules): The rule provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/12/1114/-Family-Smoking-Prevention-and-Tobacco-Control-Act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney - Maloney Applauds House Passage of ...</title>
    <link href="http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1866&amp;amp;Itemid=63" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5326000</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney </name>
    </author>
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Washington &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) hailed the House passage today of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256). The bill for the first time gives the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the power ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://maloney.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1866&amp;amp;Itemid=63&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>dtv transition hr 1256</title>
    <link href="http://darleentherethere.vox.com/library/post/dtv-transition-hr-1256.html?_c=feed-atom" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5296225</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Darleen Albert </name>
    </author>
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dtv transition dtv transition hr 1256 2009 rights, Visit resume HR1256 Sets Fails voting Official Twitter OpenCongress 1256 the As Senator Commerce Act Reacts as 1256 Blog Feed until HR Active Economic HR157. protect Smoking D. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://darleentherethere.vox.com/library/post/dtv-transition-hr-1256.html?_c=feed-atom&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>KnoWutsUpTN: HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://knowutsuptn.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5274930</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KnoWutsUpTN </name>
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HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The Senate passed a bill last night that regulates tobacco (&quot;To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://knowutsuptn.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sale of Kretek Banned in America</title>
    <link href="http://halfempth.blogspot.com/2009/06/sale-of-kretek-banned-in-america.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5270558</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Half Empty </name>
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To anyone who has lived in or visited Indonesia , the country that was once called home by President Barack Obama, the smell of a burning kretek or clove cigarette is a poignant reminder of the exotic smells that permeate that country. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://halfempth.blogspot.com/2009/06/sale-of-kretek-banned-in-america.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Liberal Doomsayer: Where The Rubber Meets The Road (6/12/09)</title>
    <link href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-rubber-meets-road-61209.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5265892</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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Voting 84-11, the Senate agreed to take up a House-passed bill (HR 1256) that would begin federal regulation of tobacco products. Under the bill, the Food and Drug Administration would regulate cigarette ingredients; require public ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/06/where-rubber-meets-road-61209.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MADISON: House Sends Tobacco Regulation Bill to President Obama</title>
    <link href="http://www.dibdias.com/2009/06/house-sends-tobacco-regulation-bill-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5251823</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MADISON </name>
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The 307-97 vote to concur in the Senate's amendments sent the bill ( HR 1256 ) to President Obama, who has said he will sign it. The Senate passed its amended version of the measure Thursday by 79-17. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dibdias.com/2009/06/house-sends-tobacco-regulation-bill-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>President Barack Obama Announces Support of Anti-Smoking Bill H.R. ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.finditt.com/Brendan1234567891011/Post.aspx?postID=39867" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5251401</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Finditt Blog </name>
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President Barack Obama announced his support of the anti-smoking bill H.R. 1256 on Friday after the House passed the legislature. The House, which first passed a similar FDA bill in April, voted 307-97 to endorse the version passed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.finditt.com/Brendan1234567891011/Post.aspx?postID=39867&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Anti-Smoking Bill Aims At Stopping Teens - Health News ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5249802</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KSBW.com - Health News </name>
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&quot;Their fear is tobacco today, the family farm tomorrow.&quot; Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner contributed to this report. The bill is H.R. 1256. (This version CORRECTS FDA commissioner quote; last words paraphrased, not in exact quote) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ksbw.com/health/19732431/detail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Matters ::</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/12/10449/0035" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5249765</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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532 - Rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Rep. Polis -Rules): The rule provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/12/10449/0035&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>First They Came For The Smokers... : Diggers Realm</title>
    <link href="http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003148.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5244470</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Diggers Realm </name>
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With passage of the absolutely outrageous and deceptively entitled bill called the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) brought forth by Congressman Henry Waxman, the United States takes one more step closer to controlling ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.diggersrealm.com/mt/archives/003148.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Conservative Compendium &#194;&#187; Government Conquers Tobacco Industry</title>
    <link href="http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2009/06/government-conquers-tobacco-industry/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5244469</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Compendium </name>
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With passage of H.R. 1256, of Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the FDA has assumed oversight control of the tobacco industry with a broad mandate to set rules on advertising, warning labels and product ingredients. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservative-compendium.com/wordpress/2009/06/government-conquers-tobacco-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic anti-smoking bill aims at stopping teens</title>
    <link href="http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/12/historic-anti-smoking-bill-aims-stopping-teens/news/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5244468</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Morganton.com: News </name>
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Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner contributed to this report. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Loading Comments... Loading. Email This Email Print This Print AddThis Social Bookmark Button ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/12/historic-anti-smoking-bill-aims-stopping-teens/news/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate vote may expand tobacco rules | Bryan/College Station ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theeagle.com/business/Senate-vote-may-expand-tobacco-rules" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5244440</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Business News | The Bryan College Station Eagle </name>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. * The bill is H.R. 1256. Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theeagle.com/business/Senate-vote-may-expand-tobacco-rules&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Actual News - Historic anti-smoking bill aims at stopping teens (AP)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5244439</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Actual News </name>
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Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner contributed to this report. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov &#183; Read more. Posted on Saturday, June 13th, 2009 at 3:40 am In actual news | Comments RSS ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.actualteam.com/?p=9244&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Anti-Smoking Bill Aims At Stopping Teens - Health News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/19732431/detail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241577</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ClickOnDetroit.com - Health News </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. Additional Resources: Congress. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Text Size ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clickondetroit.com/health/19732431/detail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress sends Obama bill to regulate tobacco : News : KGBT 4</title>
    <link href="http://www.valleycentral.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=312099" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241576</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KGBT 4 - Political News </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. ___. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Barrington Broadcasting is a member of the AP Network. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.valleycentral.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=312099&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ABQNews: Congressional Update</title>
    <link href="http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/abq-cityseeker/13101-congressional-update.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241575</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ABQ CitySeeker </name>
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Heinrich's recent votes include YEA on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256), which passed 307-97 in the House and 79-17 in the Senate. Heinrich also voted in favor of the &quot;Cash for Clunkers&quot; bill that allows ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/abq-cityseeker/13101-congressional-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congresswoman Doris Matsui Votes to Protect Sacramento Kids ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.obsnews.com/news/article100515_congresswoman-doris-matsui-votes-protect-sacramento-kids-families-dangers-tobacco" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241574</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1256 gives FDA the authority it has long sought to develop restrictions on the advertising and promotion of tobacco products. The bill also requires tobacco companies to disclose the ingredients in each product and gives the FDA ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obsnews.com/news/article100515_congresswoman-doris-matsui-votes-protect-sacramento-kids-families-dangers-tobacco&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>John Carter Watch: Voting Update</title>
    <link href="http://johncarterwatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/voting-update.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241573</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - This is the bill providing the FDA with the authority to regulate the tobacco industry. The FDA regulates all kinds of food and drugs that are much less toxic and harmful ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johncarterwatch.blogspot.com/2009/06/voting-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>d.c. follies &#226;&#8364;&#8220; H.R. 1256 | Lung Cancer</title>
    <link href="http://lungcancer.22web.net/dc-follies-%E2%80%93-hr-1256-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241572</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Lung Cancer </name>
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... for President Obamas signature ITs all over the internet headlines, television talking heads are blathering about new larger warnings on cigarette packages as instructed by the FDA. The rest is here: d.c. follies H.R. 1256 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lungcancer.22web.net/dc-follies-%E2%80%93-hr-1256-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic anti-smoking bill aims at stopping teens | Penn State ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.centredaily.com/news/breaking_news/story/1341459.html" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... with its 12000 tobacco farmers. &quot;Their fear is tobacco today, the family farm tomorrow.&quot; ---. Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner contributed to this report. ---. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.centredaily.com/news/breaking_news/story/1341459.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Anti-Smoking Bill Aims At Stopping Teens - Health News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wnem.com/health/19732431/detail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241502</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WNEM.com - Health News </name>
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&quot;Their fear is tobacco today, the family farm tomorrow.&quot; Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner contributed to this report. The bill is H.R. 1256. (This version CORRECTS FDA commissioner quote; last words paraphrased, not in exact quote) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wnem.com/health/19732431/detail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Anti-Smoking Bill Aims At Stopping Teens - Health News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.wbaltv.com/health/19732431/detail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241501</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WBALTV.com - Health </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. Additional Resources: Congress. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wbaltv.com/health/19732431/detail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>No smoking, kids: Big anti-tobacco bill heads for Obama signature ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-smoking-kids-big-anti-tobacco-bill-heads-for-obama-signature-aiming-to-cut-teen-smoking-80189/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241500</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Gaea News </name>
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Associated Press Writer Ann Sanner contributed to this report. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: thomas.loc.gov. (This version CORRECTS FDA commissioner quote; last words paraphrased, not in exact quote) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-smoking-kids-big-anti-tobacco-bill-heads-for-obama-signature-aiming-to-cut-teen-smoking-80189/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Anti-Tobacco Bill - Talk Radio News Service</title>
    <link href="http://talkradionews.com/2009/06/house-passes-anti-tobacco-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241498</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Talk Radio News Service </name>
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On Friday the House of Representatives agreed to a Senate amendment on &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&#226;&#8364;* The bill, H.R. 1256, is now set to go before President Obama. The bill gives the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://talkradionews.com/2009/06/house-passes-anti-tobacco-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>chron_job: H.R. 1256</title>
    <link href="http://chron-job.livejournal.com/175931.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241497</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Crazed mutterings </name>
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H.R. 1256. Well, it's been in the works for a while. But the Senate just passed it. H.R. 1256, The 'Family' Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. One wonders why they have to throw the word family in there. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chron-job.livejournal.com/175931.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>d.c. follies &#226;&#8364;&#8220; H.R. 1256 &#194;&#171; Security is For Cadavers</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241496</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Security is For Cadavers </name>
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d.c. follies &#226;&#8364;&#8220; H.R. 1256. June 12, 2009 by cooper. Hot off the presses with this one..&#226;&#8364;*Tough new anti-smoking legislation pases house/senate&#226;&#8364;&#166;headed for President Obama's signature&#226;&#8364;&#166;&#226;&#8364;* IT's all over the internet headlines, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://coopernicus.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/d-c-follies-h-r-1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Anti-Smoking Bill Aims At Stopping Teens - Health News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kcra.com/health/19732431/detail.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241446</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KCRA.com - Health </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. Additional Resources: Congress. Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kcra.com/health/19732431/detail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress sends White House bill giving gov't regulators ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-sends-white-house-bill-giving-govt-regulators-unprecedented-authority-over-tobacco-79984/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241445</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Passage of this historic legislation by both the House and the Senate is a victory for public health over Big Tobacco,&#226;&#8364;* said Dr. Nancy Nielsen, president of the American Medical Association. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-sends-white-house-bill-giving-govt-regulators-unprecedented-authority-over-tobacco-79984/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Greenup County Health Department Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Senate bill ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241444</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;There's no spitting and there is no litter. They literally dissolve&#226;&#8364;* in a user's mouth, he said. &#226;&#8364;&#339;We believe this is a positive. And we'll see what adult consumers think.&#226;&#8364;* The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greenuphealth.com/blog/?p=113&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington D. C. - June 12, 2009 ...</title>
    <link href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-12-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241443</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
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The Senate voted to expand government yesterday by passing H.R. 1256 (79-17) which allows the FDA to regulate tobacco; House expected to adopt Senate version of the bill. GITMO in the News: In the wake of President Obama's hasty ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-12-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RealClearMarkets - AP - Markets - Jun 12, 2009 - House set to send ...</title>
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Rival companies have voiced opposition, saying FDA limits on new tobacco products could lock in market shares for Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro cigarettes. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realclearmarkets.com/news/ap/finance_business/2009/Jun/12/house_set_to_send_fda_tobacco_bill_to_obama.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government Publications Library-University of Colorado at Boulder Blog</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5241441</id>
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Exactly one month ago, we blogged on the U.S. House of Representatives' passage of HR 1256, a bill that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products. Now this bill has passed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2009/06/tobacco-law-passes-both-chambers-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Law Blog: Congress Passes The Family Smoking Prevention and ...</title>
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On June 12th, the US House of Representatives voted 307-97 on final passage of HR 1256 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The US Senate overwhelmingly passed the bill on June 11th with a 79-17 vote. President...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2009/06/congress-passes-the-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-hpm-analysis-to-follow.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Sends Obama Bill to Regulate Tobacco</title>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. --- On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/47933972.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: Congress gives final approval to tobacco ...</title>
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[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] on Friday approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [HR 1256 materials], which attempts to safeguard the public by granting the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/06/congress-gives-final-approval-to.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Headlines You Should Know!: News and Commentary</title>
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... new products that might be less harmful to users. He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. --- The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://headlines-youshouldknow.blogspot.com/2009/06/news-and-commentary.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary ...</title>
    <link href="http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/senator-kennedys-statement-shows-that.html" rel="alternate"/>
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&quot;It is a life saving act for the millions of children who will be spared a lifetime of addiction and premature death. ... passage of H.R. 1256 is the most important action Congress can take to protect children from this deadly addiction ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tobaccoanalysis.blogspot.com/2009/06/senator-kennedys-statement-shows-that.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Will Soon Regulate Tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://cigars.about.com/b/2009/06/12/fda-will-soon-regulate-tobacco.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5240998</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The U.S. House passed their own version of the bill back in April, and is expected to adopt the Senate's version as soon as today (H.R.1256). After that happens, the President will sign it into law. This legislation is primarily ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cigars.about.com/b/2009/06/12/fda-will-soon-regulate-tobacco.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Right Commentary &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Up in smoke&#226;&#8364;&#166; American Tobacco ...</title>
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HR 1256 would create a new FDA division, supported by &#226;&#8364;&#339;industry user fees&#226;&#8364;* (also called new taxes), which would exercise authority over the introduction, manufacturing, and marketing of all tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightcommentary.com/2009/06/12/up-in-smoke-american-tobacco-meets-the-fda-hr-1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>MSM: No smoking &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Historic vote could bring new limits &#194;&#171; Dprogram.net</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5237492</id>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dprogram.net/2009/06/12/msm-no-smoking-historic-vote-could-bring-new-limits/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House set to send Obama a bill imposing gov't control over tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-set-to-send-obama-a-bill-imposing-govt-control-over-tobacco-79606/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5237491</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Gaea News </name>
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Rival companies have voiced opposition, saying FDA limits on new tobacco products could lock in market shares for Philip Morris, maker of Marlboro cigarettes. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/house-set-to-send-obama-a-bill-imposing-govt-control-over-tobacco-79606/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New limits on smoking ads, flavors, nicotine could follow historic ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-limits-on-smoking-ads-flavors-nicotine-could-follow-historic-congressional-votes-79284/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/commentary/5236214</id>
    <updated>2009-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Gaea News </name>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/new-limits-on-smoking-ads-flavors-nicotine-could-follow-historic-congressional-votes-79284/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senators Who Opposed Tobacco Bill Received Top Dollar From Industry</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/8279607</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com </name>
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The minority who lost the vote on HR 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - and received money from the tobacco industry - really won. A summary of Section 101 &#8211; Prohibits the FDA from banning existing tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/11/senators-who-opposed-toba_n_214611.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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In my opinion, Heath Shuler cruelly voted against the children of Western North Carolina when he voted against: HR 2749 (Food Safety Regulation Amendments); HR 1256 (FDA Oversight of Tobacco Products); HR 1 (&#8220;The Stimulus Bill&#8221;); . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2749/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tobacco Industry Regulated by FDA - Club Conspiracy Forums</title>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: THOMAS (Library of Congress) (This version CORRECTS, deleting reference to minor differences to be worked out with House.) -------------------------------------------------------------- ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clubconspiracy.com/forum/f42/tobacco-industry-regulated-fda-7990.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Peter Roskam - Serving the 6th District of Illinois</title>
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Today Congressman Peter Roskam voted in favor of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The House passed H.R. 1256 by a vote of 307-97, clearing it for President Obama&amp;#39;s signature into law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roskam.house.gov/Newsroom/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=132137&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate kills amendment for FERS sick leave credit - FederalTimes.com</title>
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&amp;quot;We are very discouraged that the Senate failed to reach an agreement on this proposed amendment to HR 1256, which would have provided federal employees and American taxpayers alike with immeasurable benefits,&amp;quot; said Darryl Perkinson, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090611/BENEFITS05/906110302/1044/BENEFITS05&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Russ Feingold: In the News - Press Releases</title>
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Washington, D.C. &#226;&#8364;&#8220; U.S. Senator Russ Feingold made the following statement today upon passage of the bipartisan the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Although I respect the right of adults to choose to smoke ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feingold.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=314293&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Altria - Media - Press Release - 06/11/2009</title>
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      <name>Altria News Releases </name>
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On balance, however, the legislation is an important step forward to achieve the goal we share with others to provide federal regulation of tobacco products. We thus encourage the House to adopt H.R. 1256, and to send it to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.altria.com/media/press_release/03_02_pr_2009_06_11_01.asp&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BREAKING!!! Senate Approves H.R. 1256: FDA Will Have Oversight ...</title>
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Reply. [...] BREAKING!!! Senate Approves H.R. 1256: FDA Will Have Oversight Over Big Tobacco Once and For Al&#226;&#8364;&#166; [...] Pingback by Lettuce is Basically the Same as Tobacco &#194;&#171; Submitted to a Candid World June 16, 2009 @ 3:31 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://acandidworld.com/2009/06/11/breaking-senate-approves-h-r-1256-fda-will-have-oversight-over-big-tobacco-once-and-for-all/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Passes the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
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Senators have given final approval to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) by a vote of 79 to 17. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has indicated that her members will support this bill, with a final vote ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/senate-passes-the-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: 'Aye' regarding HR1256</title>
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Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] voted 'Aye' on the question: On Passage of the Bill (HR 1256 As Amended ) regarding HR1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5672&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congressman Peter Roskam - Serving the 6th District of Illinois</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5348775</id>
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      <name>Peter Roskam RSS Articles </name>
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Today Congressman Peter Roskam voted in favor of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The House passed H.R. 1256 by a vote of 307-97, clearing it for President Obama's signature into law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://roskam.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=132137&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ecigarettenews: H.R. 1256 Passes Congress...Here we go!</title>
    <link href="http://ecigarettenews.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256-passes-congresshere-we-go.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5274929</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ecigarettenews </name>
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H.R. 1256 Passes Congress...Here we go! It finally happened... Historic anti-smoking vote to give FDA new power - Yahoo! News One interesting quote on the article though: &quot;Thursday's legislation gives the FDA power to evaluate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ecigarettenews.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256-passes-congresshere-we-go.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1256</title>
    <link href="http://jasonkungdeutero.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256.html" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mind As Well </name>
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A new bill that has passed the senate, and is returning to the House to be approved. Supposedly, it give more power for FDA to regulate the tobacco industry. However, upon reading the bill itself at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jasonkungdeutero.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr-1256.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US SENATE HAS PASSED TOBACCO CONTROL ACT: HOW DID YOUR SENATORS VOTE?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5270559</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Bridge </name>
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US Senate Roll Call Votes 111th Congress - 1st Session. as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate. Vote Summary ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thebridge.typepad.com/thebridge/2009/06/us-senate-has-passed-tobacco-control-act-how-did-your-senators-vote.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE DAILY LEADER: FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Majority Leader Steny Hoyer - Daily Leader... </name>
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Senate Amendment to HR 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://majorityleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressReleaseID=3101&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BREAKING!!! Senate Approves H.R. 1256: FDA Will Have Oversight ...</title>
    <link href="http://acandidworld.net/2009/06/11/breaking-senate-approves-h-r-1256-fda-will-have-oversight-over-big-tobacco-once-and-for-all/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5254409</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... to take it and like it, literally, moments ago when the Senate voted 79-17, approving H.R. 1256, which provides the FDA with the authority to regulate the production, marketing, distribution, and sale of cigarettes in this country. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://acandidworld.net/2009/06/11/breaking-senate-approves-h-r-1256-fda-will-have-oversight-over-big-tobacco-once-and-for-all/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress grants FDA oversight of tobacco - Baptist Messenger of ...</title>
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Among its provisions, the measure, H.R. 1256, would: -- Limit the advertising and promotion of tobacco products, especially to children. -- Crack down on tobacco sales to minors. -- Ban candy-, fruit- and spice-flavored cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.baptistmessenger.com/story/20C620771D6FCC484476BC5D0B2E5363?s=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Washington Report: Food Safety Moves, FDA Tobacco Passes Senate</title>
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The Senate on Thursday approved, by a vote of 79-17, H.R. 1256, the FDA tobacco regulation bill. The retailer provisions negotiated by NACS remained in the legislation. However, so did the provision requiring gruesome warning labels on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nacsonline.com/NACS/News/Daily/Pages/ND0612091.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OUR LIVES, OUR FORTUNES &amp; OUR SACRED HONOR: CIGARETTES AGAIN!!!!!</title>
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If you're a smoker, you're probably thinking: &quot;What the hell is H.R. 1256 &amp; why should I care?&quot; Well, H.R. 1256 will give regulators authority to limit the amount of nicotine in cigarettes. If you smoke one of the girlie-man brands, .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.livesfortunessacredhonor.com/2009/06/11/cigarettes-again.aspx?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic Anti-Smoking Vote To Give FDA New Power - Health News ...</title>
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Lawmakers portrayed the bill as a major first step in bringing down health care costs, an essential goal of the health care overhaul legislation that is the top priority of the Obama administration this year. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wbaltv.com/health/19721217/detail.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H. Res. 532: Providing for the consideration of the Senate ...</title>
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A resolution in the US Congress: Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (HR 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-532&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The News-Gazette.com: Senate to vote on FDA power to regulate tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/06/11/senate_to_vote_on_fda_power_to_regulate" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5241579</id>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Web. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2009/06/11/senate_to_vote_on_fda_power_to_regulate&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5241578</id>
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Five One Minutes per side. Senate Amendment to H.R. 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Rep. Waxman &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule) Concur in Senate Amendment, One hour of debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=132014&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BLACK POLITICAL BUZZ....: U.S. Senate Passes Sweeping Anti-Smoking ...</title>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blackpoliticalbuzz.blogspot.com/2009/06/us-senate-passes-sweeping-anti-smoking.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>No smoking: Historic vote could bring new limits | Republic ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5241499</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. &#226;&#8364;&#8221;. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicbroadcasting.org/?p=2472&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate votes for giving FDA tobacco-product power</title>
    <link href="http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/jun/11/senate-votes-giving-fda-tobacco-product-power/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5241448</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Arkansas Democrat-Gazette stories: Latest News </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. Congress' website. Supporters of FDA regulation of tobacco have struggled for more than a decade to overcome powerful resistance &#226;&#8364;&#8221; from the industry and elsewhere. In 2000 the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/jun/11/senate-votes-giving-fda-tobacco-product-power/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>American Lung Association in Iowa Thanks Senators Harkin and ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/American-Lung-Association-in-Iowa-Thanks-Senators-Harkin-and-Grassley-for-Votes-to-Pass-Legislation-Granting-FDA-Authority-Over-Tobacco-Products-48709-1/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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DES MOINES, Iowa, June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Lung Association in Iowa is happy to report the U.S. Senate's 79 to 17 vote in favor of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) today. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/American-Lung-Association-in-Iowa-Thanks-Senators-Harkin-and-Grassley-for-Votes-to-Pass-Legislation-Granting-FDA-Authority-Over-Tobacco-Products-48709-1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OverTheCounterToday: Tobacco Moves Closer To FDA</title>
    <link href="http://www.overthecountertoday.com/2009/06/tobacco-moves-closer-to-fda.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5236170</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In April, the House passed a similar bill with the same name, H.R. 1256, in a 298-112 vote. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., who shepherded the bill in chief sponsor Sen. Ted Kennedy's, D-Mass., absence, said in his floor statement prior to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.overthecountertoday.com/2009/06/tobacco-moves-closer-to-fda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate passes bill to allow FDA regulation of tobacco &#194;&#171; Lawyers ...</title>
    <link href="http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2009/06/11/senate-passes-bill-to-allow-fda-regulation-of-tobacco/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5236169</id>
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... the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products, clearing the way for it to head to President Barack Obama's desk. The bill, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256, passed the House in April. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2009/06/11/senate-passes-bill-to-allow-fda-regulation-of-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>No smoking: Historic vote could bring new limits ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.charlotteobserver.com/194/story/774420.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233238</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. (This version CORRECTS, deleting reference to minor differences to be worked out with House.) Hide Comments Show Comments. This affects comments on all stories. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charlotteobserver.com/194/story/774420.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>electricdust2 - Yuck.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233237</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. (This version CORRECTS, deleting reference to minor differences to be worked out with House.) Leave a comment &#183; Add to Memories &#183; Tell a Friend &#183; Link ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://electricdust2.livejournal.com/1933.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Actual News - Historic anti-smoking vote to give FDA new power (AP)</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.actualteam.com/?p=9219&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>No smoking: Historic vote could bring new limits</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. Congress: THOMAS (Library of Congress) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/american-politics/51446-no-smoking-historic-vote-could-bring-new-limits.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Corker Wants Tobacco Under The FDA : Post Politics: Political News ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill, H.R.1256, passed the Senate by a vote of 79 to 17. &#226;&#8364;&#339;It's no secret that tobacco products are highly addictive and contribute to heart disease, lung cancer, and other deadly illnesses. This bill ensures these products face the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politics.nashvillepost.com/2009/06/11/corker-wants-tobacco-under-the-fda/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate to vote on FDA power to regulate tobacco - Politics ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Showing: Oldest first, Newest first, Most-recommended first, Least-recommended first. @Nyx.AuthorDisplayName@ wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@: @Nyx.repliedToText@ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1502368.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate to vote to give FDA power to regulate, change tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.courant.com/news/politics/sns-ap-us-fda-tobacco,0,1509967.story?track=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233193</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Courant.com - Politics </name>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.courant.com/news/politics/sns-ap-us-fda-tobacco,0,1509967.story?track=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Historic anti-smoking vote : News : WPBN TV 7&amp;4</title>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Barrington Broadcasting is a member of the AP Network. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.upnorthlive.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=311610&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington D. C. - June 11, 2009 ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
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Yesterday, the Senate voted 67-30 to invoke cloture on FDA tobacco regulation bill, H.R. 1256 and will vote this afternoon on the bill. Government Run Health Care: The first cracks in the dam holding back opposition to Democrats' plans ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-11-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Desert Beacon: Ensign votes against tobacco regulation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233190</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senator John Ensign (R-NV) was perfectly happy to tout the benefits of his Safeway, Inc. inspired personal health program for his staff...and then on June 10, 2009 voted to sustain the filibuster of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/06/ensign-votes-against-tobacco-regulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dru's Vues, too: Tobacco state U.S. Senator Corker votes for FDA ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill, H.R.1256, passed the Senate by a vote of 79 to 17. &quot;It's no secret that tobacco products are highly addictive and contribute to heart disease, lung cancer, and other deadly illnesses. This bill ensures these products face the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://drusie.blogspot.com/2009/06/tobacco-state-us-senator-corker-votes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate kills amendment for FERS sick leave credit - Federal news ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;We are very discouraged that the Senate failed to reach an agreement on this proposed amendment to HR 1256, which would have provided federal employees and American taxpayers alike with immeasurable benefits,&#226;&#8364;* said Darryl Perkinson, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4134305&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Passes Historic Anti-Smoking Bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233187</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. WASHINGTON &amp;mdash; Congress struck the government's strongest anti-smoking blow in decades Thursday with a Senate vote to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/11/senate-passes-historic-an_n_214474.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>LIVESTRONG Blog &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Senate Passes Family Smoking ...</title>
    <link href="http://livestrongblog.org/2009/06/11/senate-passes-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233186</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>LIVESTRONG Blog </name>
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Today the senate overwhelmingly passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) by a 79-17 vote. This life-saving legislation passed in the House of Representatives in early April also with a strong, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://livestrongblog.org/2009/06/11/senate-passes-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SmokeFree Wisconsin: Senate approves FDA regulatory power for tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://smokefreewisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/06/senate-approves-fda-regulatory-power.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233166</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SmokeFree Wisconsin </name>
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On a broad bipartisan basis (79-17), the U.S. Senate voted this afternoon to grant regulatory power over tobacco to the Food and Drug Administration. The bill is a watershed moment in tobacco control history. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smokefreewisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/06/senate-approves-fda-regulatory-power.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate to vote on FDA power to regulate tobacco - Nation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/senate-to-vote-on-fda-power-to-regulate-tobacco-656416.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233135</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Advance - Nation </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. ___. June 11, 2009 - 11:20 a.m. EDT. Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/senate-to-vote-on-fda-power-to-regulate-tobacco-656416.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate To Vote On FDA Power To Regulate Tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/47766807.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233134</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WIBW - National News - Headlines </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. &#194;&#169; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/47766807.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Historic anti-smoking vote would give regulators more say over ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/historic-anti-smoking-vote-would-give-regulators-more-say-over-nicotine-content-cigarette-ads-79105/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233133</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gaea News </name>
    </author>
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He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/historic-anti-smoking-vote-would-give-regulators-more-say-over-nicotine-content-cigarette-ads-79105/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate to vote on FDA power to regulate tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/11/senate-vote-fda-power-regulate-tobacco/news/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233132</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Morganton.com: News </name>
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... said Dr. Douglas W. Blayney, president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. &quot;To reverse this trend, the FDA must be able to step in and regulate these deadly products,&quot; he said. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.morganton.com/content/2009/jun/11/senate-vote-fda-power-regulate-tobacco/news/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=13051" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233131</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
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Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, with the time until 2:30pm equally divided and controlled between Senators Dodd and Enzi or their ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=13051&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>SmokeFree Wisconsin: Happening now: Senate voting on FDA ...</title>
    <link href="http://smokefreewisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/06/happening-now-senate-voting-on-fda.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5233113</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SmokeFree Wisconsin </name>
    </author>
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The U.S. Senate will vote this afternoon on legislation which would grant the government control over the production and marketing of tobacco products. It's legislation many health advocates have waited 20 years for. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smokefreewisconsin.blogspot.com/2009/06/happening-now-senate-voting-on-fda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Tobacco Facts.</title>
    <link href="http://www.tobacco-facts.net/2009/06/the-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5230860</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Tobacco Facts. </name>
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Public health experts overwhelmingly believe that passage of H.R. 1256 is the most important action Congress can take to protect children from this deadly addiction. Without this strong Congressional action, smoking will continue at its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco-facts.net/2009/06/the-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate to vote to give FDA power to regulate, change tobacco products</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-to-vote-to-give-fda-power-to-regulate-change-tobacco-products-78256/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-10:/commentary/5230376</id>
    <updated>2009-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gaea News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
He unsuccessfully proposed the creation of a new agency that would both regulate tobacco products and encourage efforts to make cigarettes less harmful. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-to-vote-to-give-fda-power-to-regulate-change-tobacco-products-78256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.Res.532: Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr532/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5782626</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Rules - Major Bill Actions </name>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.Res.532 Providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (HR 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr532/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Company and People Notes: CSL and Talecris Terminate Merger ...</title>
    <link href="http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/Company+and+People+Notes/Company-and-People-Notes-CSL-and-Talecris-Terminat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602720?contextCategoryId=40944&amp;amp;ref=25" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5265951</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pharmaceutical Technology - Drug Delivery </name>
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The Senate is reviewing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256, and could vote on the measure this week. The bill would allow the US Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacture, marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/Company+and+People+Notes/Company-and-People-Notes-CSL-and-Talecris-Terminat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602720?contextCategoryId=40944&amp;amp;ref=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Company and People Notes: CSL and Talecris Terminate Merger ...</title>
    <link href="http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/Company+and+People+Notes/Company-and-People-Notes-CSL-and-Talecris-Terminat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602720?ref=25" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5233136</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pharmaceutical Technology Magazine </name>
    </author>
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The Senate is reviewing the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256, and could vote on the measure this week. The bill would allow the US Food and Drug Administration to regulate the manufacture, marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pharmtech.findpharma.com/pharmtech/Company+and+People+Notes/Company-and-People-Notes-CSL-and-Talecris-Terminat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602720?ref=25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate bill takes aim at dissolvable tobacco; critics call smoke ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-bill-takes-aim-at-dissolvable-tobacco-critics-call-smoke-free-product-tobacco-candy-77668/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5230330</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gaea News </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;There's no spitting and there is no litter. They literally dissolve&#226;&#8364;* in a user's mouth, he said. &#226;&#8364;&#339;We believe this is a positive. And we'll see what adult consumers think.&#226;&#8364;* The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: thomas&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-bill-takes-aim-at-dissolvable-tobacco-critics-call-smoke-free-product-tobacco-candy-77668/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.buydiscountcigarettes.com/blog/index.php/hr1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-sponsor-henry-waxman-111th-congress-source-join-together/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5227637</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BuyDiscountCigarettes.com </name>
    </author>
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Title 111th Congress - To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buydiscountcigarettes.com/blog/index.php/hr1256-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-sponsor-henry-waxman-111th-congress-source-join-together/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=13011" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5227636</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
    </author>
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Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. There will be 1 hour for debate only prior to a cloture vote on the bill, H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=13011&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Invokes Another Cloture Motion on Family Smoking Prevention ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/senate-invokes-another-cloture-motion-on-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5227582</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Senate Invokes Another Cloture Motion on Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. June 10, 2009 by senatus. Senators have invoked another procedural (cloture) motion on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/senate-invokes-another-cloture-motion-on-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Catching up on the Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=16192" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5230354</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T12:31:58Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloggers For Change</name>
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Monday, 6/8:        Convenes: 2:00pm     Morning Business until 5:30pm with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.    The Senate is considering  &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/strong&gt; , the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=16192&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Catching up on the Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=16184" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5230353</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T12:31:58Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloggers For Change</name>
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Monday, 6/8:        Convenes: 2:00pm     Morning Business until 5:30pm with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.    The Senate is considering  &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/strong&gt; , the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control A&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=16184&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Catching up on the Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.rqdc.com/catching-up-on-the-senate/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5230352</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T12:31:58Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Comments for RQDC</name>
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June 9th, 2009mcjoan  Monday, 6/8: Convenes: 2:00pmMorning Business until 5:30pm with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each.The Senate is considering &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/strong&gt;, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Contr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rqdc.com/catching-up-on-the-senate/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>MegaVote: TX 1st, 6/8/2009</title>
    <link href="http://thevoice.name/?p=15657" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5230355</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T10:52:31Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Voice</name>
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June 8, 2009  In this MegaVote for Texas&#8217; 1st Congressional District:   Recent Congressional Votes -   Senate: Cloture Motion; ... &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;   Upcoming Votes  Family Smoking Prevention and&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thevoice.name/?p=15657&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Native Pride: Seneca People Warning of the Possible Trade Off on Trade</title>
    <link href="http://letstalknativepride.blogspot.com/2009/06/seneca-people-warning-of-possible-trade.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/8032877</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Native Pride </name>
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H.R.1256- The Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act. This Bill was passed by the Senate on 6/11/2009. President Obama is expected to sign the Bill. June 12, 2009 11:41 AM. Anonymous said... In order to stop &amp;quot;this state&amp;quot; the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://letstalknativepride.blogspot.com/2009/06/seneca-people-warning-of-possible-trade.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; regarding HR1256</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5696" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/6026672</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] </name>
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Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] voted &amp;#39;Nay&amp;#39; on the question: On the Amendment (Burr Amdt. No. 1246 ) regarding HR1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5696&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>krashpad: Why so hard to contact a Representative?</title>
    <link href="http://kidan.wrighton.org/2009/06/why-so-hard-to-contact-representative.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5227717</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>krashpad </name>
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Well, I recently contacted my Representative (Gregg Harper) through that hard-to-use form on the House website, and provided him my view on H.R. 1256--which I see as a fairly straightforward power grab by our Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kidan.wrighton.org/2009/06/why-so-hard-to-contact-representative.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12972" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5226784</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
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Following morning business, resume consideration of H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Time during any recess, adjournment, or period of morning business will count post-cloture. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12972&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson: MegaVote for the S.C. 1st ...</title>
    <link href="http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2009/06/megavote-for-sc-1st-congressional.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5223731</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Politics of Jamie Sanderson </name>
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Upcoming Votes. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - H.R.1256. The Senate will continue its work on this tobacco regulation bill. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 - H.R.2346. The House and Senate are both expected to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepoliticsofjamiesanderson.blogspot.com/2009/06/megavote-for-sc-1st-congressional.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate Defeats Burr Substitute Amendment to the Family Smoking ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/senate-defeats-burr-substitute-amendment-to-the-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5219968</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Senate Defeats Burr Substitute Amendment to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. June 9, 2009 by senatus. Senators have defeated a substitute amendment offered by Richard Burr (R-NC), Kay Hagan (D-NC) and others to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/senate-defeats-burr-substitute-amendment-to-the-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate rejects challenge to bill giving FDA control over tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-rejects-challenge-to-bill-giving-fda-control-over-tobacco-products-76824/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5219952</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gaea News </name>
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... R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and Lorillard Tobacco Company, both based in North Carolina, are against it, arguing that restrictions on new tobacco products will lock in Philip Morris' share of the market. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.taragana.com/n/senate-rejects-challenge-to-bill-giving-fda-control-over-tobacco-products-76824/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington D. C. - June 9, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-9-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5219913</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
    </author>
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Senate resumes consideration of the FDA tobacco regulation bill, H.R. 1256. Yesterday, the Senate finally voted 61-30 to invoke cloture on the Dodd substitute amendment to H.R. 1256. The Senate will vote today on an alternative ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-9-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Desert Beacon: How They Voted - NV Members of Congress</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-they-voted-nv-members-of-congress.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5215041</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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On June 2, 2009, the Senate invoked cloture on a filibuster of H.R. 1256 (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) on an 84-11 vote. Senator Ensign did not vote to sustain this filibuster. [roll call 203] Voting to sustain the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-they-voted-nv-members-of-congress.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/8/739968/-This-Week-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5215042</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T10:02:22Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the  Office of the Majority Leader:        First Vote of the Week... Monday 6:30 p.m.  Last Vote Predicted...  Friday p.m.      MONDAY, JUNE 8, 2009     On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2:00&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/8/739968/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dispatch from the Front: The Week of June 8</title>
    <link href="http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/06/08/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-june-8/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5215043</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T08:12:54Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shopfloor</name>
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Back from his trip to the Middle East and Europe, President Obama today meets with&#160;his Cabinet and joins Vice President Biden to announce plans to  ...  today and then debates  &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/strong&gt; , the Family Smoking Prevention and &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.shopfloor.org/2009/06/08/dispatch-from-the-front-the-week-of-june-8/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Week at a Glance June 8-12 : University of Washington Federal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/week-at-a-glance-june-8-12/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/6026623</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>University of Washington Federal Relations </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senate resumes consideration of HR 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. A cloture vote on a substitute amendment to the bill is expected. &#194;&#183; The House will take up several measures under suspension of the rules. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washington.edu/externalaffairs/fedrelations/week-at-a-glance-june-8-12/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest - June 8, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/06/08/washingtonwatchcom-digest-june-8-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5465648</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate will debate HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The bill would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate tobacco products. Passage of HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/06/08/washingtonwatchcom-digest-june-8-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>AEI: &#226;&#8364;&#339;A Public Health Disaster in the Making&#226;&#8364;* &#194;&#171; Healthcare Horserace</title>
    <link href="http://healthcarehorserace.com/policy/06092009/aei-a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5283390</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Healthcare Horserace </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1256 pays almost no attention to the most fundamental point in all of tobacco control, if not all of public health: the distinction between tobacco smoke, which causes almost all the harms from smoking, and nicotine, whose dangers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthcarehorserace.com/policy/06092009/aei-a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest - June 8, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://makemoney.baddori.com/automated-income/washingtonwatchcom-digest-june-8-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5241447</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Residual Income </name>
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On the WashingtonWatch.com Blog. &#226;&#8364;&#339;Cap-and-trade&#226;&#8364;* proposals would force industry to find the most efficient ways to reduce greenhouse gasses and improve the environment. But cap-and-trade don&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t come cheap. The estimated cost of one bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makemoney.baddori.com/automated-income/washingtonwatchcom-digest-june-8-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill gives FDA controls over tobacco advances - Nation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/bill-gives-fda-controls-over-tobacco-advances-651621.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5219914</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Advance - Nation </name>
    </author>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. ___. June 08, 2009 - 7:07 p.m. EDT. Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/bill-gives-fda-controls-over-tobacco-advances-651621.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12941" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5219790</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
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At 5:30pm, the Senate will proceed to H.R.1256 and immediately proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the committee substitute amendment #1247. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said that he expects the Senate to take ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12941&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill gives FDA controls over tobacco advances - Kansas City Star</title>
    <link href="http://www.kansascity.com/811/story/1240607.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5215040</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kansas City Star: Nation </name>
    </author>
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Supporters of the legislation have linked reducing the financial costs of those illnesses, about $100 billion a year, to the overall drive to improve the health care system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/811/story/1240607.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Roll Call #204 Details - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5630" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5214999</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH] </name>
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Amendment (S.Amdt.1247) to H.R.1256: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5630&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill gives FDA controls over tobacco advances - Kansas City Star</title>
    <link href="http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1240607.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5214998</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kansas City Star: Politics </name>
    </author>
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Supporters of the legislation have linked reducing the financial costs of those illnesses, about $100 billion a year, to the overall drive to improve the health care system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1240607.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What is Congress doing? : Conservative Thoughts</title>
    <link href="http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/08/what-is-congress-doing/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5214997</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Conservative Thoughts </name>
    </author>
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Go to Bill Status: H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Jun 4, 2009 - House Vote. On Passage - House - H.R. 626 Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act Passed 258-154, 21 not voting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativethoughts.us/2009/06/08/what-is-congress-doing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill gives FDA controls over tobacco advances - Politics ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1496018.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5211542</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bradenton.com: Politics </name>
    </author>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Showing: Oldest first, Newest first, Most-recommended first, Least-recommended first. @Nyx.AuthorDisplayName@ wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@: @Nyx.repliedToText@ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1496018.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Bill gives FDA controls over tobacco advances - Kansas City Star</title>
    <link href="http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1240607.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5211541</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kansas City Star: Breaking News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Supporters of the legislation have linked reducing the financial costs of those illnesses, about $100 billion a year, to the overall drive to improve the health care system.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1240607.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Invokes Cloture on FDA / Tobacco Regulation Bill ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/senate-invokes-cloture-on-fda-tobacco-regulation-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5211520</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senate Invokes Cloture on FDA / Tobacco Regulation Bill. June 8, 2009 by senatus. Senators have voted to invoke cloture on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) by a vote of 61 to 30. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/senate-invokes-cloture-on-fda-tobacco-regulation-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/euBpTbC_pUc/-This-Week-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5211440</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...available. &#160; &#160; &#160; Morning Business until 5:30pm with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. 5:30pm, proceed to H.R.1256 and immediately proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the committee substitute amendment #1247. Tue., &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/euBpTbC_pUc/-This-Week-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Brownback, Stabenow Introduce the Drive America Forward Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/brownback-stabenow-introduce-the-drive-america-forward-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5208650</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Brownback, Stabenow Introduce the Drive America Forward Act. June 8, 2009 by senatus. Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) introduced the Drive America Forward Act (S. 1135) a couple of weeks ago. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/08/brownback-stabenow-introduce-the-drive-america-forward-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Republican Cloakroom</title>
    <link href="http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=131270" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/6026620</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Republican Cloakroom RSS Articles </name>
    </author>
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Five One Minutes per side. Senate Amendment to H.R. 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Rep. Waxman &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Energy and Commerce) (Subject to a Rule) Concur in Senate Amendment, One hour of debate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=131270&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Public Health Disaster in the Making &#194;&#171; The Daily Fridge</title>
    <link href="http://thedailyfridge.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5263163</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily Fridge </name>
    </author>
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HR 1256 pays almost no attention to the most fundamental point in all of tobacco control, if not all of public health: the distinction between tobacco smoke, which causes almost all the harms from smoking, and nicotine, whose dangers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedailyfridge.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>This Week's Votes in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/06/07/this-weeks-votes-in-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-06:/commentary/5199542</id>
    <updated>2009-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DelawareLiberal.Net </name>
    </author>
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Voting 84-11, the Senate agreed to take up a House-passed bill (HR 1256) that would begin federal regulation of tobacco products. Under the bill, the Food and Drug Administration would regulate cigarette ingredients; require public ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.delawareliberal.net/2009/06/07/this-weeks-votes-in-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HOW THEY VOTED | HeraldTribune.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090607/article/906071039" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-05:/commentary/9757612</id>
    <updated>2009-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Local News from Sarasota Herald-Tribune </name>
    </author>
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A yes vote was to advance a bill (HR 1256) empowering the Food and Drug Administration to ban certain cigarette chemicals and restrain tobacco advertising. Voting for the measure: Nelson; not voting: Martinez. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090607/article/906071039&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>On RAMP: Cash for Clunkers</title>
    <link href="http://on-ramp.blogspot.com/2009/06/cash-for-clunkers.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-05:/commentary/5198012</id>
    <updated>2009-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>On RAMP </name>
    </author>
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A matching bill (S 1135) has been introduced in the Senate and may be added an amendment to a tobacco regulation bill (HR 1256). These authorizations are being complemented by House and Senate appropriators adding ~$2 billion to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://on-ramp.blogspot.com/2009/06/cash-for-clunkers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>John Lott's Website: Price controls imported on Prescription Drugs</title>
    <link href="http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2009/06/price-controls-imported-on-prescription.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-05:/commentary/5191228</id>
    <updated>2009-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>John Lott's Website </name>
    </author>
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Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. MCCAIN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SANDERS, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://johnrlott.blogspot.com/2009/06/price-controls-imported-on-prescription.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FDA / Tobacco Regulation Bill Likely to Pass &#194;&#171; S E N A T U S</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/fda-tobacco-regulation-bill-likely-to-pass/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-05:/commentary/5191166</id>
    <updated>2009-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
FDA / Tobacco Regulation Bill Likely to Pass. June 6, 2009 by senatus. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Republican tobacco-state senator who tried a filibuster this week against a bill that would allow the Food and Drug Administration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/06/fda-tobacco-regulation-bill-likely-to-pass/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Red County, California: Boxer: Better Health Through Bigger Government</title>
    <link href="http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=6479" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-05:/commentary/5191156</id>
    <updated>2009-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Red County, California </name>
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HR 1256 is an example of the mindset that yanks decisions from the hands of individuals, pats them on the head and tells them that they are better off listening to the nagging of federal nannies. Here are Senator Boxer's remarks in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cehwiedel.com/blogs/redcountycalifornia/?p=6479&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington D. C. - June 5, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-5-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5186272</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
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The Senate in recess until 2 pm; in the evening,they will vote on cloture on the Dodd substitute amendment to the FDA tobacco regulation bill, H.R. 1256. Yesterday, Judge Sonia Sotomayor delivered her questionnaire and boxes of her ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-5-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Webb suggests giving cash for buying a newer car | Auto Sales</title>
    <link href="http://www.autotalk.com/webb-suggests-giving-cash-for-buying-a-newer-car-2523/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5183941</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>AutoTalk - Auto Industry Forums Pictures News </name>
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... industry... this amendment would boost auto sales, help save American jobs, and make car purchasing more practical for more Americans,&quot; Webb said. The legislation is an amendment to H R 1256, the FDA tobacco regulation bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.autotalk.com/webb-suggests-giving-cash-for-buying-a-newer-car-2523/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Webb Wants Incentive to Boost Auto Sales /</title>
    <link href="http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/47054487.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5183939</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WHSV - News - Headlines </name>
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The measure was introduced as an amendment to H. R. 1256, the FDA tobacco regulation bill. &#226;&#8364;&#339;With more than three million jobs tied to the viability of the automobile industry and the latest announcement of additional auto plant closures ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/47054487.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>McCain Delays Work on FDA / Tobacco Regulation Bill over ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/mccain-delays-work-on-fda-tobacco-regulation-bill-over-prescription-drug-re-importation/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5180461</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>SENATUS </name>
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McCain Delays Work on FDA / Tobacco Regulation Bill over Prescription Drug Re-Importation. June 5, 2009 by senatus. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) &#226;&#8364;&#339;expressed his frustration with Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/mccain-delays-work-on-fda-tobacco-regulation-bill-over-prescription-drug-re-importation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=16028" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5186273</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T10:30:05Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloggers For Change</name>
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In the House, courtesy of the  Office of the Majority Leader:        FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009    House Meets At... 10:00 a.m ...  30 minutes.  Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of  &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=16028&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/3/738630/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5186274</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T10:08:32Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the  Office of the Majority Leader:        FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009    House Meets At... 10:00 a.m ...  30 minutes.  Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of  &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/3/738630/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today on the Hill</title>
    <link href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_88.html?wprss=capitol-briefing" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5186275</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T07:19:50Z</updated>
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      <name>Capitol Briefing</name>
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The Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. ET and will resume consideration of &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/strong&gt;, the Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Roll call votes are expected throughout the day. The House meets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_88.html?wprss=capitol-briefing&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>kennedywaxman-tobacco-sell-out-opposed-by-rj-reynolds ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.snuscentral.org/latest-snus-news/kennedywaxman-tobacco-sell-out-opposed-by-rj-reynolds-snuscentralorg-and-larry-waters.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/9036019</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Larry Waters Reports! </name>
    </author>
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Kennedy/Waxman, S. 982, HR 1256; all very innocuous names for one of the most destructive Rep. Henry Waxman - Anti-Tobacco Extremist and hater of addicted smokers bills to American Health Care which ever slithered through Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snuscentral.org/latest-snus-news/kennedywaxman-tobacco-sell-out-opposed-by-rj-reynolds-snuscentralorg-and-larry-waters.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Kennedy/Waxman Tobacco Sell-Out - Opposed by R.J. Reynolds ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/236-kennedywaxman-tobacco-sell-out-opposed-by-rj-reynolds-snuscentralorg-and-larry-waters.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/8189236</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Larry Waters Reports! </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Kennedy/Waxman, S. 982, HR 1256; all very innocuous names for one of the most destructive Rep. Henry Waxman - Anti-Tobacco Extremist and hater of addicted smokers bills to American Health Care which ever slithered through Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/236-kennedywaxman-tobacco-sell-out-opposed-by-rj-reynolds-snuscentralorg-and-larry-waters.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>&amp;#39;One of the Worst Public Health Laws Ever Conceived&amp;#39; - Hit &amp;amp; Run ...</title>
    <link href="http://reason.com/blog/2009/06/04/one-of-the-worst-public-health" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/6344918</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from... </name>
    </author>
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The same hostility to harm reduction infuses HR 1256&amp;#39;s provisions on marketing....The most important information-about the product&amp;#39;s risks and why it might be safer than something else-would be hemmed in by requirements of unknown rigor ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reason.com/blog/2009/06/04/one-of-the-worst-public-health&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/ewLjVSIwDTc/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5216341</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2009 House Meets At... 10:00 am: Legislative Business Ten &quot;One Minutes&quot; Per Side Last Vote Predicted... 5:00 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 6:00 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/ewLjVSIwDTc/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tobacco should be regulated like the drug it is &#194;&#171; Missouri Group ...</title>
    <link href="http://mogasp.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/tobacco-should-be-regulated-like-the-drug-it-is/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5186271</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Missouri Group Against Smoking Pollution </name>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Senators Richard Burr (R) and Kay Hagan (D) of North Carolina have introduced a bill that avoids the worst features of HR 1256 and has the virtue of lodging tobacco regulation in a separate agency and therefore avoiding the FDA, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mogasp.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/tobacco-should-be-regulated-like-the-drug-it-is/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Senate takes step toward gov't regulation of tobacco industry ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.2news.tv/news/business/46725402.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5183943</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KBCI - News - Business </name>
    </author>
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... responsibility to oversee tobacco products. Among the amendments that could be offered in the Senate are proposals to instead assign tobacco regulation to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. --- The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.2news.tv/news/business/46725402.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12849" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5183940</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1256, the Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Roll Call Votes are expected to occur throughout the day. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has become his ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12849&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Webb suggests giving cash for buying a newer car | HamptonRoads ...</title>
    <link href="http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/webb-suggests-giving-cash-buying-newer-car" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179097</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News </name>
    </author>
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The legislation is an amendment to H R 1256, the FDA tobacco regulation bill. - Bill Bartel, The Pilot. Login or register to post comments. ADVISORY: Users are solely responsible for opinions they post here and for following agreed-upon ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hamptonroads.com/2009/06/webb-suggests-giving-cash-buying-newer-car&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kennedy/Waxman - R.J. Reynolds Supported by SnusCENTRAL.org and Mr ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/236-kennedy-waxman-reynolds-snuscentral.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5179096</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Larry Waters Reports! </name>
    </author>
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Kennedy/Waxman, S. 982, HR 1256; all very innocuous names for one of the most destructive bills to American Health Care which ever slithered through Congress. Lets call this legislation by it's. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/236-kennedy-waxman-reynolds-snuscentral.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/ewLjVSIwDTc/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176440</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
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...and the Majority will control the second 30 minutes. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of H.R.1256, the Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Roll Call Votes are expected to occur throughout the day. Thu., 6/4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/ewLjVSIwDTc/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>distributorcap NY: 60's Thursday - In The Mood</title>
    <link href="http://distributorcapny.blogspot.com/2009/06/60s-thursday-in-mood.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176439</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>distributorcap NY </name>
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The Senate's Back At Work - This morning the first bill in that chamber was for cloture-- to cut off the filibuster on H.R. 1256, Henry Waxman's Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco... 10 hours ago. Enigman Forever &#183; June on the Porch. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://distributorcapny.blogspot.com/2009/06/60s-thursday-in-mood.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Hit &amp; Run &gt; 'One of the Worst Public Health Laws Ever Conceived ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.reason.com/blog/show/133944.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176438</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from... </name>
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The same hostility to harm reduction infuses HR 1256's provisions on marketing....The most important information&#226;&#8364;&#8221;about the product's risks and why it might be safer than something else&#226;&#8364;&#8221;would be hemmed in by requirements of unknown rigor .&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reason.com/blog/show/133944.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tobacco bill a sharp change for lawmakers | KPIC CBS 4 - News ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kpic.com/news/national/46912007.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176437</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KVAL - News - National &amp; World News </name>
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Still, old habits die hard. It was only last year that Lautenberg persuaded the Senate to stop selling tobacco products at its shops and close all of its smoking rooms. --- The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kpic.com/news/national/46912007.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tobacco bill a change for lawmakers</title>
    <link href="http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/va_ap_tobacco_bill_20090604" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176435</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WAVY TV </name>
    </author>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. ------. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids: www.tobaccofreekids.org/. Copyright Associated Press, Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/virginia/va_ap_tobacco_bill_20090604&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FDA tobacco regulation legislation to reach Senate floor Tuesday ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2009/06/fda_tobacco_regulation_legisla.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176434</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer Blog </name>
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CQ Today (6/2, Armstrong) reports that Senate legislation authorizing the FDA to regulate tobacco (HR 1256) &quot;will come to the Senate floor Tuesday, after two committee chairmen persuaded Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to cancel a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chicagomedicalmalpracticelawyerblog.com/2009/06/fda_tobacco_regulation_legisla.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The IN VIVO Blog: Bump in the Tobacco Road: Reimportation Returns ...</title>
    <link href="http://invivoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/bump-in-tobacco-road-reimportation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176433</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The IN VIVO Blog </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) passed the House on April 2 by a commanding 298-112 vote and was cruising toward Senate passage this week. But then Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) hauled out one of his long-term ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://invivoblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/bump-in-tobacco-road-reimportation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in Congress: June 4, 2009 : Veterans Today - News for U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.veteranstoday.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=7138" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176432</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. ETand will resume consideration of H.R.1256, the Family smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Roll call votes are expected throughout the day. Committees. Senate Appropriations (9:30 a.m.): ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.veteranstoday.com/modules.php?name=News&amp;amp;file=article&amp;amp;sid=7138&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kennedy/Waxman - R.J. Reynolds Supported by SnusCENTRAL.org and Mr ...</title>
    <link href="http://snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/236-kennedy-waxman-reynolds-snuscentral.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176431</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Larry Waters Reports! </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Kennedy/Waxman, S. 982, HR 1256; all very innocuous names for one of the most destructive Rep. Henry Waxman - Anti-Tobacco Extremist and hater of addicted smokers bills to American Health Care which ever slithered through Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/236-kennedy-waxman-reynolds-snuscentral.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Republicans Unveil the Auto Stock for Every Taxpayer Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/senate-republicans-unveil-the-auto-stock-for-every-taxpayer-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176325</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Senate Republicans Unveil the Auto Stock for Every Taxpayer Act. June 4, 2009 by senatus. Senate Republicans &#226;&#8364;&#339;unveiled a bill Thursday that would distribute the government's stakes in General Motors and Chrysler to taxpayers,&#226;&#8364;* The Hill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/senate-republicans-unveil-the-auto-stock-for-every-taxpayer-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Further Action on FDA Tobacco Regulation Bill Delayed Until Next ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/further-action-on-fda-tobacco-regulation-bill-delayed-until-next-week/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176324</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Further Action on FDA Tobacco Regulation Bill Delayed Until Next Week. June 4, 2009 by senatus. Additional legislative action on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) has been delayed until next week. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/further-action-on-fda-tobacco-regulation-bill-delayed-until-next-week/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Health Care Costs from Smoking Are a Drag</title>
    <link href="http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/06/smoking-costs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5176219</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Science Progress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
RECENT POSTS. Health Care Costs from Smoking Are a Drag &#183; The Human Toll of Climate Change: Health Impacts Around the Globe &#183; Can Research Lighten the Massive Economic Burden of Addiction? Analog Laws and 21st Century Statecraft ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/06/smoking-costs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/3/738261/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5171626</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T09:43:20Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the  Office of the Majority Leader:        FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009    House Meets At... 10:00 a.m.: Legislative Business  Fifteen  &quot;One Minutes&quot;  Per Side  Last Vote Predicted... 4:00 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.      Suspensi&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/3/738261/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today on the Hill</title>
    <link href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_87.html?wprss=capitol-briefing" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/commentary/5171627</id>
    <updated>2009-06-03T07:32:30Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capitol Briefing</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. ET. Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/strong&gt;, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, post&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_87.html?wprss=capitol-briefing&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>More Intrusion By B. Hussein&#8217;s Administration</title>
    <link href="http://olbroad.com/2009/06/02/more-intrusion-by-b-husseins-administration/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5171628</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T22:15:04Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>An Ol' Broad's Ramblings</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senate advances bill to regulate tobacco      The Senate took a step Tuesday toward giving the government some controls over the tobacco industry, ...  idea?     There are 4 versions of Bill Number &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1256&lt;/strong&gt; for the 111th Co&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://olbroad.com/2009/06/02/more-intrusion-by-b-husseins-administration/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Equal Justice&#8212;Or Hypocrisy as Usual</title>
    <link href="http://netrightnation.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=965577:equal-justiceor-hypocrisy-as-usual&amp;amp;catid=1:nrn-blog&amp;amp;Itemid=7" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/8171250</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Unfortunately for Mr. Coburn, the Senate committee voted yesterday to move the bill (HR 1256) to the Senate Floor&#8212;without the Oklahoma Senator&amp;#39;s amendment in tow. Despite its defeat by a 13-10 party line vote in the committee, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://netrightnation.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=965577:equal-justiceor-hypocrisy-as-usual&amp;amp;catid=1:nrn-blog&amp;amp;Itemid=7&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Public Health Disaster in the Making &#8212; The American, A Magazine ...</title>
    <link href="http://american.com/archive/2009/june/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/7159824</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AMERICAN.COM -- A Magazine of Ideas, Online </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There is no getting around the awfulness of HR 1256, which was passed by the House last month and is now being debated before the full Senate. The topic is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of tobacco. HR 1256 would create a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://american.com/archive/2009/june/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Public Health Disaster in the Making &#226;&#8364;&#8221; The American, A Magazine ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5923287</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AMERICAN.COM -- A Magazine of Ideas, Online </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There is no getting around the awfulness of HR 1256, which was passed by the House last month and is now being debated before the full Senate. The topic is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of tobacco. HR 1256 would create a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Price Controls on Medicines Not the Answer</title>
    <link href="http://www.atr.org/price-controls-medicines-answer-a3334" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5233137</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Americans for Tax Reform RSS </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This amendment to H.R. 1256, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,&#226;&#8364;* would endanger every American (especially seniors), cripple research and development on the miracle cures of the future, infringe on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.atr.org/price-controls-medicines-answer-a3334&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=15983" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5191160</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloggers For Change </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2009 House Meets At... 10:00 am: Legislative Business Fifteen &quot;One Minutes&quot; Per Side Last Vote Predicted... 4:00 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 5:00 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=15983&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Catching up on the Senate</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/3/05943/74339" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5191157</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Tuesday, 6/2: Convenes: 10:00am. Morning Business until 11:00am with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each, with the time equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders or their designees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/6/3/05943/74339&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12803" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5176436</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of the Motion to proceed to H.R.1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, post-cloture. If the entire 30 hours of post-cloture debate is needed, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12803&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/rSLkl3rV9bI/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5167931</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
...will control the second 30 minutes. Following Morning Business, the Senate will resume consideration of the Motion to proceed to H.R.1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, post-cloture. If we need to use the entire 30 hours of post&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/rSLkl3rV9bI/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>A Public Health Disaster in the Making &#226;&#8364;&#8221; The American, A Magazine ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5167925</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government &amp; Politics </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
There is no getting around the awfulness of HR 1256, which was passed by the House last month and is now being debated before the full Senate. The topic is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of tobacco. HR 1256 would create a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.american.com/archive/2009/june/a-public-health-disaster-in-the-making&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington D. C. - June 3, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-3-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5167923</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Yesterday the Senate voted 84-11 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 1256 and resumes consideration of the motion to proceed to H.R. 1256, a bill to allow the FDA to regulate tobacco. In our history, who would have every ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-3-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=15948" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5164636</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T10:32:02Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bloggers For Change</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the  Office of the Majority Leader:        FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009    House Meets At... 2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business  Unlimited  &quot;One Minutes&quot;  Per Side  Last Vote Predicted...  7:00 p.m.     Votes will be post&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloggersforchange.com/?p=15948&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/2/737869/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5164637</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T09:52:31Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the  Office of the Majority Leader:        FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009    House Meets At... 2:00 p.m.: Legislative Business  Unlimited  &quot;One Minutes&quot;  Per Side  Last Vote Predicted...  7:00 p.m.     Votes will be post&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/6/2/737869/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today on the Hill</title>
    <link href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_86.html?wprss=capitol-briefing" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-02:/commentary/5164638</id>
    <updated>2009-06-02T07:31:33Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capitol Briefing</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate convenes at 10:00 a.m. ET. Following a period of morning business the Senate will proceed to roll call votes on the conformation of the nomination of Regina McCarthy to be assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and a rol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://voices.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2009/06/today_on_the_hill_86.html?wprss=capitol-briefing&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Invokes Cloture on Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/senate-invokes-cloture-on-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5430395</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senators have voted to invoke cloture on a motion to begin debating the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) by a vote of 84 to 11. The bill would bring more tobacco regulation under the purview of the Food &amp; Drug ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/senate-invokes-cloture-on-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>June Washington Report | PPB Mag</title>
    <link href="http://www.ppbmag.com/Article.aspx?id=4683" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5191159</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RSS Feeds | PPBMag.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
While the new, pending legislation does not include the specific language of the 1996 regulations, it is widely anticipated that if H.R. 1256 is passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, most of the 1996 regulations would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ppbmag.com/Article.aspx?id=4683&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/Wia5qteqhPo/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5191158</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009 House Meets At... 2:00 pm: Legislative Business Unlimited &quot;One Minutes&quot; Per Side Last Vote Predicted... 7:00 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/Wia5qteqhPo/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress To Condemn 400000 Smokers To Death This Week If Bill Passes</title>
    <link href="http://www.water-damage.org/2009/06/03/congress-to-condemn-400000-smokers-to-death-this-week-if-bill-passes/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5171625</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>E Cigarette, Electronic Cigarettes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
PRLog (Press Release) &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Jun 03, 2009 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Gainesville Fl, As the Senate voted to invoke cloture on H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention And Tobacco Control Act on June 2nd, they have all but condemned 400000 of the millions of smokers ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.water-damage.org/2009/06/03/congress-to-condemn-400000-smokers-to-death-this-week-if-bill-passes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12769" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5167924</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Upon disposition of the nomination, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R.1256, FDA Regulation. Therefore, senators should expect the first vote of the day to begin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=12769&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Next up for the Obama/Democrat industry takeover - Tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2009/06/02/next-up-for-the-obamademocrat-industry-takeover-tobacco-industry/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5164634</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Fire Andrea Mitchell! </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill is HR 1256. According to Breitbart - The Senate took a step Tuesday toward giving the government some controls over the tobacco industry, bolstering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fireandreamitchell.com/2009/06/02/next-up-for-the-obamademocrat-industry-takeover-tobacco-industry/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>ARRA News Service: Today in Washington D. C. - June 2, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-2-2009.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5164633</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ARRA News Service </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
After completing work on the McCarthy nomination, the Senate will vote on cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 1256. The debate centers on granting the Food and Drug Administration new power to regulate tobacco products a proposal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arkansasgopwing.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-in-washington-d-c-june-2-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate advances bill to regulate tobacco - Nation | DailyAdvance.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/senate-advances-bill-to-regulate-tobacco-639710.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5164632</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Advance - Nation </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. ___. June 02, 2009 - 6:43 p.m. EDT. Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/senate-advances-bill-to-regulate-tobacco-639710.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate takes step toward gov't regulation of tobacco industry ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.klewtv.com/news/business/46725402.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5164631</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KATU - News - Business </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... responsibility to oversee tobacco products. Among the amendments that could be offered in the Senate are proposals to instead assign tobacco regulation to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. --- The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.klewtv.com/news/business/46725402.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate advances bill to regulate tobacco - Kansas City Star</title>
    <link href="http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1229156.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-01:/commentary/5164629</id>
    <updated>2009-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kansas City Star: Politics </name>
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Among the amendments that could be offered in the Senate are proposals to instead assign tobacco regulation to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is H.R. 1256.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the Net:&lt;/&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1229156.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.1256: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5610&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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RECENT POSTS. Can Research Lighten the Massive Economic Burden of Addiction? Analog Laws and 21st Century Statecraft &#183; CAP Partners with NAS for Innovation Clusters Event &#183; Because Today's Topic is Web 2.0&#226;&#8364;&#166; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/06/can-research-lighten-the-massive-economic-burden-of-addiction/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | House and Senate Lawmakers Face Ambitious Agenda</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-31:/commentary/5156902</id>
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Action also is expected on the conference report for legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate tobacco ( HR 1256 ). Hoyer said he wants the controversial global warming bill ( HR 2454 ) to pass the House &#226;&#8364;&#339;in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000003131397&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ACT NOW: Kennedy Tobacco Bill Begins Debate June 2nd 2009!</title>
    <link href="http://snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/234-goshall-s982-kennedy-tobacco.html" rel="alternate"/>
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      <name>Larry Waters Reports! </name>
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The Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that H.R. 1256 (Rep. Waxman's nearly identical bill) would reduce youth smoking by only 11%, and adult smoking by just 2% over the next DECADE. In contrast, youth tobacco use declined ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/234-goshall-s982-kennedy-tobacco.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Otherwise: HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://blackstonetoday.blogspot.com/2009/05/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-30:/commentary/5149462</id>
    <updated>2009-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Otherwise </name>
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HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Posted by George Conk at 8:24 AM. 0 comments: Post a Comment. Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). About Me. My Photo. George Conk. View my complete profile ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blackstonetoday.blogspot.com/2009/05/hr-1256-family-smoking-prevention-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tobacco Harm reduction and the FDA &#8211; the story behind the story ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2009/05/30/tobacco-harm-reduction-and-the-fda-the-story-behind-the-story/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-29:/commentary/8095634</id>
    <updated>2009-05-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>TobaccoToday </name>
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The Congressional Budget Office recently estimated that H.R. 1256 (Rep. Waxman&amp;#39;s nearly identical bill) would reduce youth smoking by only 11%, and adult smoking by just 2% over the next DECADE. In contrast, youth tobacco use declined ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2009/05/30/tobacco-harm-reduction-and-the-fda-the-story-behind-the-story/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ONS Helps Secure Passage of HR 1256, the Family Prevention and ...</title>
    <link href="http://onsconnect.pagewaiter.com/2009/05/ons-helps-secure-passage-of-hr-1256-the-family-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-28:/commentary/5167926</id>
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On April 2, 2009, the Family Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 298 to 112. This legislation would grant the US Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the production ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onsconnect.pagewaiter.com/2009/05/ons-helps-secure-passage-of-hr-1256-the-family-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ONS Helps Secure Passage of H.R. 1256, the Family Prevention and ...</title>
    <link href="http://onsconnect.pagewaiter.com/?p=29" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-28:/commentary/5136331</id>
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      <name>ONS Connect </name>
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On April 2, 2009, the Family Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 298 to 112. This legislation would grant the US Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the production ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://onsconnect.pagewaiter.com/?p=29&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Tobacco Regulation: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/8888601</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tobacco Articles: category officialdocuments </name>
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HR 1256/S. 982 would create a new FFDCA Chapter IX solely for the regulation of tobacco products. While the bill&amp;#39;s language draws extensively on the FFDCA&amp;#39;s existing provisions for regulating pharmaceutical products and medical devices, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tobacco.org/news/299410.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Tobacco Regulation: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/8699308</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1256/S. 982 would create a new FFDCA Chapter IX solely for the regulation of tobacco products. While the bill&amp;#39;s language draws extensively on the FFDCA&amp;#39;s existing provisions for regulating pharmaceutical products and medical ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco.org/news/299410.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Tobacco Regulation: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ...</title>
    <link href="http://opencrs.com/document/R40475" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5439641</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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On April 2,2009, the House passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256; H.Rept. 111-58, part 1 and 2). On May 20, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved an almost identical ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40475&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Tobacco Regulation: The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-26:/commentary/5415791</id>
    <updated>2009-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open CRS: Recent Reports </name>
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On April 2,2009, the House passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256; H.Rept. 111-58, part 1 and 2). On May 20, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved an almost identical ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://opencrs.com/document/R40475/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Advocacy to Control Tobacco Advertising</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-25:/commentary/5136332</id>
    <updated>2009-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
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AOA President Carlo J. DiMarco, DO, wrote to Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on 5/11/09 in support of the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.do-online.org/dailyreport.php?itemid=26511&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S. 982 on Legislative Calendar | Pipe Smokers Intelligencer</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-25:/commentary/5111834</id>
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      <name>Pipe Smokers Intelligencer </name>
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The Kennedy-backed bill, S. 982, sailed through the U.S. Senate without a single amendment and is (as far as I can determine) identical to the House bill, HR 1256. It will now be voted upon, and seemingly go to President Obama for his ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/?p=144&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vick&amp;#39;s Vapor Blog: Waxman and Kenedy Bills, Altria and the FDA</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-24:/commentary/6744464</id>
    <updated>2009-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1256 (Waxman) and S. 982 (Kennedy) Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Acts I am trying to get information of 2 flawed Tobacco Control bills in the right hands before they are voted in by the Senate and signed into law. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://personalvapes.blogspot.com/2009/05/waxman-and-kenedy-bills-altria-and-fda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Gavel &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Progress for Military Families</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-24:/commentary/5129519</id>
    <updated>2009-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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(H.R. 1256) (2007, 2009). REINTEGRATING RESERVISTS COMING HOME: Creates a national combat veteran reintegration program to help reservists reintegrate into their families and communities through family services and post-deployment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1802&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Gavel &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; Progress for Military Families</title>
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(H.R. 1256) (2007, 2009). REINTEGRATING RESERVISTS COMING HOME: Creates a national combat veteran reintegration program to help reservists reintegrate into their families and communities through family services and post-deployment ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://speaker.house.gov/blog/?p=1802&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DOTmed.com - Law and Order: May 2009 Edition</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-22:/commentary/5096551</id>
    <updated>2009-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DOTmed.com News </name>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, has passed the House of Representatives vote. The Act will provide Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to regulate tobacco products, including requiring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/8869/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Unloading Zone: TobaccoToday Article Spawns Must-Read Reader ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/commentary/5074309</id>
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      <name>The Unloading Zone </name>
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Spirited dialog yes, but also a plethora of facts and details on HR 1256, S 982, and the secret agenda's of those for and against FDA Control of Tobacco. read more | digg story. Del.icio.us Add to del.icio.us Digg DiggIt! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theunloadingzone.blogspot.com/2009/05/tobaccotoday-article-spawns-must-read.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: DC Circuit affirm rulings against deceptive ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>JURIST - Paper Chase </name>
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In April, the US House of Representatives [official website] passed [JURIST report] the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [HR 1256 text] which would give the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [official website] the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/05/dc-circuit-affirm-rulings-against.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Misleading Claims Made in America</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5111835</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Ashtray Blog: An Electronic Cigarette Blog. </name>
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Smokefree Pennsylvania sent the following letter to the Senate regarding the lies being told in order to benefit Philip Morris. As a letter to the Senate this is open source - please reuse as you wish. Smokefree Pennsylvania ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/2009/05/misleading-claims-made-in-america.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2631: Affordable Gas Price Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/6685462</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[2]; H.R.2631 Affordable Gas Price ... [2]; S.185 Habeas Corpus Restora... [1]. H.R.3200 America&amp;#39;s Affordable ... [2]; H.R.1256 Thrift Savings ... Source: Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... Did you find this article useful? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2631/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://tobacco.org/news/284256.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/6026673</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make certain modifications in the Thrift Savings Plan, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tobacco.org/news/284256.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.tobacco.org/news/284256.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-19:/commentary/5164630</id>
    <updated>2009-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Tobacco Articles: category officialdocuments </name>
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OpenCongress (The Sunlight Foundation) article dated 2009-05-21.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco.org/news/284256.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Game-changing' Roth option for TSP clears House | BioPictures.Com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-18:/commentary/5050017</id>
    <updated>2009-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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All three are included in HR 1256, which has been passed by the House and is expected to move quickly through the Senate. However, it is unclear whether the provision authorizing a mutual fund option will survive; the Federal Retirement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biopictures.com/index.php/2009/05/19/game-changing%E2%80%99-roth-option-for-tsp-clears-house/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Faith in Action | The General Board of Church and Society</title>
    <link href="http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&amp;amp;b=4909851&amp;amp;ct=6998465" rel="alternate"/>
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      <name>Faith in Action - Current Issue </name>
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The letter encourages senators to support &#226;&#8364;&#339;real and effective&#226;&#8364;* regulation of tobacco products as embodied in H.R.1256, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention &amp; Tobacco Control Act.&#226;&#8364;* That bipartisan legislation was approved April 2 by a 298 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.umc-gbcs.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=frLJK2PKLqF&amp;amp;b=4909851&amp;amp;ct=6998465&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Affordable Benefits Solutions &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; TSP to debut Web ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Lawmakers still are considering legislation (H.R. 1256) that would create a Roth retirement account option in the plan, and give the board the authority to allow participants to invest in mutual funds. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yourabsolutionsinc.com/blog/?p=134&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2346: Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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#210 On the Conference Report &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8364;&#339; Senate &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#226;&#8364;&#339; Conference Report to Accompany HR 2346 #208 Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to S.1023 #203 Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to HR 1256 . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2346/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tobacco legislation will save lives | www.thecherokeean.com ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2009/0513/opinion/007.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-12:/commentary/5042277</id>
    <updated>2009-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cherokeean Herald </name>
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As a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN), I would like to express my thankfulness that Congress recently passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecherokeean.com/news/2009/0513/opinion/007.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FDA Struggles With Audit Goals | Pipe Smokers Intelligencer</title>
    <link href="http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/archives/38" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/8496875</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pipe Smokers Intelligencer </name>
    </author>
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Here is an item that should be of interest to all &#8220;users of tobacco&#8221; who are facing Armageddon with H.R. 1256, better known as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that is on the table of the 111th Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/archives/38&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FDA Struggles With Audit Goals | Pipe Smokers Intelligencer</title>
    <link href="http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/?p=38" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-11:/commentary/4987857</id>
    <updated>2009-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pipe Smokers Intelligencer </name>
    </author>
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Here is an item that should be of interest to all &#226;&#8364;&#339;users of tobacco&#226;&#8364;* who are facing Armageddon with H.R. 1256, better known as the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act that is on the table of the 111th Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/?p=38&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FDA May Gain Ability to Regulate Tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2009/05/fda-may-gain-ability-to-regulate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-10:/commentary/5015614</id>
    <updated>2009-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Publications Library University... </name>
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The Washington Post reports that a bill making its way through Congress would allow the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products. HR 1256, which has passed the House and is now making its way through the Senate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2009/05/fda-may-gain-ability-to-regulate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congress Links</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/986-Congress-Links" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-10:/commentary/5015613</id>
    <updated>2009-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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In a letter to the editor, Senator McCaskill defends Twitter. Procedural or substantial, Specter&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s not planning on voting with the Dems. Prospects looking good for a bill to regulate tobacco. (HR 1256) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/986-Congress-Links&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Statement from Matt Wilson at the Philip Morris International ...</title>
    <link href="http://clovecigarettes.org/?p=730" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-06:/commentary/4953256</id>
    <updated>2009-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Clove Cigarettes News Blog and Online Shop </name>
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PMI's former parent Altria says it backs FDA regulation of tobacco. PMI lobbyists have also been active on HR 1256. Support of the legislation by Big Tobacco.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://clovecigarettes.org/?p=730&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>S.Res.136: A bill expressing the sense of the Senate that the ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr136/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/7782465</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] </name>
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[1]; H.R.1318 Afghanistan-Pakistan ... [1]; S.496 Afghanistan and Pakis... [1]; H.R.1530 Free Trade With Cuba ... [1]. H.R.1256 Thrift Savings Plan E... [1]; S.1027 Currency Reform ... Source: Open Congress : Railroads, Pipelines, and. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr136/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Document of the Day: Kennedy's Tobacco Bill</title>
    <link href="http://congressnow.gallerywatch.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleID=9022" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/commentary/4953257</id>
    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CongressNow Articles </name>
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Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) introduced a bill (S. 982) on Tuesday that gives the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco products and the advertising of them. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressnow.gallerywatch.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleID=9022&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>What should we say to our senators?</title>
    <link href="http://esmokersmag.com/2009/05/04/what-should-we-say-to-our-senators/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-03:/commentary/4953259</id>
    <updated>2009-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Electronic Smokers Magazine </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
I'm about to send an E-mail to my senator, to vote no on the waxman bill ( HR1256 ). I am currently mentioning the involvement Phillip Morris has had in the creation of the bill, and mentioning the ban on e-cigs that the FDA wishes to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://esmokersmag.com/2009/05/04/what-should-we-say-to-our-senators/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Editorial: Perriello&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s independence is overstated</title>
    <link href="http://starcityharbinger.com/?p=5691" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-03:/commentary/4953258</id>
    <updated>2009-05-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Star City Harbinger </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
It started with the Farmville Herald: &#226;&#8364;&#339;Mr. Perriello has . . . shown an independent streak we like to see . . . &#226;&#8364;* This sentiment was echoed yesterday by The Roanoke Times: &#226;&#8364;&#339;Perriello&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s independent streak has no time for rank-and-file ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://starcityharbinger.com/?p=5691&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Oh, Oh! Tobacco Control Act H.R. 1256! | My Pipes Community</title>
    <link href="http://www.my-pipes.net/content/oh-oh-tobacco-control-act-hr-1256" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-02:/commentary/5005638</id>
    <updated>2009-05-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>My Pipes Community - A Better Pipe Smoking... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&quot;The next round is the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256, which will put the Food and Drug Administration in charge of all tobacco products in a way that has never been seen before. Three months after the act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.my-pipes.net/content/oh-oh-tobacco-control-act-hr-1256&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Smokefree Pennsylvania letter to the FDA | e-Cigarettes ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.e-cig.org/2009/05/02/smokefree-pennsylvania-letter-to-the-fda/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-01:/commentary/4899832</id>
    <updated>2009-05-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>e-Cigarettes - Electronic Cigarettes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Waxman (H.R. 1256) or soon-to-be-introduced legislation by Senator Kennedy with these or similar harm reduction provisions. Most e-cigarette companies support reasonable and responsible regulations for their products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.e-cig.org/2009/05/02/smokefree-pennsylvania-letter-to-the-fda/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Nitzkin Letter to the FDA</title>
    <link href="http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/campaign/nitzkin-letter-to-fda.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/commentary/8032876</id>
    <updated>2009-04-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>E-cig News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Senate now seems poised to pass an FDA/Tobacco bill (H.R.1256 in the House). This bill, if passed in its current form will provide, at least on an interim basis, the FDA seal of approval on currently marketed cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/campaign/nitzkin-letter-to-fda.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Projections: Get Out of Jail &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Free?</title>
    <link href="http://swdunn.blogspot.com/2009/04/get-out-of-jail-free.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/commentary/4899833</id>
    <updated>2009-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Projections </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
FERS sick leave update - This month, the House passed tobacco legislation (H.R. 1256) which gave additional regulatory authority to the FDA Secretary over tobacco products, conte... 11 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://swdunn.blogspot.com/2009/04/get-out-of-jail-free.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FERS sick leave update - General News</title>
    <link href="http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/04/30/fers-sick-leave-update.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-29:/commentary/4881659</id>
    <updated>2009-04-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OhMyGov! - Government News, Knowledge &amp; Networking </name>
    </author>
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This month, the House passed tobacco legislation (H.R. 1256) which gave additional regulatory authority to the FDA Secretary over tobacco products, contents, and labeling. The bill also carried an amendment that would allow Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/04/30/fers-sick-leave-update.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Full Broadside From Congress | Pipe Smokers Intelligencer</title>
    <link href="http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/?p=23" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-28:/commentary/4972428</id>
    <updated>2009-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Pipe Smokers Intelligencer </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The next round is the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, H.R. 1256, which will put the Food and Drug Administration in charge of all tobacco products in a way that has never been seen before. Three months after the act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pipesmokersintelligencer.org/journal/?p=23&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Anti-Tobacco Legislation in Congress &#194;&#171; The Villanova Times Blog</title>
    <link href="http://vutimes.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/anti-tobacco-legislation-in-congress/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-28:/commentary/4875429</id>
    <updated>2009-04-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Villanova Times Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Since H.R 1256 would impose regulation on tobacco, as well as prohibiting flavored cigarettes, other than menthol, our organization is encouraged by it. The bill, titled &#226;&#8364;&#339;The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* would ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vutimes.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/anti-tobacco-legislation-in-congress/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health Beat: Tobacco Legislation: Pandering or Progress?</title>
    <link href="http://www.healthbeatblog.com/2009/04/tobacco-legislation-pandering-or-progress-.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-27:/commentary/4868757</id>
    <updated>2009-04-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Health Beat </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
This legislation, called the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) , is now awaiting a vote in the Senate where it is expected to be approved &#226;&#8364;&#339;expeditiously&#226;&#8364;* according to Senator Edward Kennedy, one of the bill's ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.healthbeatblog.com/2009/04/tobacco-legislation-pandering-or-progress-.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New TSP options likely - FederalTimes.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090427/BENEFITS03/904270306/-1/RSS" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-26:/commentary/8661075</id>
    <updated>2009-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Federal Times </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, HR 1256, also would automatically enroll new civilian employees in the plan. It is unclear, however, if the bill&amp;#39;s provision authorizing a mutual fund option will survive &#8212; a TSP official is pressing key senators to strip it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090427/BENEFITS03/904270306/-1/RSS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New TSP options likely - FederalTimes.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090427/BENEFITS03/904270306/1048/BENEFITS03" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-26:/commentary/6824814</id>
    <updated>2009-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Federal Times </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, HR 1256, also would automatically enroll new civilian employees in the plan. It is unclear, however, if the bill&amp;#39;s provision authorizing a mutual fund option will survive &#8212; a TSP official is pressing key senators to strip it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090427/BENEFITS03/904270306/1048/BENEFITS03&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate to Consider Legislation Giving Sick Leave Credit to FERS ...</title>
    <link href="http://ruralcarriernews.blogspot.com/2009/04/senate-to-consider-legislation-giving.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-26:/commentary/4888697</id>
    <updated>2009-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rural Mail Carrier Postal News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Senate to Consider Legislation Giving Sick Leave Credit to FERS Retirees: &quot;Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has placed on the Senate calendar legislation that would give retirement credit for unused sick leave to postal and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ruralcarriernews.blogspot.com/2009/04/senate-to-consider-legislation-giving.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate to Consider Legislation Giving Sick Leave Credit to FERS ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-050-hr1256-090427.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-26:/commentary/4888696</id>
    <updated>2009-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>APWU News Feed </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
(04/27/09) Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has placed on the Senate calendar legislation that would give retirement credit for unused sick leave to postal and federal employees enrolled in the Federal Employees' Retirement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-050-hr1256-090427.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>New TSP options likely - Federal news, government operations ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4057141" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-26:/commentary/4861852</id>
    <updated>2009-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Federal Times - News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The bill, HR 1256, also would automatically enroll new civilian employees in the plan. It is unclear, however, if the bill's provision authorizing a mutual fund option will survive &#226;&#8364;&#8221; a TSP official is pressing key senators to strip it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4057141&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AAF-Government Report: April 23, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=989" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-23:/commentary/7691803</id>
    <updated>2009-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Advertising Federation News </name>
    </author>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act, contains several provisions especially onerous to advertising. The bill would direct the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to publish an interim rule enacting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=989&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition</title>
    <link href="http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/Newsflash.nsf/98347b80a2d6be9d88256b4b007cce06/88a73ec82a87de7f8825758d00715824?OpenDocument" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-23:/commentary/5005639</id>
    <updated>2009-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 1256 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to give the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/Newsflash.nsf/98347b80a2d6be9d88256b4b007cce06/88a73ec82a87de7f8825758d00715824?OpenDocument&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AAF-Government Report: April 23, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://aaf.org/default.asp?id=989" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-23:/commentary/4987856</id>
    <updated>2009-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Advertising Federation News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act, contains several provisions especially onerous to advertising. The bill would direct the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to publish an interim rule enacting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aaf.org/default.asp?id=989&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Cig control CAN turn smokers into criminals</title>
    <link href="http://www.prossmoker.net/2009/04/cig-control-can-turn-smokers-into.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-23:/commentary/4861853</id>
    <updated>2009-04-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Jay&amp;#39;s Smokers Rights Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
http://americandaily.com/index.php/article/1169 As the price of cigarettes rises&#226;&#8364;&#8221;in the New York City metropolitan area they cost nearly $10.00 per pack or about $100.00 for a carton of ten packs&#226;&#8364;&#8221;and there are more and more government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prossmoker.net/2009/04/cig-control-can-turn-smokers-into.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CQ Politics | GOP Lawmakers Unmoved by Obama Overtures of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003102017" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-22:/commentary/4868759</id>
    <updated>2009-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Top Stories from CQ </name>
    </author>
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... set stricter limits on when credit card companies can raise interest rates ( S 414 ), grant the Food and Drug Administration greater authority to regulate tobacco products ( HR 1256 ) and overhaul the Pentagon's acquisitions rules ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003102017&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Budget conference eyebrow raiser</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/4/23/104943/307" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-22:/commentary/4847953</id>
    <updated>2009-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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The list of House conferees appointed to negotiate a budget resolution settlement with the Senate raised an eyebrow with me. Leading the House Dems is, no surprise, Budget Committee Chairman Rep. John Spratt (D-SC-05). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/4/23/104943/307&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Executive Director Greg Long told the employee groups at the meeting that he was unhappy with the language related to the mutual fund window in H.R. 1256, because it might require the TSP to vet any mutual funds that federal employees ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0409/042309pb.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: The House passed H.R. 1256, to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, by a recorded vote of 298 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/a-question-of-values&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256 amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to give the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), authority to regulate the manufacture, marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://domino.expeditors.com/apps/newsflash/newsflash.nsf/0/88A73EC82A87DE7F8825758D00715824&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... were arresting the Wangs, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thelandofthefree.net/conservativeopinion/2009/04/21/is-cigarette-control-turning-citizens-into-criminals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2684-Law-Enforcement-Examiner~y2009m4d19-Is-cigarette-control-turning-citizens-into-criminals. Is cigarette control turning citizens into criminals? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usanewsthatmatters.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9118791428895678!660.entry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On the WashingtonWatch.com Blog. Last week&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s &#226;&#8364;&#339;tea parties&#226;&#8364;* were protests about a lot of things - and some say they were about nothing at all. Read some thoughts about the tea parties - and share your own in the comments - in a post ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://makemoney.baddori.com/automated-income/washingtonwatchcom-digest-april-20-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Agency Authorizations. Federal Aviation Administration, extend programs through September 30, 2009, HR1512, PL111-12. Federal Aviation Administration, FY 2009-FY 2012, HR915. Overseas Private Investment Corporation, S.705 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snakepit.brokesnake.com/2009/04/20/us-senates-active-legislation.aspx?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A bill giving the Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) regulating authority over tobacco products (Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - HR 1256) has passed the House of Representatives and will likely be voted on this spring ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://honuaina.blogspot.com/2009/04/headlines.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... werearresting the Wangs, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.michnews.com/Jim_Kouri/jkcpp42009.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1256 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.... Vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.nomadcf.com/2009/04/19/hr-1256-the-family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-cost-per-average-family-10268/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... were arresting the Wangs, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americandailyreview.com/home-features-articles-blog/2009/4/19/are-cigarettes-turning-citizens-into-criminals.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Author: admin | Categories: WASHINGTONWATCH.COM | Posted: 18 April, 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalfinancialmeltdown.com/?p=375&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Regarding the retirement credit for accumulated sick leave under FERS, three House bills were introduced: H.R. 958, H.R. 1256, and H.R. 1804. As many of you are aware, H.R. 1804 passed the House on April 1st. H.R. 1256, a tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fedagent.com/article.php?ID=498&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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And please, do not forget to tell your &#226;&#8364;&#339;political advisor&#226;&#8364;* to vote against H.R. 1256 and tell those &#226;&#8364;&#339;politicians&#226;&#8364;* how you feel. Smoke &#226;&#8364;&#732;em while you can still get &#226;&#8364;&#732;em and breath better, at least until some ignorant bureaucrat t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://esmokersunite.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/ignorant-people-should-not-rule-the-people-vote-no-to-bill-hr1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act http://ping.fm/s479c.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://identi.ca/notice/3454083&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Ignorant People Should Not Rule The People - Vote NO To Bill H.R.1256. I am fed up with certain people and groups making so called &#226;&#8364;&#339;claims&#226;&#8364;* that the e-cig is bad for us! Do they know? Have they tried them? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jaydee045.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/ignorant-people-should-not-rule-the-people-vote-no-to-bill-hr1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Carl Levin and Lloyd Doggett have introduced S 506/HR 1256, the &quot;Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act&quot;. It is supported by the Obama Administration. So far, not one of Colorado's federal legislators in either the US Senate or the US House have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.squarestate.net/diary/7941/offshore-tax-shelters-cost-colorado-17-billion&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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For &#226;&#8364;&#8221; Tobacco Industry Regulations HR 1256 Props again. Against- Lilly Ledbetter Pay Act S 181. This law protects equal pay for women. Against-Paycheck Fairness Act HR 12 Paulsen does not believe in equal pay for equal work ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mnpublius.com/2009/04/paulsens-1st-quarter-fec-report/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Tobacco Company Taxes: H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, charged tobacco companies $5.4 billion in new &#226;&#8364;&#339;fees&#226;&#8364;* over ten years. The fees essentially amounted to a new tobacco tax that will be passed on to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://billsblogpa09.blogspot.com/2009/04/tax-day-reality-democrat-tax-increases.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Detailed Summary; Status of the Legislation; Points in Favor; Points Against ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-31.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Detailed Summary; Status of the Legislation; Points in Favor; Points Against ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_PL_111-31.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256 contains intergovernmental mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) because it would preempt certain state laws governing tobacco products and require tribal governments that manufacture or distribute ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobacco.org/news/282106.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that:: &#226;&#8364;&#162; Implementing HR 12556 would increase spending subject to appropriation, on net, by about $0.1 billion over the 2010-2014 period and by $0.8 billion over the 2010-2019 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tobacco.org/news/282106.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Government Regulation's Finest Moment--JustMyTruth. A bill before Congress wants to put the tobacco industry under the control and regulation of the FDA. This is NOT a new bill and it is not a joke. Beginning in 2004 and moving forward ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justmytruth.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/fda-approves-cigarettes-shhh-dont-tell/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TURNING CITIZENS INTO CRIMINALS</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... were arresting the Wangs, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://revolutionradio.org/2009/04/10/federal-government-turning-citizens-into-criminals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>lorillard-tobacco-part-2-living-in-the-past-ignoring-the-emails ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Lorillard has responded to HR 1256, HR-2 as amended, and similar legislation with your Opinion Campaign. SnusCENTRAL.org supports your position and will be linking to your Opinion ads. What has the response from the general public and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snuscentral.org/latest-snus-news/lorillard-tobacco-part-2-living-in-the-past-ignoring-the-emails.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lorillard Tobacco Part 2: living in the past; ignoring the EMAILS</title>
    <link href="http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/196-lorillard-tobacco-part-2-living-in-the-past-ignoring-the-emails.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-08:/commentary/8661074</id>
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Lorillard has responded to HR 1256, HR-2 as amended, and similar legislation with your Opinion Campaign. SnusCENTRAL.org supports your position and will be linking to your Opinion ads. What has the response from the general public and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/196-lorillard-tobacco-part-2-living-in-the-past-ignoring-the-emails.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lorillard Tobacco Part 2: living in the past; ignoring the EMAILS</title>
    <link href="http://snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/196-lorillard-tobacco-part-2-living-in-the-past-ignoring-the-emails.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-08:/commentary/4773278</id>
    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Mr. UNZ Reports! </name>
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Lorillard has responded to HR 1256, HR-2 as amended, and similar legislation with your Opinion Campaign. SnusCENTRAL.org supports your position and will be linking to your Opinion ads. What has the response from the general public and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snuscentral.org/snusnus/mr-unz-reports/196-lorillard-tobacco-part-2-living-in-the-past-ignoring-the-emails.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Huffs &amp; Puffs</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-08:/commentary/4764104</id>
    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Cow </name>
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Smokers are losing their last major indoor refuges on the House side of the Capitol complex. The House Administration Committee said Thursday it has decided to close the glassed-in smoking rooms in the cafeterias of the Longworth and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailycow.tumblr.com/post/94694923&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Roll call :: News :: PIONEER PRESS :: Evanston Review</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Northbrook Star :: News :: </name>
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A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 1256) empowering the Food and Drug Administration to ban marketing to children, regulate cigarette content and place fees on tobacco manufacturers. Tobacco Alternative: Members defeated, 142-284, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/1520176,pp-rollcall-040909-s1.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Liberal Doomsayer: Where The Rubber Meets The Road (4/9/09)</title>
    <link href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/04/where-rubber-meets-road-4909.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-08:/commentary/4731433</id>
    <updated>2009-04-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
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Voting 298-112, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a bill (HR 1256) to begin federal regulation of tobacco products. The bill empowers the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarette content, require disclosure of product ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2009/04/where-rubber-meets-road-4909.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Smoke clears after House tobacco vote</title>
    <link href="http://erlc.com/article/smoke-clears-after-house-tobacco-vote/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4769290</id>
    <updated>2009-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Ethics &amp; Religious Liberty Commission | News </name>
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The lopsided vote April 2 on the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) was particularly impressive given that a rival bill threatened to siphon votes. The second bill, introduced by Rep. Steve Buyer of Indiana, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://erlc.com/article/smoke-clears-after-house-tobacco-vote/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Smoke clears after House tobacco vote</title>
    <link href="http://erlc.com/article/smoke-clears-after-house-tobacco-vote" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4734600</id>
    <updated>2009-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Ethics &amp;amp; Religious Liberty Commission... </name>
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The days of packaging and promoting tobacco products with virtually no meaningful restrictions appear to be nearing a smoky end. In a resounding vote, the House has taken the first step toward reining in the products linked to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://erlc.com/article/smoke-clears-after-house-tobacco-vote&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Henry Waxman and his band of Merry Mad Men | MetaFilter</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4715623</id>
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Henry Waxman and his band of Merry Mad Men April 7, 2009 9:00 AM RSS feed for this thread Subscribe. The House passed H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act a few days ago. The bill would put regulation of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.metafilter.com/80645/Henry-Waxman-and-his-band-of-Merry-Mad-Men&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>U.S. House Of Representatives Again Votes With A Strong Bipartisan ...</title>
    <link href="http://stopsmokingtruths.com/stop-smoking-cigarettes/us-house-of-representatives-again-votes-with-a-strong-bipartisan-majority-in-favor-of-granting-the-us-fda-regulatory-control-over-tobacco-products/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-06:/commentary/4710735</id>
    <updated>2009-04-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... CEO: Today in Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stopsmokingtruths.com/stop-smoking-cigarettes/us-house-of-representatives-again-votes-with-a-strong-bipartisan-majority-in-favor-of-granting-the-us-fda-regulatory-control-over-tobacco-products/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>APWU OF WISCONSIN: House Confirms Support for FERS Sick-Leave Credit</title>
    <link href="http://apwuwi.blogspot.com/2009/04/house-confirms-support-for-fers-sick_06.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4760852</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* (H.R. 1256), introduced by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), incorporates the provisions of H.R. 1804, which was adopted on April 1. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://apwuwi.blogspot.com/2009/04/house-confirms-support-for-fers-sick_06.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WTHR | Indianapolis -House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4739984</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WTHR - Politics-Indiana Governor Legislature... </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. Look it up here. (Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.) You must be logged in to rate this story. Login or register ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wthr.com/Global/story.asp?S=10124931&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Bill that Would Give FDA Authority over Tobacco</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-05:/commentary/4734603</id>
    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Children and Youth Funding Report </name>
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With a vote of 298 to 112, the House of Representatives passes the proposed Family Smoking Prevention &amp; Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256), which seeks to amend the Federal Food, Drug &amp; Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grantsandfunding.net/cyf/3803&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Principal's Policy Blog: Legislation Will Help Schools in their ...</title>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) was first approved by the House in June 2008, but the Senate did not act on the legislation before the end of the 110th Congress. &#226;&#8364;&#339;This is a historic day in the fight ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://p8.hostingprod.com/@www.principalspolicyblog.org/blog/2009/04/legislation_will_help_schools.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Bill To Permit FDA To Regulate Tobacco Products ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives has passed HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (PDF), which would grant the Food and Drug Administration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.customhouseguide.com/news/?p=2727&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Voting 298-112, the House on Thursday sent the Senate a bill (HR 1256) to begin federal regulation of tobacco products. The bill empowers the Food and Drug Administration to regulate cigarette content, require disclosure of product ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090406/NEWS06/304069942/-1/RSS&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products The measure ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products. The measure, passed 298-112, gives the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate &#226;&#8364;&#8221; but not ban &#226;&#8364;&#8221; cigarettes and other tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marinasmasters.com/2006/2009/04/05.html#a6392&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Straight Talk With Sam Graves</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-04:/commentary/4734601</id>
    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Below is an email I received from my representative (R) Congressman Sam Graves (MO.). I wanted to say a little about Sam, his willingness to listen to his constituents and unwillingness to compromise his conservative beliefs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kansascityteaparty.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/straight-talk-with-sam-graves/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Burgess: We Should Not Give The FDA Authority Over Tobacco ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Michael Burgess, MD (TX-26), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after voting against HR 1256, a bill to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pharmainfo.net/regulatory-and-drug-approvals-news/04/05/2009/burgess-we-should-not-give-fda-authority-over-tobacco&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Roll call report</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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House FEDERAL TOBACCO REGULATION: Voting 298 for and 112 against, the House on April 2 sent the Senate a bill (HR 1256) to begin federal regulation of tobacco produ... Leave a comment &#194;&#187; Posted in: The Billings Gazette on 04/05/09 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.montanaclimatechange.org/news/index.php/2009/04/05/roll-call-report&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA Approvals - Sepracor Announces Submission Of STEDESA New Drug ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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... CEO: Today in Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fda-news.com/-fda-approvals-sepracor-announces-submission-of-stedesa-new-drug-application-to-fda.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>More smokers needed for Obama&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s universal healthcare agenda | The ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-04:/commentary/4697996</id>
    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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112 NO, HR 1256, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&#226;&#8364;* This act imposes an additional tobacco tax of 62 cents per pack of cigarettes, revenue from which would go toward funding SCHIP, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;State Children&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Health ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedailychange.com/more-smokers-needed-for-obamas-universal-healthcare-agenda/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How your lawmakers voted for April 5, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-04:/commentary/4697994</id>
    <updated>2009-04-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A yes vote was to pass HR 1256, empowering the Food and Drug Administration to ban marketing to children, regulate cigarette content and place fees on tobacco manufacturers. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd: YES. John Adler, D-3rd: YES ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/184/story/449583.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ThePilot.com : Pilot Light: County Board to Remember Pinelake ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-03:/commentary/4774812</id>
    <updated>2009-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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PRO-TOBACCO -- Congressman Howard Coble, a longtime supporter of North Carolina's tobacco industry, spoke Wednesday in opposition to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). The bill would give the U.S. Food and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gowhistlestop.com/stories/20090405/news/local/20090405Pilotlight.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ThePilot.com : Pilot Light: County Board to Remember Pinelake ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-03:/commentary/4746775</id>
    <updated>2009-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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PRO-TOBACCO -- Congressman Howard Coble, a longtime supporter of North Carolina's tobacco industry, spoke Wednesday in opposition to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). The bill would give the U.S. Food and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thepilot.com/stories/20090405/news/local/20090405Pilotlight.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Burgess: We Should Not Give The FDA Authority by Tobacco | Quit ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-03:/commentary/4738435</id>
    <updated>2009-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement today after voting against HR 1256, a bill to give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nicotinefree.org/burgess-we-should-not-give-the-fda-authority-over-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FDA regulation of tobacco approved</title>
    <link href="http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20090403/BIZ/304039994/-1/RSS10&amp;amp;rssfeed=RSS10" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-03:/commentary/4705114</id>
    <updated>2009-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Daily Times News Headlines </name>
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WASHINGTON -- Anti-smoking forces won a long-awaited victory Thursday as the House passed legislation that would give the federal government key controls over the tobacco industry for the first time. The measure, passed 298-112, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20090403/BIZ/304039994/-1/RSS10&amp;amp;rssfeed=RSS10&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>FDA Approvals - U.S. House Of Representatives Again Votes With A ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.fda-news.com/-fda-approvals-us-house-of-representatives-again-votes-with-a-strong-bipartisan.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-03:/commentary/4687059</id>
    <updated>2009-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FDA News </name>
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... CEO: Today in Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fda-news.com/-fda-approvals-us-house-of-representatives-again-votes-with-a-strong-bipartisan.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>How they voted - SantaFeNewMexican.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/4-NM-votes" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-03:/commentary/4684075</id>
    <updated>2009-04-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Santa Fe New Mexican </name>
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Tobacco act for smoking prevention: The House has passed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., to provide the Food and Drug Administration with the authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/4-NM-votes&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Godshall, Director of Smokefree Writes Congress - Cigarettes ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.esmoke.net/news.php?newsid=13" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/7559891</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>eSmoke: Latest News </name>
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Waxman&amp;#39;s FDA tobacco bill (HR 1256) and to also oppose Rep. Buyer&amp;#39;s substitute tobacco bill (HR 1261) because both bills contain outrageous clauses that protect future cigarette markets at the expense of public health. We oppose Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.esmoke.net/news.php?newsid=13&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Obama's Agenda: Re: 4/03/09 Bills Becoming Laws on Obama's Watch ...</title>
    <link href="http://obamaagenda.blogspot.com/2009/04/re-bills-becoming-laws-on-obamas-watch.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/5136333</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Obama's Agenda </name>
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The bill i researched was H.R.1256 , it is a bill that protects the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. it was proposed on March 3rd, 2009 and it was first ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obamaagenda.blogspot.com/2009/04/re-bills-becoming-laws-on-obamas-watch.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Smokefree Letter to US House of Representatives</title>
    <link href="http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/campaign/smoke-free-letter.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4847955</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>E-cig News: Links to electronic cigarette... </name>
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Waxman's FDA tobacco bill (HR 1256) and to also oppose Rep. Buyer's substitute tobacco bill (HR 1261) because both bills contain outrageous clauses that protect future cigarette markets at the expense of public health. We oppose Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/campaign/smoke-free-letter.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House Of Representatives Again Votes With A Strong Bipartisan ...</title>
    <link href="http://nicotinefree.org/u-s-house-of-representatives-again-votes-with-a-strong-bipartisan-majority-in-favor-of-granting-the-u-s-fda-regulatory-control-over-tobacco-products/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4731370</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Quit Smoking Help and Tips to Stop Smoking </name>
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Statement of Charles D. Connor, American Lung organization President and CEO: Today in Washington, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second moment since last July to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nicotinefree.org/u-s-house-of-representatives-again-votes-with-a-strong-bipartisan-majority-in-favor-of-granting-the-u-s-fda-regulatory-control-over-tobacco-products/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Can Anybody Make Anything Of This?</title>
    <link href="http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showtopic=29616" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4731368</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Hookah Forum </name>
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I don't know jack shit about Government so I can't tell if this is something to be concerned about or not. I pasted it from (deleted due to nht). The stuff that pertains to us is highlighted in some way. Sorry about the annoying fucking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showtopic=29616&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Should the FDA Oversee Big Tobacco?</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.injuryboard.com/~r/IBnationalnews/~3/693xhYeG82s/should-the-fda-oversee-big-tobacco.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4705116</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>InjuryBoard National News Desk </name>
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LEARN MORE. HR 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Tobacco additives- Blue Cross Blue Shield; American Lung Association; IB Help Center- Cigarette &amp; Tobacco Lawsuit information; IB Partner- West Palm Beach, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.injuryboard.com/~r/IBnationalnews/~3/693xhYeG82s/should-the-fda-oversee-big-tobacco.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Chase Bank</title>
    <link href="http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2009/04/chase-bank.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4705115</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ohio 15th District </name>
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&gt; Did a recent letter by Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15-D) to Chase help save jobs for central Ohio? Will more jobs be created with Chase's new acquisitions? Dispatch: JPMorgan Chase has confirmed that it is in talks with Columbus officials ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohio15th.blogspot.com/2009/04/chase-bank.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rehberg Joins Health Groups in Supporting Tobacco Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://rightmontana.com/dennyrehberg/2009/04/03/2807/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4705107</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Denny Rehberg </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Montana&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Congressman, Denny Rehberg, this week voted for a bill to place tobacco products under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rightmontana.com/dennyrehberg/2009/04/03/2807/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tobacco Law Passes The US House By Wide Margin &#194;&#171; Moments In Time</title>
    <link href="http://timeinmoments.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/tobacco-law-passes-the-us-house-by-wide-margin/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4684024</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Moments In Time </name>
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If the bill(HR 1256) passes the Senate the FDA would also have the power to enforce new marketing and advertising restrictions. Another provision of the new federal tobacco tax is helping fund health insurance programs for uninsured ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://timeinmoments.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/tobacco-law-passes-the-us-house-by-wide-margin/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Landmark Tobacco Control Bill</title>
    <link href="http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/04/03/house-passes-landmark-tobacco-control-bill.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4681550</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>About.com US Government Info </name>
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Should the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) be approved by the Senate and signed by President Obama, the FDA would for the first time have the power to regulate tobacco products under the Federal Food, Drug, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/04/03/house-passes-landmark-tobacco-control-bill.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Prospects for Senate Passage of Tobacco Regulation Bill Improving ...</title>
    <link href="http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/prospects-for-senate-passage-of-tobacco-regulation-bill-improving/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4681493</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SENATUS </name>
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Prospects for Senate Passage of Tobacco Regulation Bill Improving. April 3, 2009 by senatus. The House of Representatives &#226;&#8364;&#339;on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a measure to place new regulations on tobacco that could become law this summer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://senatus.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/prospects-for-senate-passage-of-tobacco-regulation-bill-improving/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products | KBCI CBS 2 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.2news.tv/news/national/42329972.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4681491</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KBCI - News - National &amp; World News </name>
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... returns from a recess later this month. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.2news.tv/news/national/42329972.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Health News Updates: Keyword News: [lung]</title>
    <link href="http://health.iwc.cc/2009/04/keyword-news-lung_1192.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4681395</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Health News Updates </name>
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... CEO: Today in Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted in favor with a strong bipartisan majority for the second time since last July to pass the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://health.iwc.cc/2009/04/keyword-news-lung_1192.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Landmark Bill to Regulate Tobacco Products</title>
    <link href="http://yubanet.com/usa/House-Passes-Landmark-Bill-to-Regulate-Tobacco-Products.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4681349</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>YubaNet.com </name>
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WASHINGTON, DC Apr. 2, 2009 - Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a vote of 298 to 112. This legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yubanet.com/usa/House-Passes-Landmark-Bill-to-Regulate-Tobacco-Products.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>04-03-09 &#226;&#8364;&#339;Bill Adds Controls to Tobacco Industry&#226;&#8364;* &#194;&#171; BARN OnAir ...</title>
    <link href="http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/04-03-09-%E2%80%9Cbill-adds-controls-to-tobacco-industry%E2%80%9D/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4679354</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BARN OnAir &amp; OnLine 24/7/365 </name>
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By a vote of 298 to 112, the House passed HR 1256. The bill would grant the Food and Drug Administration sweeping powers to regulate the production and marketing of tobacco products. Under the bill, FDA would be able to regulate ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brianallmerradionetwork.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/04-03-09-%E2%80%9Cbill-adds-controls-to-tobacco-industry%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Caravansarai Hookahs: House Passes Tobacco Bill, 298-112</title>
    <link href="http://caravansarai.blogspot.com/2009/04/house-passes-tobacco-bill-298-112.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/commentary/4679351</id>
    <updated>2009-04-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Caravansarai Hookahs </name>
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Remember, folks, HR 1256 has a direct impact on your right and ability to smoke hookah! Should the bill pass the Senate and become law, adding flavoring to tobacco will become illegal. Flavoring is the very heart of hookah tobacco! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://caravansarai.blogspot.com/2009/04/house-passes-tobacco-bill-298-112.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/hr1256" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/8630092</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WTAS - GOP.gov </name>
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H.R. 1256 is being considered under a structured rule making in order certain amendments. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) on March 3, 2009, and was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/2/hr1256&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Vote: &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; regarding HR1256</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5423" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/7736745</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7] </name>
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George Miller [D, CA-7] voted &amp;#39;Aye&amp;#39; on the question: On Passage: HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act regarding HR1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5423&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Measure to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco | NORML Daily ...</title>
    <link href="http://stash.norml.org/house-passes-measure-to-let-fda-regulate-tobacco" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/7159828</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NORML Daily Audio Stash </name>
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Under the bill (HR 1256), which passed 298-112, the FDA would be able to regulate nicotine levels, and makers of tobacco products would face tough new marketing and advertising restrictions. The bill now goes to the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stash.norml.org/house-passes-measure-to-let-fda-regulate-tobacco&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>AAF-Government Report: April 2, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://aaf.org/default.asp?id=986" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/5559327</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Advertising Federation News </name>
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Introduced by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act, would direct the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to publish an interim rule ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://aaf.org/default.asp?id=986&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Landmark Bill to Regulate Tobacco Products</title>
    <link href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?Itemid=1&amp;amp;id=1566&amp;amp;option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/5377558</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Energy and Commerce Front Page </name>
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The House of Representatives passed H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a vote of 298 to 112. This legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the advertising, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?Itemid=1&amp;amp;id=1566&amp;amp;option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Military Spouse Press:: Congressman calls for mandatory TSP enrollment</title>
    <link href="http://www.sanchopress.com/diary/858/congressman-calls-for-mandatory-tsp-enrollment" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/5183942</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Military Spouse Press - Front Page </name>
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Buyer's criticism is aimed at HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It requires all government workers to automatically be enrolled to divert 3 percent of their basic pay into the pre-tax savings plan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sanchopress.com/diary/858/congressman-calls-for-mandatory-tsp-enrollment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congressman calls for mandatory TSP enrollment</title>
    <link href="http://www.milspousepress.com/diary/858/congressman-calls-for-mandatory-tsp-enrollment" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/5058936</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Military Spouse Press - Front Page </name>
    </author>
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My husband received an interesting email at work yesterday. I couldn't believe my ears when he read it to me. Here is an article about what his email said... Congressman calls for mandatory TSP enrollment. By Rick Maze - Staff writer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.milspousepress.com/diary/858/congressman-calls-for-mandatory-tsp-enrollment&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Measure to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/04/house-passes-measure-to-let-fda-regulate-tobacco/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4731372</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mary Jane Goods </name>
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The House voted Thursday to grant the Food and Drug Administration sweeping powers to regulate the production and marketing of tobacco products. Under the bill (HR 1256), which passed 298-112, the FDA would be able to regulate nicotine ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maryjanegoods.com/news/2009/04/house-passes-measure-to-let-fda-regulate-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Anti-smoking forces win a long-awaited victory</title>
    <link href="http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97017" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4731369</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Friends of Habanos </name>
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What a sniveling beady-eyed little tosser. I'm most happy there are tobacco exporters who do not kao tao to the PC insanity! http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&amp;type=post&amp;id=1422 FDA regulation of tobacco approved ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=97017&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/zk2b5IKnZ9M/-Today-in-Congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4723644</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009. House Meets At... 9:00 am: Legislative Business Ten &quot;One Minutes&quot; Per Side Last Vote Predicted... 7:00 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 8:00 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/zk2b5IKnZ9M/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Religious Action Center - Saperstein to Senate: Take Action on ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, D.C., April 3, 2009 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; In response to yesterday&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R 1256) in the House of Representatives, Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rac.org/Articles/index.cfm?id=3373&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>World&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Ugliest Socialist Has His Day</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4715768</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>South Puget Sound Libertarian </name>
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This collectivist creep, Henry Waxman &#226;&#8364;&#8220;. &#226;&#8364;&#8220; is the classically perfect ugly face of socialism. He now has achieved one of his goals by getting the house of idiots to pass HR 1256, his Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://laceylibertarian.us/?p=2216&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Big DC News: Tobacco Regulation Passes House!</title>
    <link href="http://alacsd.blogspot.com/2009/04/big-dc-news-tobacco-regulation-passes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4715767</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>American Lung Association in California </name>
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Now it's on to the Senate with legislation supported by the American Lung Association. Thanks to the Advocacy Network participants and staff who helped secure this milestone. Keep pulling! Statement of Charles D. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://alacsd.blogspot.com/2009/04/big-dc-news-tobacco-regulation-passes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Selected US Documents from Gallerywatch.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4715766</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library </name>
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Selected federal documents below from Gallery Watch.com may include references to government reporrts, Congressional letters, draft bills, and other primary source materials. Documents listed are accessible through subscription to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bloglines.com/blog/PLL?id=12611&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products - Kansas City Star</title>
    <link href="http://www.kansascity.com/438/story/1120476.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4710737</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Kansas City Star: Business </name>
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... Waxman's bill &quot;leads to an industry monopoly by locking in the huge market share of our largest competitor while eliminating our ability to communicate with our adult smokers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is H.R. 1256&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/438/story/1120476.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | House Passes Measure to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003091737" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4707038</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Top Stories from CQ </name>
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Under the bill ( HR 1256 ), which passed 298-112, the FDA would be able to regulate nicotine levels, and makers of tobacco products would face tough new marketing and advertising restrictions. The bill now goes to the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003091737&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products</title>
    <link href="http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/02/fda-tobacco-040209/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4706980</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SignOnSanDiego.com </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Notice: This improved Comments system is using new technology, so you'll need to sign up for a new Comments account with Disqus. Terms of Use ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/02/fda-tobacco-040209/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Tobacco Regulation Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/938-House-Passes-Tobacco-Regulation-Bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4705113</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Blog </name>
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With somewhat less support than last year, the House has once again approved the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) which would put tobacco products under regulation from the Food and Drug Administration, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/938-House-Passes-Tobacco-Regulation-Bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/4/1/22147/68695" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4705111</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: FLOOR SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2009. House Meets At... 9:00 am: Legislative Business Ten &quot;One Minutes&quot; Per Side Last Vote Predicted... 7:00 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 8:00 pm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/4/1/22147/68695&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Landmark Bill to Regulate Tobacco Products</title>
    <link href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1566&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4705108</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Energy RSS (111th Press Releases) </name>
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The House of Representatives passed HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a vote of 298 to 112. This legislation grants the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to regulate the advertising, marketing, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1566&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FDA to regulate tobacco? Check out House resolutions 1256 &amp; 307</title>
    <link href="http://my-lady-f.livejournal.com/58959.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4705105</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Restoration of a Victorian Cottage </name>
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FDA to regulate tobacco? Will we finally get to find out what the hell they were putting in the tobacco? This could prove interesting! HR1256 which is under H.RES.307 http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d111:2:./temp/~bdbHrE::|/bss/ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://my-lady-f.livejournal.com/58959.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: 'Nay' regarding HR1256</title>
    <link href="http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5447" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4705103</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7] </name>
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Rep. George Miller [D, CA-7] voted 'Nay' on the question: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: HR 1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act regarding HR1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5447&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>OpenCongress - House Roll Call #186 Details</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9] </name>
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H.R.1256: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Back to Main Bill Page. April 02, 2009Roll call number 186 in the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5447&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 1256 (giving FDA authority to regulate tobacco) approved by ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The U.S. bows before the glory of Saudi Arabia &#183; Card Check bills in the House and Senate &#183; H.R. 1256 (giving FDA authority to regulate tobacco) approved by the House &#183; Let&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s have a virtual tea party for Congress. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://catsden.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/hr-1256-giving-fda-authority-to-regulate-tobacco-approved-by-the-house/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Measure to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco | NORML's Daily ...</title>
    <link href="http://stash.norml.org/house-passes-measure-to-let-fda-regulate-tobacco/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4688184</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under the bill (HR 1256), which passed 298-112, the FDA would be able to regulate nicotine levels, and makers of tobacco products would face tough new marketing and advertising restrictions. The bill now goes to the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stash.norml.org/house-passes-measure-to-let-fda-regulate-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products - Nation ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/house-approves-fda-regulation-of-tobacco-products-525493.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4687060</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Daily Advance - Nation </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. ___. April 02, 2009 - 4:55 p.m. EDT. Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailyadvance.com/news/nation/house-approves-fda-regulation-of-tobacco-products-525493.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government News: Top Stories</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright &#194;&#169; 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalgoodnews.com/government-news-a.html?art=12386919658066103&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Here comes more gov't control...tobacco now - The Firearms Forum.Com</title>
    <link href="http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=58441" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Firearms Forum.Com </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Ok, now the Feds want to FDA to be able to tell tobacco companies what they can and cannot put into their products. I should note here that I'm a non-smoker. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thefirearmsforum.com/showthread.php?t=58441&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products | AnnistonStar.com</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4684076</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Anniston Star &gt; Breaking Local News </name>
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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. The bill is H.R. 1256. Digg it del.icio.us StumbleUpon Reddit Newsvine ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.annistonstar.com/breaking/2009/as-wireupdate-0402-0-9d02o2900.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RealClearMarkets - AP - Markets - Apr 02, 2009 - House approves ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realclearmarkets.com/news/ap/finance_business/2009/Apr/02/house_approves_fda_regulation_of_tobacco_products.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Kennedy commends increased regulation of tobacco products : Notes ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.townonline.com/belmont_hill/?p=9242" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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WASHINGTON, DC&#226;&#8364;&#8221; Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, today released the following statement on the passage of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.townonline.com/belmont_hill/?p=9242&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Petoskey News-Review - News - House approves FDA regulation of ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.petoskeynews.com/articles/2009/04/03/news/doc49d502139da25009905779.txt&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PostalReporter.com Blog &#194;&#187; House Confirms Support for FERS Sick ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PostalReporter.com Blog </name>
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The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* (H.R. 1256), introduced by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), incorporates the provisions of H.R. 1804, which was adopted on April 1. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.postalreporter.com/news/2009/04/02/house-confirms-support-for-fers-sick-leave-credit/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | Tobacco Bill&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Senate Outlook Is Good</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4679352</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Senate supporters said in interviews that the legislation ( HR 1256 ) would overcome opposition from critics such as Richard M. Burr , R-N.C., and be signed by President Obama this year. Edward M. Kennedy , D-Mass., chairman of the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000003092136&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary for the Santa Clarita ...</title>
    <link href="http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=10813" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4675551</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The West Ranch Beacon - News &amp; Commentary... </name>
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Ten &#226;&#8364;&#339;One Minutes&#226;&#8364;* Per Side; Complete Consideration of H.R. 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Rep. Waxman - Energy and Commerce); Buyer (IN) Amendment; Complete Consideration of H.Con.Res. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://westranchbeacon.com/blog/?p=10813&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products - Politics ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1339780.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-01:/commentary/4675550</id>
    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bradenton.com: Politics </name>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Showing: Oldest first, Newest first, Most-recommended first, Least-recommended first. @Nyx.AuthorDisplayName@ wrote on @Nyx.PostedAtTime@: @Nyx.repliedToText@ ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bradenton.com/politics/story/1339780.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products | KVAL CBS 13 ...</title>
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... returns from a recess later this month. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kval.com/news/national/42329972.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. &#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#8221;. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Web: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090402/BREAKING/90402024/-1/RSS01?source=rss_breaking&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | Huffs and No Puffs: Committee Blows Down House&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s ...</title>
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House aides noted that it was no coincidence that the committee made its decision to shut the smoking rooms on the same day the House voted 298-112 to pass legislation ( HR 1256 ) to grant the Food and Drug Administration the power to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000003092078&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Essence of Politics: House approves FDA regulation of tobacco ...</title>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Posted by Hodari P. T. Brown at 4/02/2009 09:34:00 PM. Labels: A Broken System--A Change in America is needed all around us, A Broken System--A Change in American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://essenceofpolitics.blogspot.com/2009/04/house-approves-fda-regulation-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CQ Politics | House Passes Measure to Let FDA Regulate Tobacco</title>
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Under the bill ( HR 1256 ), which passed 298-112, the FDA would be able to regulate nicotine levels, and makers of tobacco products would face tough new marketing and advertising restrictions. The bill now goes to the Senate, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/news-000003091821&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA tobacco regulation</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. ___. The 298-112 roll call Thursday by which the House approved a bill that would for the first time give the government powers to regulate tobacco products. A &quot;yes&quot; vote is a vote to pass the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/national/nat_ap_wash_house_approves_fda_tobacco_regulation_2009040212252292935&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products - Kansas City Star</title>
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... Waxman's bill &quot;leads to an industry monopoly by locking in the huge market share of our largest competitor while eliminating our ability to communicate with our adult smokers.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is H.R. 1256&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/449/story/1120476.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R.1256: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Back to Main Bill Page. April 02, 2009Roll call number 187 in the House. Question: On Passage: H R ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/roll_call/show/5423&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes Legislatoin Giving FDA Authority Over Tobacco ...</title>
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Under the bill (HR 1256), the FDA would be granted sweeping powers to regulate the production and marketing of tobacco products. The agency would be able to regulate nicotine levels, and makers of tobacco products would face tough new ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roguegovernment.com/index.php?news_id=15056&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wmctv.com/global/story.asp?s=10119021&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products - Kansas City Star</title>
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C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The bill is H.R. 1256.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the Net:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Congress:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kansascity.com/444/story/1120476.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Confirms Support for FERS Sick-Leave Credit</title>
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The &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* (H.R. 1256), introduced by House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), incorporates the provisions of H.R. 1804, which was adopted on April 1. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-039-fers-hr1256-090402.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Washington Independent &#194;&#187; You Mean Nicotine&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s a Drug?</title>
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By Mike Lillis 4/2/09 5:02 PM. It may come a surprise to some that the government has tougher safety standards for Cocoa Puffs than for Marlboros, but under current law, the Food and Drug Administration has no power to regulate the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonindependent.com/37135/you-mean-nicotines-a-drug&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Interesting development regarding cigarettes... - Grasscity.com Forums</title>
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... returns from a recess later this month. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., is expected to lead the opposition, but supporters are confident they can clear the 60-vote threshold needed to break a filibuster. ___. The bill is H.R. 1256. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forum.grasscity.com/legalization-activism/366858-interesting-development-regarding-cigarettes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: House passes bill giving FDA tobacco ...</title>
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[JURIST] The US House of Representatives [official website] passed a bill [H.R. 1256 text, PDF] Thursday that would give the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [agency website] the authority to regulate the market for tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2009/04/house-passes-bill-giving-fda-tobacco.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Oklahoma Farm Report - House Ag Committee Ranking Member Frank ...</title>
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What kind of trick is being played out on the American people when half of H.R. 1256&#226;&#8364;&#8221;the half that pays for FDA legislation&#226;&#8364;&#8221;comes on suspension of the rules. And, the other half of H.R. 1256, the part that burdens American companies ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oklahomafarmreport.com/wire/news/00874_LucasHR1256_054517.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products :: The ...</title>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. southtownstar.com: Feedback | Contact ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1508323,FDA-Tobacco-Regulation-0402.article&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA tobacco regulation</title>
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    <updated>2009-04-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. ___. The 298-112 roll call Thursday by which the House approved a bill that would for the first time give the government powers to regulate tobacco products. A &quot;yes&quot; vote is a vote to pass the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/national/nat_ap_wash_house_approves_fda_tobacco_regulation_2009040212252292935&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products</title>
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The bill is H.R. 1256. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Notice: This improved Comments system is using new technology, so you'll need to sign up for a new Comments account with Disqus. Terms of Use ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/2009/apr/02/fda-tobacco-040209/?politics&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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One amendment offered today by Indiana Republican BUYER ( HR 1256) was being voted on as I watched ( one of many attempts today by repugs) stated to REMOVE REGULATION OF TOBACCO by the FDA all together ??? If you live in Indiana you ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sgtfreedom.blogspot.com/2009/04/fda-and-tobacco.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: House Meets At... 10:00 am: Legislative Business Fifteen &quot;One Minutes&quot; Per Side Last Vote Predicted... 8:00 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; 9:00 pm. HR 1664 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; To amend the executive compensation provisions&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/4/1/715220/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1256 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Complete Consideration Rogers (MI) Motion to recommit HR1256 with instructions to ensure that no FDA general funds would be used to fund the regulation of tobacco, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=117461&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Complete Consideration of HR 1256 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Complete Consideration of H.Con.Res. 85 Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://majorityleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressReleaseID=2936&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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When the House today considers legislation to direct the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products (HR 1256), lawmakers plan to attach the text of a measure to overhaul the retirement system for federal government ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressnow.gallerywatch.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleID=8774&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Because the Congressional Budget Office projects a $955 million revenue loss over ten years associated with H.R. 1256's provisions regulating tobacco due to a 2% reduction in adult smoking after ten years, the majority intends to pass ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr1804&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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We have just learned that the House of Representatives will be voting on HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on Wednesday. Thi... 8 hours ago. I can't. I have bike practice. Bruno!!! - my new pup! ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gint32.blogspot.com/2009/04/april-fools.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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We have just learned that the House of Representatives will be voting on HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on Wednesday. This legislation, sponsored by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Todd Platts ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://livestrongblog.org/2009/04/01/call-your-congressman-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A similar House bill (H.R. 1256) sponsored by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), incorporates many of the provisions of H.R. 1804, and would give the FDA additional authority to regulate tobacco products. [H.R. 958, introduced by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.apwu.org/news/webart/2009/09-038-fers-sickleave-090401.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On April 1, the House of Representatives votes on H.R. 1256, to provide for FDA regulation of tobacco products and advertising. It's a win-win. Smokers finally get to find out the nature of those 1000 chemical additives they're ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.southbayriders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=75326&amp;amp;goto=newpost&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1256, the &#8220;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&#8221; The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/news_details.aspx?NewsID=4213&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Tomorrow, the House will take up H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This is important legislation that will give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products, as well as prevent both the marketing and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.democraticleader.gov/in_the_news/press_releases/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=2928&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. (Rep. Waxman (D) CA and 178 cosponsors). The Administration strongly supports House passage of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking. Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/asset.aspx?AssetId=1058&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Buyer (IN) Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute: Keeps FDA's focus on its current mission by establishing a Tobacco Harm Reduction Center within the Department of Health and Human Services (but outside of FDA) to regulate tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=117460&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Suspensions, HR 1664 To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://majorityleader.house.gov/links_and_resources/whip_resources/dailyleader.cfm?pressReleaseID=2932&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Moving the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,&#226;&#8364;* H.R. 1256, early in the 111th Congress sends a signal to the American people that Congress intends to make health a top national priority. This legislation has the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://action.acscan.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&amp;amp;id=10925&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009: Wednesday, House meets at 10:00 a.m.. Fifteen One Minutes per side. H.R. 1256 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act The House had H.R. 1256 under consideration and came to no resolution thereon. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=116989&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [HR1256] may be up for a vote this week; it allows the FDA to regulate tobacco products, and for the FDA and the public to gain access to information the tobacco industry has on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rss.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/2MvhL0wqWwI/-Health-Care-Tuesday&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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This legislation could take the form of one bill or two, but in either case the intent is to force all federal employees into the TSP in order to pay for costs associated with H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.freedomworks.org/publications/key-vote-no-thrift-savings-plan-legislation-being-&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Health Care Tuesday - - The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [H.R.1256] may be up for a vote this week; it allows the FDA to regulate tobacco products... Matthew Yglesias ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thejoshuablogs.blogspot.com/2009/03/republicans-pulled-and-run-with-our.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A resolution in the US Congress: Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr111-307&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;Tomorrow, the House will take up H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This is important legislation that will give the FDA authority to regulate tobacco products, as well as prevent both the marketing and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://majorityleader.house.gov/in_the_news/press_releases/index.cfm?pressReleaseID=2928&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... April 1986 is already exempt from the calculation. The problem lies in the calculation for current CSRS employees who have part-time work AFTER April 1986. I believe there is another bill H.R. 1256 that does address the calculation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1804.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... April 1986 is already exempt from the calculation. The problem lies in the calculation for current CSRS employees who have part-time work AFTER April 1986. I believe there is another bill H.R. 1256 that does address the calculation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1804.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.Res.307 Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 1256) to protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hr307/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Both houses of Congress now seem poised to pass an FDA/Tobacco bill (H.R.1256 in the House). This bill, if passed in its current form will provide, at least on an interim basis, the FDA seal of approval on currently marketed cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smoke51.com/blog/?p=78&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Health Care Tuesday - - The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act [H.R.1256] may be up for a vote this week; it allows the FDA to regulate tobacco products... 15 minutes ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.americablog.com/2009/03/earth-day-dinner.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On June 11, 2009, the U.S. Senate voted 79-17 to approve the bill, H.R. 1256/S. 982. On June 12, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 307 to 97 to approve the identical bill. The legislation was sponsored by U.S. Reps. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s982/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR 1256. Reply. 2009 August 10 @ 9:54 pm. Political Junkie permalink. Brian, Thanks for the shout-out in the FB status. I read it and laughed out loud. I&amp;#39;ll keep this brief because law school orientation starts in ... Source: flashpoint ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1664/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On March 4, 2009, the Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 1256, the &#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172;&#197;&#8220;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,&#195;&#162;&#226;&#8218;&#172; by a vote of 39 to 13. This legislation will give FDA the authority to prevent the dangerous and all-too &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1515&amp;amp;Itemid=1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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THE FAMILY SMOKING PREVENTION AND TOBACCO CONTROL ACT (HR 1256). See at 411 on the 111 on the pumapac forum: http://pumapac.org/forums/411-on-the-111/ posts 115-118. 8. FLBarbara 03.27.09 at 12:02 pm. &#226;&#8364;&#339;You can not dismantle the masters ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pumapac.org/2009/03/27/mimi-for-miami/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Both houses of Congress now seem poised to pass an FDA/Tobacco bill (H.R.1256 in the House). This bill, if passed in its current form will provide, at least on an interim basis, the FDA seal of approval on currently marketed cigarettes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smokingeverywhere.blogspot.com/2009/03/letter-to-oppose-banning-of-electric.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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On March 4, 2009, the Energy and Commerce Committee approved H.R. 1256, the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,&#226;&#8364;* by a vote of 39 to 13. This legislation will give FDA the authority to prevent the dangerous and all-too ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=1515&amp;amp;Itemid=99999999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Facts: Here are today's filings. H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10036; H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.zingerking.com/2009/03/26/2009-federal-budget-the-cbo-and-congressional-legislation--legislating-the-caretaker-government-2.aspx?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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So, I will try and keep you informed about the bill &#226;&#8364;&#339;Title IV of HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* as it travels through the maze that is our Congress. Related posts: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://militarymoneymight.com/2009/03/congress-begins-steps-add-roth-option-tsp-retirement-plan/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Armstrong also discusses a calculate (HR 1256) authorised by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee terminal hebdomad that would present bureau dominance to administer the labeling, marketing and packaging of baccy products ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.medicalnewsbase.com/healthcare-news/cqs-armstrong-discusses-proposed-public-health-plan-option-new-bill-on-fda-tobacco-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Armstrong also discusses a bill (HR 1256) approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee last week that would grant FDA authority to oversee the labeling, marketing and packaging of tobacco products like cigarettes, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://insurance4yourhealth.blogspot.com/2009/03/cq-armstrong-discusses-proposed-public.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The product packs a devastating punch. Its smoke-lined trail leads to some startling statistics: More than 400000 Americans die each year as a result of its scourge, and each day some 3500 children try it in one form for the first time ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://erlc.com/article/oversight-of-tobacco-offers-potential-to-save-lives&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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If you agree, please urge your representative to support the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256). For more information: Richard Land&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s testimony on FDA regulation of tobacco before the Senate Health, Education, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://erlc.com/article/oversight-of-tobacco-offers-potential-to-save-lives/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CBO. Preliminary Analysis of the President&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Budget &#183; H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act &#183; more. Atlanta Fed's Macroblog. A look at the Bank of England&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s balance sheet &#183; A look at postrecession employme&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpopulist.org/?q=content/exchange-system-approved-credit-default-swap-mess&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CBO. Preliminary Analysis of the President&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Budget &#183; H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act &#183; more. Atlanta Fed's Macroblog. A look at the Bank of England&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s balance sheet &#183; A look at postrecession employme&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpopulist.org/?q=content/china-wants-replace-us-dollar-new-reserve-currency&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Henry Waxman has introduced a bill (HR 1256) giving the food and Drug Administration the ability to regulate tobacco.&quot; It goes on to say what an awful idea this is, then says No FDA Regulation of Tobacco! and is signed Reynolds American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pepepartylounge.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-york-times-article-on-cigarette.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Armstrong also discusses a bill (HR 1256) approved by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee last week that would grant FDA authority to oversee the labeling, marketing and packaging of tobacco products like cigarettes, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.news-medical.net/?id=47184&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House Energy &amp; Commerce Committee approved alternative legislation H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention &amp; Tobacco Control Act, by a vote of 39 to 13 earleer in March. This legislation will give U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2009/03/march-north-carolinas-two-senators.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Reducing Information Control Designations Act Costs $0.41 per family. H.R. 1388. The Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act Costs $50.77 per family. H.R. 1256. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/03/23/washingtonwatchcom-digest-march-23-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* (H.R. 1256) very soon. This legislation, if enacted, would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://twinpeas.com/wordpress/infertility/take-action-tobacco-bill-needs-your-support/262/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The House and Senate both advanced legislation on Wednesday to make it easier for federal employees to continue serving the government at the end of their careers, either as part-time workers or retirees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stuckmic.com/retirement-information/4077-more-hope-fers-sick-leave-credit.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CBO. Preliminary Analysis of the President&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Budget &#183; H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act &#183; more. Atlanta Fed's Macroblog. A look at the Bank of England&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s balance sheet &#183; A look at postrecession employme&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economicpopulist.org/?q=content/wamu-sues-fdic-over-13-billion&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Henry Waxman has introduced a bill (HR 1256) giving the food and Drug Administration the ability to regulate tobacco.&#226;&#8364;* It goes on to say what an awful idea this is, then says No FDA Regulation of Tobacco! and is signed Reynolds American ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.times-standard.com/letters/ci_11966004?source=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/commentary/4558568</id>
    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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This week both the House and Senate passed tobacco legislation (H.R. 1256) with an amendment that includes a provision that would allow Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) enrollees to cash out their unused sick days when they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2009/03/20/federal-sick-leave-parity-closer.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Snus News &amp; Other Tobacco Products </name>
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March 18, 2009 - This legislation is an alternative bill to H.R. 1256 The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act for the federal government to regulate tobacco. Bill Godshall, executive director of Smokefree Pennsylvania, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2009/03/us-contradiction-hr-1261-youth.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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HR1256 Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009 on OpenCongress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Newest Health Care Reform Arithmetic--Unbelievable! 8 hours ago. Aid Watch &#183; &quot;If You Don't Trust People You Know, It's Over!&quot; 10 hours ago. CBO Director's Blog &#183; H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://egnor2010.blogspot.com/2009/03/walmartcafe-hayek.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act, would also direct the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to publish an interim rule enacting unprecedented advertising restrictions, including requiring many ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=973&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The retirement provision in H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Bill, would permit those covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) to get credit toward retirement for their unused sick leave. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nteu260.org/b2/?p=101&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>elicitwords.com Blog &#194;&#187; Support H.R. 1256</title>
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The House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act as early as next week. This legislation would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://elicitwords.com/blog/2009/03/19/support-hr-1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The provisions are among several affecting federal employees in HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. The bill will now head for a vote before the full House. The sick leave provision has long been sought by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090318/BENEFITS03/903180306/1048/BENEFITS03&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House committee OK&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Roth option for TSP</title>
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved legislation Wednesday that would create a Roth option for the TSP, which experts say would be a boon to service members who participate in the program. Under a Roth option, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.early-retirement.org/forums/f28/house-committee-ok-s-roth-option-for-tsp-43211.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Andrew Ronald Roszak's Website:: Pelosi Rick Rolls Youtube</title>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 1 day ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roszaks.com/2009/03/pelosi-rick-rolls-youtube.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 23 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roszaks.com/2009/03/early-signs-of-spring.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 22 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://underthenameofreason.blogspot.com/2009/03/political-structures-question.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House committee OK&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Roth option for TSP - Army News, opinions ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/military_tsp_enrollment_031809w/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Title IV of HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, originally would have automatically enrolled new service members in TSP. But an amendment attached to the bill by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., would leave it to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/military_tsp_enrollment_031809w/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Legislation modifying federal retirement rules advances (3/18/09 ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee adopted an amendment to tobacco legislation (H.R. 1256) that would grant employees under the Civil Service Retirement System who work part time instead of retiring prorated credit that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0309/031809ar1.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the &quot;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&quot; (H.R. 1256) very soon. This legislation, if enacted, would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the authority to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://healthymoms-healthybabies.blogspot.com/2009/03/call-to-action-tobacco-bill-needs-your.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House committee OK&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Roth option for TSP - Marine Corps News, news ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/03/military_tsp_enrollment_031809w/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Title IV of HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, originally would have automatically enrolled new service members in TSP. But an amendment attached to the bill by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., would leave it to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/03/military_tsp_enrollment_031809w/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act March 16, 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009. 41vikixdll_sl160_1 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bojiki.com/?p=417&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 2 days ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ulmann.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-music-stuff-march-17-2009.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Van Hollen Amendment to H.R. 1256 (38 KB); Issa Amendment #1 to H.R. 1256 (29 KB); Lynch Amendment to H.R. 1256 (47 KB); Issa Amendment #2 to H.R. 1256 (50 KB); Norton Amendment to H.R. 1256 (197 KB); Connolly Amendment to H.R. 1256 (88 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2347&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-03-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 2 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.roszaks.com/2009/03/congress-at-work-1-billion-hour.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256 would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products, and would require the agency to assess fees on manufacturers and importers of tobacco products to cover the cost of FDA&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s new regulatory ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/03/links-for-20090317.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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With a new president and larger Democratic majorities in both Houses, the measure H.R. 1256 --known as The Family Smoking Prevention &amp; Tobacco Control Act --is revived and passage is all but certain. Two major players are not opposing ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-process-fda-regulation-other-shoe-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 2 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://underthenameofreason.blogspot.com/2009/03/tpmtv-lords-of-finance.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 2 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://underthenameofreason.blogspot.com/2009/03/healthcare-and-competitiveness.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act March 16, 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009. S. 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bojiki.com/?p=407&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco products and require the agency to assess fees on ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=215&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. As ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009. SUMMARY. H.R. 1256 would authorize the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate tobacco ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10025&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act March 16, 2009. Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 4, 2009. S. 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bojiki.com/?p=399&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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A news report on FedSmith.com said the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) would provide for automatic enrollment in the TSP, with employees able to opt out of participating. The bill also directs the TSP to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.planadviser.com/compliance/article.php/3909&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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US Congress: HR 1256, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HR_1256.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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In this article, he wrote that HR 1256 was reintroduced on March 3rd with 143 co-sponsors. The bill entitled &#226;&#8364;&#339;Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act&#226;&#8364;* has Title IV Sec. 407 stuck on the very end of the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kansascarrier.blogspot.com/2009/03/mail-countbut-first-sick-leave.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Sen. Kay Hagan didn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t get much support from tobacco interests in her election last year. But that hasn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t stopped the North Carolina Democrat from taking the industry&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s side in the debate over regulation. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nonsmokingnation.blogspot.com/2009/03/sen.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act - CBO released a cost estimate yesterday for H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. This bill would authorize the Food and Drug Administratio... 12 minutes ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ulmann.blogspot.com/2009/03/is-michael-steele-hip-hop-probably-not.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Henry Waxman&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s (D-California) HR 1256, which seeks to give the Food and Drug Administration regulatory control over tobacco products. Under the Burr-Hagan proposal, the new Federal agency would enforce existing as well as new statutes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2009/03/12/an-alternative-to-fda-regulation-of-tobacco/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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By a vote of 39-13, the committee approved a bill (HR 1256) that would allow the FDA to regulate tobacco &#226;&#8364;&#8221; and the way it is advertised and marketed. In addition, the bill would require new, larger warnings on cigarette packs and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ontd_political.livejournal.com/2528463.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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And for what you may ask: to assist in paying for HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Ok... so I don't know about you but I don't find this a good thing. Now to be fair their will be an opt-out option after ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ryanerickson.com/2009/03/tspva-health-care.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. 4 hours ago. Cafe Hayek &#183; A Much-Better (but Unfortunately Overlooked) Distinction Between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (by Don Boudreaux). 4 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mtef.blogspot.com/2009/03/impact-of-financial-crisis-in-emerging.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act. 3 hours ago. Cafe Hayek &#183; A Much-Better (but Unfortunately Overlooked) Distinction Between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (by Don Boudreaux). 3 hours ago ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mtef.blogspot.com/2009/03/assorted_11.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Latest liberal joke: HR1284 - smoking and tobacco prevention act. H.R.1256. Title: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products. Buried within H.R. 1256 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2009/03/latest-liberal-joke-hr1284-smoking-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Buyer&amp;#39;s criticism is aimed at HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It requires all government workers to automatically be enrolled to divert 3 percent of their basic pay into the pretax savings plan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20090310/BENEFITS03/903100307/1048/BENEFITS03&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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March 19, 2009 OpenCongress - U.S. Congress - H.R.1256 Thrift Savings Plan ... H.R.1014 No Taxation Without Representation Act [1]; H.R.1 Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assist... [1]; H.R.1040 Freedom Flat Tax Act [1]; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1014/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Buyer&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s criticism is aimed at HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It requires all government workers to automatically be enrolled to divert 3 percent of their basic pay into the pre-tax savings plan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/03/military_tsp_waxman_031009w/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Now, with a new president and larger Democratic majorities in both Houses, the measure (H.R. 1256)--known as The Family Smoking Prevention &amp; Tobacco Control Act--is revived and passage is all but certain. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.imakenews.com/csp/e_article001372543.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Buyer&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s criticism is aimed at HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. It requires all government workers to automatically be enrolled to divert 3 percent of their basic pay into the pre-tax savings plan. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/03/military_tsp_waxman_031009w/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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(H.R.1256) Health Care Overhaul: Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) announced that he intends to have health care overhaul legislation on the Senate floor by the August recess. In his 2010 budget proposal, President Obama allocated $634 billion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://robintuckercrd2.blogspot.com/2009/03/392009-federal-legislation-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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By a vote of 39-13, the committee approved a bill (HR 1256) that would allow the FDA to regulate tobacco - and the way it is advertised and marketed. In addition, the bill would require new, larger warnings on cigarette packs and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truthout.org/030909HA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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By David B. Clissold &#226;&#8364;&#8220; It seems likely that the answer will be &#226;&#8364;&#339;yes.&#226;&#8364;* The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) is on a fast-track under the new administration. The bill passed the House Energy and Commerce...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.fdalawblog.net/fda_law_blog_hyman_phelps/2009/03/is-this-the-year-for-fda-regulation-of-tobacco-products.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking and Tobacco Control Act, would also direct the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to publish an interim rule enacting unprecedented advertising restrictions, including requiring many ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=965&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&quot;The American Dental Association commends you for introducing H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act,&quot; ADA President John S. Findley said in a letter to Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), the committee chair who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ada.org/prof/resources/pubs/adanews/adanewsarticle.asp?articleid=3471&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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House panel passes tobacco regulation VIRGINIA BUSINESS.COM March 05, 2009 8:54 AM By Neil H. Simon AND Richard Craver, Media General News Service. WASHINGTON - A House panel passed a sweeping tobacco regulation bill Wednesday, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://local203t.blogspot.com/2009/03/house-panel-passes-tobacco-regulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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By a vote of 39-13, the committee approved a bill (HR 1256) that would allow the FDA to regulate tobacco &#226;&#8364;&#8221; and the way it is advertised and marketed. In addition, the bill would require new, larger warnings on cigarette packs and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politico.com/huddle/0309/huddle237.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. Despite bipartisan support in the Senate, the bill did not receive action there last year, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/house-panel-passes-tobacco-regulation/199426/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act &#183; H.R. 1263: Federal Retirement Reform Act of 2009 &#183; H.R. 1266: Non-Foreign AREA Act of 2009 &#183; H.R. 1271: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service locate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/committee.xpd?id=HSGO&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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That&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s not how things will proceed under HR 1256. The bill represents a compromise between Philip Morris and some of the more &#226;&#8364;&#732;reasonable&#226;&#8364;&#8482; anti-tobacco groups, including Center for Tobacco-Free Kids and the American Cancer Society. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecanaryreport.org/2009/03/05/proposed-tobacco-regulation-may-do-more-harm-than-good/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A first step toward tobacco regulation</title>
    <link href="http://nonsmokingnation.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-step-toward-tobacco-regulation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4457883</id>
    <updated>2009-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nonsmoking Nation </name>
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Congressional House leaders believe this is the year to give the Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products. The move is supported by public health organizations who say tobacco should be held to the same ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nonsmokingnation.blogspot.com/2009/03/first-step-toward-tobacco-regulation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Your Choice or no choice, is Tobacco Prohibition on the way ???</title>
    <link href="http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/2009/03/your-choice-or-no-choice-is-tobacco.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4457882</id>
    <updated>2009-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Contemporary Conservative </name>
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A dangerous piece of legislation, HR 1256, is coming to the floor of the House of Representatives and it all boils down to freedom of choice. This bill would restrict your rights as never before. Simply put, this would legislate that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thecontemporaryconservative.blogspot.com/2009/03/your-choice-or-no-choice-is-tobacco.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel passes tobacco regulation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4457880</id>
    <updated>2009-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Virginia Business: news </name>
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WASHINGTON - A House panel passed a sweeping tobacco regulation bill Wednesday, putting it on pace for passage by the full House far earlier in the congressional session than last year. After blocking repeated Republican attempts to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.virginiabusiness.com/index.php/news/article/house-panel-passes-tobacco-regulation/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Another try to regulate tobacco</title>
    <link href="http://www.miwatch.org/2009/03/regulate_smoking.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4457879</id>
    <updated>2009-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MIWatch </name>
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A bill (HR 1256) to allow the FDA to regulate smoking is long overdue said Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Cal.). The powerful committee chairman signed up 124 co-sponsors for a smoking prevention bill which he introduced on March 3. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.miwatch.org/2009/03/regulate_smoking.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>In Process: US House committee approves FDA tobacco regulation bill..</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-04:/commentary/4457877</id>
    <updated>2009-03-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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March 5, 2009 - The House Energy &amp; Commerce Committee approved HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention &amp; Tobacco Control Act, by a vote of 39 to 13 late yesterday. This legislation will give US Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://snus-news.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-process-us-house-committee-approves.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>t r u t h o u t | Nicotine Regulation Bill Gains Steam</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/8976261</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Truthout - All Articles </name>
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By a vote of 39-13, the committee approved a bill (HR 1256) that would allow the FDA to regulate tobacco - and the way it is advertised and marketed. In addition, the bill would require new, larger warnings on cigarette packs and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.truth-out.org/030909HA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House panel passes tobacco regulation | Washington Bureau</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/8018809</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Local News for Washington Bureau </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. Despite bipartisan support in the Senate, the bill did not receive action there last year, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mgwashington.com/index.php/news/article/house-panel-likely-to-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/2616/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel passes tobacco regulation</title>
    <link href="http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news-national/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4636868</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. The Senate did not take action last year. Health advocates -- comfortable their bill will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news-national/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel passes tobacco regulation</title>
    <link href="http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news-national/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4571650</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CIT News </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. The Senate did not take action last year. Health advocates -- comfortable their bill will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.independenttribune.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news-national/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>KHI - KHI News Service - Kansas Health Digest Archive</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4558570</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KHI.org Top Articles </name>
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HR 1256 also would require new, larger warnings on cigarette packs and stricter evaluation of product claims made by cigarette makers. It would be funded with $5.5 billion over 10 years by taxes on tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.khi.org/s/index.cfm?aid=1999&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel passes tobacco regulation</title>
    <link href="http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news-national/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4528037</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HDR News </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. The Senate did not take action last year. Health advocates -- comfortable their bill will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.hickoryrecord.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news-national/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>Tobacco proposal passed by panel</title>
    <link href="http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/05/tobacco-proposal-passed-panel/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4528035</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSJ News </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill that the House passed by a wide margin last summer. Despite bipartisan support in the Senate, the bill did not receive action there last ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/05/tobacco-proposal-passed-panel/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CQ Politics | Nicotine Regulation Redux and Bigger Labels on Smokes</title>
    <link href="http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003066547" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4501184</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Top Stories from CQ </name>
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By a vote of 39-13, the committee approved a bill ( HR 1256 ) that would allow the FDA to regulate tobacco &#226;&#8364;&#8221; and the way it is advertised and marketed. In addition, the bill would require new, larger warnings on cigarette packs and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=news-000003066547&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Panel Likely To Pass Tobacco Regulation Today | Politics ...</title>
    <link href="http://politics.mync.com/2009/03/house-panel-likely-to-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4480597</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics.MyNC.com </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. The Senate did not take action last year. Health advocates &#226;&#8364;&#8221; comfortable their bill will pass ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politics.mync.com/2009/03/house-panel-likely-to-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House panel passes tobacco regulation</title>
    <link href="http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4470455</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSJ News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. The Senate did not take action last year. Health advocates -- comfortable their bill will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/04/041750/house-panel-likely-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/news/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Panel Likely To Pass Tobacco Regulation Today</title>
    <link href="http://news.mync.com/site/news/story/28692/house-panel-likely-to-pass-tobacco-regulation-today" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4470454</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All News - MyNC.com </name>
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A House panel is expected to approve today sweeping tobacco regulation that would put the bill on pace for House passage far earlier in the congressional session than in the last Congress. The House Energy and Commerce Committee vote, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.mync.com/site/news/story/28692/house-panel-likely-to-pass-tobacco-regulation-today&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Markup Rescheduled for Tuesday, March 10, 2009 :: Committee on ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4470452</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Committee on Oversight and Government Reform... </name>
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The Committee is POSTPONING consideration of Title IV of H.R. 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. This includes provisions similar to H.R. 6500, which was approved by the Committee in the 110th Congress and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=2334&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Document of the Day: Tobacco Regulation Legislation</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4457890</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation on Tuesday that would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (HR 1256) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressnow.gallerywatch.com/ArticleDetail.aspx?articleID=8499&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Smoking Bill in Congress based on Compromise with Philip Morris</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4457889</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>OpEdNews - OpEdNews.Com Progressive, Tough... </name>
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[Legislation was introduced to Congress this week that would subject tobacco products to regulation by the FDA. This sounds like a good thing. But HR 1256 has been compromised, and has the support of Philip Morris.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opednews.com/articles/New-Smoking-Bill-in-Congre-by-Josh-Mitteldorf-090304-862.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>- MyNC News Homepage</title>
    <link href="http://news.mync.com/site/news/story/28692/house-panel-likely-to-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4457887</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>News Feed - MyNC.com </name>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill the House passed by a wide margin last summer. The Senate did not take action last year. Health advocates -- comfortable their bill will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.mync.com/site/news/story/28692/house-panel-likely-to-pass-tobacco-regulation-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ANA - ANA, 4A&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s, AAF Strongly Criticize Proposed Tobacco Marketing ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ana.net/advocacy/content/1649" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4457886</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ANA - Government Relations News </name>
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ANA, AAAA and AAF submit a detailed letter in opposition to HR 1256, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ana.net/advocacy/content/1649&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Tobacco proposal passed by panel</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-03:/commentary/4457884</id>
    <updated>2009-03-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (H.R. 1256) is nearly identical to a bill that the House passed by a wide margin last summer. Despite bipartisan support in the Senate, the bill did not receive action there last ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/mar/05/tobacco-proposal-passed-panel/news-ncpolitics/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PositiveRefrom &#194;&#187; Site Archive &#194;&#187; Family Smoking Prevention and ...</title>
    <link href="http://positivereform.com/2009/03/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-111-hr-1256/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/5058937</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>PositiveRefrom </name>
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Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (111 HR 1256). Document are available for download in PDF format. Authenticated by the United States Government Printing Office &#183; 2009-03-03 111 HR-1256-IH (Introduced in House) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/2009/03/family-smoking-prevention-and-tobacco-control-act-111-hr-1256/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>ANA - Media Alert: ANA, 4A&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s, AAF Strongly Criticize Proposed ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ana.net/news/content/1648" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/4457885</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>ANA - News </name>
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... American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA) and American Advertising Federation (AAF) submitted a detailed letter to Members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee expressing their strong opposition to HR 1256, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ana.net/news/content/1648&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2mb-T57qE-GA2gXP1ezjBA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEodflgwJRunfrY871KRbT4amShDQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/16554876</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
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You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2mb-T57qE-GA2gXP1ezjBA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEodflgwJRunfrY871KRbT4amShDQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cDzUT-M3weLZBYm93KUP&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8_bhA9lk2EfTgIyvlFGa5BAhlfQ" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
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You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=cDzUT-M3weLZBYm93KUP&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8_bhA9lk2EfTgIyvlFGa5BAhlfQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Z0_KT8TlMoeU2AX_yqzaCw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGicISUbFEx0H0FisRaMNbJHHCrxw" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
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    </author>
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You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Z0_KT8TlMoeU2AX_yqzaCw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGicISUbFEx0H0FisRaMNbJHHCrxw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=oKbJT-WpJbPE2QW2qY3aCw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF2R8pGEWB4Mcx2-diE8r9BKb-yjw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/15535789</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=oKbJT-WpJbPE2QW2qY3aCw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF2R8pGEWB4Mcx2-diE8r9BKb-yjw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=V-GYT6HXAsfA2gXB0riFBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHCrgXOqRK00nXzzvUjcZk1ViTGnw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14797510</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=V-GYT6HXAsfA2gXB0riFBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHCrgXOqRK00nXzzvUjcZk1ViTGnw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=HI-XT8jMIY2_gQeJutHTBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4Woz7eBNgH7_nTXmLwu2eq7tnaw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14768547</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=HI-XT8jMIY2_gQeJutHTBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCcQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4Woz7eBNgH7_nTXmLwu2eq7tnaw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=lm2GT5_jEKiN8gGmh-jECA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFT5lJyS1eHxEjaCwFQ43dTDCPyJg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14368223</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=lm2GT5_jEKiN8gGmh-jECA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFT5lJyS1eHxEjaCwFQ43dTDCPyJg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=RMSFT43yIoq42wXL1ZiBCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHSbiOy0AYw-IWDPfbdvNuOyNpoeA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14346548</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=RMSFT43yIoq42wXL1ZiBCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHSbiOy0AYw-IWDPfbdvNuOyNpoeA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=vRqFT8-xDsfK2AWkv7DgCA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGuTxPcE5FnSqlCX_iujFk2KQB7eQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14329435</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=vRqFT8-xDsfK2AWkv7DgCA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGuTxPcE5FnSqlCX_iujFk2KQB7eQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=KnSET46OFePo2AXvmpn4CA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGtktZyf7lboLi5aMsOw9tMCHpncw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14308103</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=KnSET46OFePo2AXvmpn4CA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGtktZyf7lboLi5aMsOw9tMCHpncw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=BsmDT77aBaOA2wXU7JT4CA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGEE1n6NJ0r9f_zM_JPKXJNkq9X5A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14292223</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=BsmDT77aBaOA2wXU7JT4CA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGEE1n6NJ0r9f_zM_JPKXJNkq9X5A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=W3qCT72ENez22AXNoOCYBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFEfwSDhWaozFnj5-TXoqt4uMON2Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14276680</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=W3qCT72ENez22AXNoOCYBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFEfwSDhWaozFnj5-TXoqt4uMON2Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OdCBT4-DFYTo2QWI7uXrBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH-i8mvKaVqrhhi_pbQSRhySrK7GQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14256269</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OdCBT4-DFYTo2QWI7uXrBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH-i8mvKaVqrhhi_pbQSRhySrK7GQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mCaBT--jBomW2QXKtJD-Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFlq8HTh7dRlzXdXH4BVKFeezmdnQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14239427</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mCaBT--jBomW2QXKtJD-Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFlq8HTh7dRlzXdXH4BVKFeezmdnQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=lOF7T7DALYPs2QXWv93FDA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLBY1g604imOCBWcSnLqwZPQawQg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14088195</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=lOF7T7DALYPs2QXWv93FDA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGLBY1g604imOCBWcSnLqwZPQawQg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UZV6T9aSCISQ9QT0pLyLBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEJJvBEsG48ALZzGcvsYDYbSLnd3g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14072454</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UZV6T9aSCISQ9QT0pLyLBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEJJvBEsG48ALZzGcvsYDYbSLnd3g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=XOt5T52BIOGQsAK2tuihBA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEZSPNqvxAEeaZKtdbw-2JFhko7aw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14054085</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=XOt5T52BIOGQsAK2tuihBA&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEZSPNqvxAEeaZKtdbw-2JFhko7aw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=6Tx5T4PSCOLE2wW0wbC1Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHo9-rdFoEgI9ySVWR3n-0XIXCdOw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14038987</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=6Tx5T4PSCOLE2wW0wbC1Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHo9-rdFoEgI9ySVWR3n-0XIXCdOw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1pV4T--nCOXg2gXSn821Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFJsMyhFKNxdo9ZrmDGmM-vX8snJA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14019243</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1pV4T--nCOXg2gXSn821Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFJsMyhFKNxdo9ZrmDGmM-vX8snJA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=_ux3T-q8IOSc2QXgr-i2Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNET3a1PWQf9gksOrN2fpO5HcqRluw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/14002055</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=_ux3T-q8IOSc2QXgr-i2Bg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNET3a1PWQf9gksOrN2fpO5HcqRluw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=G2BtT8XeH4PgsQLsjqXhBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEduiK5xHUyKPkysRK8xUXPBoX7AA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13696875</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=G2BtT8XeH4PgsQLsjqXhBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEduiK5xHUyKPkysRK8xUXPBoX7AA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=ELlsT-atA-eOsQKk45WQBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8TLdicWRxn26_xZsW6oeiFT5jIA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13675374</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=ELlsT-atA-eOsQKk45WQBw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH8TLdicWRxn26_xZsW6oeiFT5jIA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=8Q5sT7GZBeGC2AWPu62LBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGak67-uP5sd_KLiMWG-apR8urGkQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13655075</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=8Q5sT7GZBeGC2AWPu62LBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGak67-uP5sd_KLiMWG-apR8urGkQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=32xrT9eIE4GvsQKmwqH6BQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFhhFGdvNs7xvh_GUvWZ_qH-CNk9Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13633120</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=32xrT9eIE4GvsQKmwqH6BQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFhhFGdvNs7xvh_GUvWZ_qH-CNk9Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=lbxqT_D5HKqqsQKZ882NBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFR7h1s6GVYtk7q3ajIDMIpAkvOVA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13612409</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=lbxqT_D5HKqqsQKZ882NBg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFR7h1s6GVYtk7q3ajIDMIpAkvOVA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=dBZqT4qdIaHhsQKqpqiUCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGbfQQvBf0rzx5ECj9gTDjdW0T-Sw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13590056</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=dBZqT4qdIaHhsQKqpqiUCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGbfQQvBf0rzx5ECj9gTDjdW0T-Sw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=S21pT62OO-XKsQLSxeyGCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGU6LPx6DdesOJ_ExdO3A2KsAM-vw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13569724</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=S21pT62OO-XKsQLSxeyGCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGU6LPx6DdesOJ_ExdO3A2KsAM-vw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1I9dT9S-HofY2gWepfjTDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNElo4NZjpGuBKn-sh5ooBidestslw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13228019</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1I9dT9S-HofY2gWepfjTDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNElo4NZjpGuBKn-sh5ooBidestslw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=3eVcT8fGHsavsQLypLnkDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGP9h3XAV_AAVplgM9C8mx7wIFPFg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13206206</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=3eVcT8fGHsavsQLypLnkDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGP9h3XAV_AAVplgM9C8mx7wIFPFg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=VktcT87nFIS82wW0-qXvDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHKz6StUO7EpDJ3-70WSW1x8R84Lg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13187116</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=VktcT87nFIS82wW0-qXvDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHKz6StUO7EpDJ3-70WSW1x8R84Lg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=m6JbT7OjN7KDsAKxiOjPDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH88Ls0L-GQphgAoqdXyNBVXiKkPg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13163680</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=m6JbT7OjN7KDsAKxiOjPDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH88Ls0L-GQphgAoqdXyNBVXiKkPg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=__laT56WGeOe2wXVsrDQDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFIpsApeh28JIuxhHChqJlKWtdruw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13145758</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=__laT56WGeOe2wXVsrDQDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFIpsApeh28JIuxhHChqJlKWtdruw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=hahZT8nWGKOIsQLmtrjiDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGkPhvJBn4cNqeznDJ-SwPcmd9lfQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13103678</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=hahZT8nWGKOIsQLmtrjiDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGkPhvJBn4cNqeznDJ-SwPcmd9lfQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=FgBZT5HnG4iGsgKvk9nUDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHwlGLGL1rpSCC5Mi6awLpqo7xQCQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13084540</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=FgBZT5HnG4iGsgKvk9nUDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHwlGLGL1rpSCC5Mi6awLpqo7xQCQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=hlhYT9GNHcnHsQLwyI3fDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEMlcg5nNxUY4d-NQVSXukon9mJ1A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13064287</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=hlhYT9GNHcnHsQLwyI3fDQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEMlcg5nNxUY4d-NQVSXukon9mJ1A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=pa5XT4SXJOTK2AWP-6HyDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4a0mIUBAA16esRYrQI6rwC_ULLg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13045306</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=pa5XT4SXJOTK2AWP-6HyDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4a0mIUBAA16esRYrQI6rwC_ULLg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=tAVXT4qMDeOy2wWwnrSHDw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEhWHlWJ2I4NXnIUVqQtOW9OjK8FA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13024447</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=tAVXT4qMDeOy2wWwnrSHDw&amp;amp;ved=0CCYQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEhWHlWJ2I4NXnIUVqQtOW9OjK8FA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=slxWT7rfGPT1sQKT2fzpCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFSI-TrJRo8BUEafVUhkeZ_nW9Fjw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/13005625</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=slxWT7rfGPT1sQKT2fzpCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFSI-TrJRo8BUEafVUhkeZ_nW9Fjw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=l7NVT8j8AuqpsAKqwZDYCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFN7FVx0cgjm0cLmqd2yK79kIt5-g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12984308</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=l7NVT8j8AuqpsAKqwZDYCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFN7FVx0cgjm0cLmqd2yK79kIt5-g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aApVT_aVA4qlsALJsvzvBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFh5E35rZ5Tt4VAJYaTHeLXvpCEvw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12967093</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=aApVT_aVA4qlsALJsvzvBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFh5E35rZ5Tt4VAJYaTHeLXvpCEvw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=GmJUT6LdBu7ksQLF44XwBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEaUgj8doeJRbSRYBMxzXnwy4P3lg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12945653</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=GmJUT6LdBu7ksQLF44XwBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEaUgj8doeJRbSRYBMxzXnwy4P3lg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=rbhTT-GVKOrHsQKpxYDwBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNELq291gFC_0hEh2rKmweKAkmYL1A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12928941</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=rbhTT-GVKOrHsQKpxYDwBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNELq291gFC_0hEh2rKmweKAkmYL1A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LxBTT7mIM8essQL834jwBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFtpxxHVIRPhSeV0d6WVrk5Oar8Zg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12906993</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=LxBTT7mIM8essQL834jwBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFtpxxHVIRPhSeV0d6WVrk5Oar8Zg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-r5RT_36CcT-sQLNtfjvBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHUGxcEFFZ3459c303oPtv85WsuUw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12867775</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-r5RT_36CcT-sQLNtfjvBQ&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHUGxcEFFZ3459c303oPtv85WsuUw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=tBZRT5X9OcT-sQKI4_AD&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF8lN2ZO8k2kE3tfX4a80-maT8Sgg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12847208</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=tBZRT5X9OcT-sQKI4_AD&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF8lN2ZO8k2kE3tfX4a80-maT8Sgg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=qm1QT-3XPIeQsAL5g8yvDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFVZti6fjH5Dt9ZPc_Ray0FH-x10g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12825590</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=qm1QT-3XPIeQsAL5g8yvDg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFVZti6fjH5Dt9ZPc_Ray0FH-x10g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=c8hPT9DzI87CsQKC2Z22Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNistC9Y7CWf8coCJEA0c_n5kXqg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12801534</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=c8hPT9DzI87CsQKC2Z22Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNistC9Y7CWf8coCJEA0c_n5kXqg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=6htPT6nfErKDsAL7r5i0Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEj_fvjTMK22htqP8q5P59BN8bXSA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12782718</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=6htPT6nfErKDsAL7r5i0Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEj_fvjTMK22htqP8q5P59BN8bXSA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=hnJOT5f7M6_5sQLwjt0S&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHdRclxZuQnOLapPHKrQoCYSr3i4Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12763439</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=hnJOT5f7M6_5sQLwjt0S&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHdRclxZuQnOLapPHKrQoCYSr3i4Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=w8lNT6SBFoqlsAKQqPHrCg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEOZuP1aQa-RSYD1BHWocyDbusR0A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12740459</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=w8lNT6SBFoqlsAKQqPHrCg&amp;amp;ved=0CCgQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEOZuP1aQa-RSYD1BHWocyDbusR0A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=KiFNT9OdMqrkiAKy5fGBDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4fN3T-VzwbCF15QIPrE_w4RCYrg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12723257</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=KiFNT9OdMqrkiAKy5fGBDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE4fN3T-VzwbCF15QIPrE_w4RCYrg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=p3hMT-3fEIPgsQK4loj9Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHdmaLLKRGbV-iNzDMGUdimPR7AWg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12700854</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=p3hMT-3fEIPgsQK4loj9Dw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHdmaLLKRGbV-iNzDMGUdimPR7AWg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=4s9LT-nqK4i3sQLAy93qCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEiEqt9VoVvWg4R8Vv26uKqJo0PCQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12685863</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=4s9LT-nqK4i3sQLAy93qCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEiEqt9VoVvWg4R8Vv26uKqJo0PCQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SidLT9iaLfP2sQKIo-nqCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEF21DyzMfrDgBpBLcaN8eGagDc9Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12662744</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SidLT9iaLfP2sQKIo-nqCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEF21DyzMfrDgBpBLcaN8eGagDc9Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TDFHT6aRF_SfsQKuyuDqCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG62G5SVMKtaeZ2VTarY1B0v8RCSA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12547000</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=TDFHT6aRF_SfsQKuyuDqCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG62G5SVMKtaeZ2VTarY1B0v8RCSA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1YlGT8PnMdPDgAflhemcDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFpcPgKuRhqh8mx4TQHHbb1sE6oqw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12530624</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1YlGT8PnMdPDgAflhemcDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFpcPgKuRhqh8mx4TQHHbb1sE6oqw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=xuBFT4-bNcajsQK87_TCDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEmW759BCSD8MC3YnyrMoWxpEfl2w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12508028</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=xuBFT4-bNcajsQK87_TCDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEmW759BCSD8MC3YnyrMoWxpEfl2w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=VDtFT_eXMoPhsQL434DDDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG1o6eVCTmn3oghReYXKfFW4bRarQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12492436</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=VDtFT_eXMoPhsQL434DDDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG1o6eVCTmn3oghReYXKfFW4bRarQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Io9ET4KtD8-qsAKQx5TDDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHQ0j_hexIbrXbs91unCz5CHJSRmw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12469117</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Io9ET4KtD8-qsAKQx5TDDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHQ0j_hexIbrXbs91unCz5CHJSRmw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5eVDT_6HEanM2AWtqYSfCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtfvZdmkD5Qrc11DCwY6ffigSNuA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12454985</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=5eVDT_6HEanM2AWtqYSfCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEtfvZdmkD5Qrc11DCwY6ffigSNuA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=NOxBT8jdJLGA2QXPubWxCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH2-FxHzV1MyVNFXWJqD-rhStX8EQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12392557</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=NOxBT8jdJLGA2QXPubWxCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH2-FxHzV1MyVNFXWJqD-rhStX8EQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=CENBT_6vM-SM2gWwlI2FCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNElLXSgGetRZL5ZpsPhfYBuaDjhDw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12379972</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=CENBT_6vM-SM2gWwlI2FCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNElLXSgGetRZL5ZpsPhfYBuaDjhDw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=35pAT9-9Fub-2QW6sdGtCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG6nZdI-bZu-17bFUhhuxT33Nbjkw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12354663</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=35pAT9-9Fub-2QW6sdGtCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG6nZdI-bZu-17bFUhhuxT33Nbjkw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=xPE_T9b3FMbK2AXe4NSxCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE3q38NHpC8yasXLcwtRJPzCgRStQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12341372</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=xPE_T9b3FMbK2AXe4NSxCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE3q38NHpC8yasXLcwtRJPzCgRStQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OUk_T4XXGYK62gWX_MiHCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFyxum0ifc6GUSOLpzg05jMGLiS2g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12316047</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=OUk_T4XXGYK62gWX_MiHCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFyxum0ifc6GUSOLpzg05jMGLiS2g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=X6A-T4aUFOOC2AXSvcWOCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEwMacrDXzuMgQKlxRX0SEz3HQv0w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12292457</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=X6A-T4aUFOOC2AXSvcWOCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEwMacrDXzuMgQKlxRX0SEz3HQv0w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1fc9T56DAuS62wW82empCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH_wE0fHTnfUmwe_pS-aYSIt7cnjQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12272306</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=1fc9T56DAuS62wW82empCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH_wE0fHTnfUmwe_pS-aYSIt7cnjQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=XKY8T__8HuWW2AWd2Zm4CA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHyat-bjRs0Chp00elaOVEX22W9ZQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12231144</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=XKY8T__8HuWW2AWd2Zm4CA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHyat-bjRs0Chp00elaOVEX22W9ZQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Y1Q7T5jEO_GA2QWxyo3JCg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHHif3rTk84ppyyOxK7dP7l8vTq3g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12218947</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=Y1Q7T5jEO_GA2QWxyo3JCg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHHif3rTk84ppyyOxK7dP7l8vTq3g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=YK46T5eeA8W62gXzqeS_Cg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG4Q70ljl3apCkjy_KOH9RycFy7ow" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12198370</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=YK46T5eeA8W62gXzqeS_Cg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG4Q70ljl3apCkjy_KOH9RycFy7ow&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=ZwI6T4z3PKX02wXu4aWiCg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGUkpBPW4GNsuk0fsr4bgKMOpAiQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12176971</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=ZwI6T4z3PKX02wXu4aWiCg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGUkpBPW4GNsuk0fsr4bgKMOpAiQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=i1k5T5PdO8jMsQK2z92gAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGapkmJRDhCFvfDU_atjGfkuvd1sQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12159818</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=i1k5T5PdO8jMsQK2z92gAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGapkmJRDhCFvfDU_atjGfkuvd1sQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=AQk4T46xNers2QXRuuGoAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFDTpJcvWslGAwqxozh3FGpMh7ZHg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12128237</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=AQk4T46xNers2QXRuuGoAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFDTpJcvWslGAwqxozh3FGpMh7ZHg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9cIyT7OfGsf-2QWN74nPBw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFIT-DyIQOK7qEpW7vo08F18gayAA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12112070</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=9cIyT7OfGsf-2QWN74nPBw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFIT-DyIQOK7qEpW7vo08F18gayAA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=pRkyT86tFcmU2AXuxdi3Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEFIQ4M7PSlaP8i4HcFQF07_I1U-w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12087447</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=pRkyT86tFcmU2AXuxdi3Bw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEFIQ4M7PSlaP8i4HcFQF07_I1U-w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=ICUuT_fVOZLo2gWStO3wDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHVoIFKqMLP9_-vO3HgiUTT9p8zRA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12016037</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=ICUuT_fVOZLo2gWStO3wDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHVoIFKqMLP9_-vO3HgiUTT9p8zRA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SHwtT933GoOasgK9vLyhDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEVSiR_y7gJtsKlW34HelxIpryO-A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/12001980</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=SHwtT933GoOasgK9vLyhDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEVSiR_y7gJtsKlW34HelxIpryO-A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mdQsT8GZMITo2QX_hs2QDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFFLCJdpiWuXv8m3bFou9BB3-rZSw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/11977260</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=mdQsT8GZMITo2QX_hs2QDw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFFLCJdpiWuXv8m3bFou9BB3-rZSw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
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    <title>H.R.1256: Family Smoking Prevention and ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=6CosT8uyNYaA2wXWsoC-AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG6LYlJO4r5W4E2qZsnHzKAbUf2nw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/11970783</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=6CosT8uyNYaA2wXWsoC-AQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG6LYlJO4r5W4E2qZsnHzKAbUf2nw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=V5kjT6-ZN8TogQe_oJCBCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF5Aj6-goqGlY29U8KPLS4cb-f13g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/11799348</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=V5kjT6-ZN8TogQe_oJCBCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNF5Aj6-goqGlY29U8KPLS4cb-f13g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=rfAiT6rcEa2CsgKXzbGzCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHMaKXCad9Dbq1j0HAP99KNd_viNg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/11786076</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=rfAiT6rcEa2CsgKXzbGzCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHMaKXCad9Dbq1j0HAP99KNd_viNg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-EciT-OfBIaEsAKdzPCcCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNP8itcD2vhc5FAapnv2XTMtle1A" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/11761417</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-EciT-OfBIaEsAKdzPCcCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFNP8itcD2vhc5FAapnv2XTMtle1A&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-54hT6CaGq3ksQKPkNW4CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFLgVHLQhGsGXQfn4Hu1qd748YIjA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/11746539</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=-54hT6CaGq3ksQKPkNW4CQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFLgVHLQhGsGXQfn4Hu1qd748YIjA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=GfcgT9LQFMSwsAKy1qWPCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGgxc6rtb8NL7zbbMlBCa_1xu_mxg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-02:/commentary/11722586</id>
    <updated>2009-03-02T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
You speak Tobacco Prevention Family and snuff Control Act. Is it to prevent children from being trapped. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show: Explained by the current legislation is here: ... Source: admin ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1256/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=GfcgT9LQFMSwsAKy1qWPCQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGgxc6rtb8NL7zbbMlBCa_1xu_mxg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Experts in Government, Public Health, Public Policy and Science ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2009/03/02/experts-in-government-public-health-public-policy-and-science-outline-blueprint-for-reducing-death-and-disease-from-tobacco-in-the-united-states/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-01:/commentary/4537633</id>
    <updated>2009-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TobaccoToday </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Henry Waxman (D-California) on March 4th passed H.R.1256 Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, which is sponsored by Mr. Waxman and would authorize the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tobaccotoday.info/2009/03/02/experts-in-government-public-health-public-policy-and-science-outline-blueprint-for-reducing-death-and-disease-from-tobacco-in-the-united-states/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1256, To protect the public health by ...</title>
    <link href="http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200515359.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-01:/commentary/4480593</id>
    <updated>2009-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - New Laws </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
US Congress: HR 1256, To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200515359.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 1256, To protect the public health by ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200515359.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-01:/commentary/4457875</id>
    <updated>2009-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Immigration </name>
    </author>
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US Congress: HR 1256, To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/200515359.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R. 1256: Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1256" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-01:/commentary/4457874</id>
    <updated>2009-03-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
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A bill in the US Congress: To protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-1256&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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