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CVS Quits: This is the right thing to do

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February 5, 2014
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Washington, DC 5 February - In a statement to Bustle news outlet ASH Executive Director Laurent Huber had the following to say about the recent CVS decision: I don’t have any insight in CVS’ decision beyond...
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Global Side of SG Report from Today

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January 17, 2014
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Washington, DC 17 January - At a White House event today, public health officials and advocates recognized the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Surgeon General’s Report on Smoking and Health. The original report, s...
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Public Health Groups Agree: Carve Tobacco Out of Trade

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December 5, 2013
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December 5, 2013 Ambassador Michael Froman Office of the United States Trade Representative 600 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20508 Dear Ambassador Froman: We seek your explicit commitment tha...
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Malaysia lauded for seeking to exclude tobacco in trade pact

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August 26, 2013
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Washington, DC 26 August - Tobacco control advocates from over 20 different countries lauded Malaysia for its announcement to exclude tobacco from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP is a fre...
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Obama Goes to Bat for Big Tobacco in TPP

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August 19, 2013
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WASHINGTON, DC 19 August – The Obama Administration has backed down from a proposal revealed 15 months ago to protect health from Big Tobacco under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the pending free trade ag...
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WTO Decision Forces U.S. Hand on Menthol Cigarettes

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July 24, 2013
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U.S. will comply with WTO decision by moving to ban menthol additives   GENEVA, SWITZERLAND 24 July – Yesterday the U.S. laid out its plan to come into compliance with a WTO dispute settlement panel fi...
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WHO Report Demonstrates Need for Higher Tobacco Taxes

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July 10, 2013
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Most effective measure is the most under-utilized WASHINGTON, DC. 10 July – A report released today by the World Health Organization concludes that tax and price measures are the “least-achieved” of a global m...
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World No Tobacco Day 2013: Protecting Public Health Requires Global Effort

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May 30, 2013
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TOBACCO INDUSTRY RELENTLESSLY UNDERMINING ADVERTISING BANS WASHINGTON, DC. 30 May – The days of actors dressing up as doctors to promote cigarette brands may be long over, but if you think tobacco advertising ...
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New York City Tobacco Display Ban Will Save Lives

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March 19, 2013
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Yesterday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced a plan to ban the display of tobacco products at retail outlets in an effort to protect public health and to reduce the ability of the tobacco industr...
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Free Trade Agreement Ignores Global Tobacco Epidemic

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December 12, 2012
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Talks on a tobacco exception in a free trade agreement between the United States and ten other countries in the Asia-Pacific region – the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) - became the subject of many unanswered ...
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Big Tobacco Buys Big Political Influence

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October 16, 2012
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Money is doled out to both sides of the aisle The tobacco industry has always been a major player in congressional campaigns, but a new online map ( ash.org/map) shows just how pervasive tobacco money is in p...
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New Website Highlights Tobacco Lobbyists’ Campaign Contributions and Gifts to Oklahoma Lawmakers

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October 1, 2012
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (October 1, 2012)A new website with searchable databases of all campaign contributions and gifts from tobacco lobbyists to members of the Oklahoma State Legislature was announced today. ...
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Historic Plain Packaging Measure Highlights Need for Stronger Action in U.S.

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August 15, 2012
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Plain Packaging of Cigarettes Upheld by Australia's Highest Court Historic Measure Highlights Need for Stronger Action in U.S. Yesterday, Australia's highest court found against the tobacco industry and i...
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ASH Launches New Website, Brand

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August 10, 2012
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WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 10, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH), one of the nation’s oldest anti-tobacco organizations devoted to the tobacco related epidemic, has launched a new website and brand to reflec...
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ASH calls on President Obama to Immediately Submit FCTC for Ratification, 8 Years After U.S. Signed Agreement

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August 7, 2012
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WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 8, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) calls on President Obama to immediately submit the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) to the Senate for ratification. The United St...
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ASH to Attend National Conference on Tobacco or Health

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August 7, 2012
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WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 7, 2012) Action on Smoking & Health (ASH) will address global health governance issues impacting the tobacco related epidemic at the National Conference on Tobacco or Health that ope...
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ASH Applauds Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Commitment to the Global Fight Against Tobacco

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March 23, 2012
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WASHINGTON, DC (March 23, 2012) Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) applauds New York City Mayor and philanthropist Michael R. Bloomberg, for his unwavering commitment to public health by announcing his continue...
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