US government backs anti-smoking measures
The US is on the brink of introducing new anti-smoking measures after the House of Representatives backed a bill passed on June 11th by the Senate, giving the government powers to regulate tobacco products.
Senators gave final approval for the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act by a margin of 79 to 17 on Thursday and the House has now voted 307 to 97 to endorse the bill.
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15. 6. 2009 Cancer Research UK
