Four major U.S. tobacco companies are suing the federal government, saying that forcing them to put graphic warning labels on cigarette packages is unconstitutional. The companies say the new rules violate their right to free speech. An attorney representing Lorillard Tobacco Co. says the government can engage in all the anti-smoking advocacy it wants in […]
US Cigarette Companies Sue Government Over New Warning Labels
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 10:00 pm (UTC-5)
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Study: Women Smokers Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 8:45 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. researchers have found that women who smoke face a much higher risk of bladder cancer than previously thought. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association says the newest information shows that about half of bladder cancer cases in women are caused by smoking — up from 20-30 percent in previous studies. […]
Kuwaiti Food Company Disputes US Charges of Fraud
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
A Kuwaiti-based food supplier has pleaded not guilty in U.S. federal court to charges of fraud in connection with multi-billion-dollar contracts with the U.S. Army. The Public Warehousing Company, also known as Agility, says it welcomes the opportunity to have its name cleared by an impartial jury. The company says the U.S. Justice Department has […]
Obama Calls on Americans to Pressure Congress to Boost Economy
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 5:35 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama is urging Americans to pressure their representatives in Congress to take steps that would get people back to work. At a rural economic forum in the midwestern state of Iowa Tuesday, Mr. Obama accused some members of Congress of focusing on next year’s election instead of passing legislation to help the […]
Obama Calls on US Lawmakers to Focus on American People
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 3:00 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has accused some members of Congress of focusing on next year’s elections, instead of passing legislation to help the American people. The president spoke at a rural economic forum in the state of Iowa Tuesday on the second day of a three-day bus tour of the U.S. midwest. In an apparent reference […]
Obama Calls on US Lawmakers to Focus on American People
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama has accused some members of Congress of focusing on next year’s elections, instead of passing legislation to help the American people. The president spoke at a rural economic forum in the state of Iowa Tuesday on the second day of a three-day bus tour of the U.S. midwest. In an apparent reference […]
Clinton Calls for “Active Political Process” in Afghanistan
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s announcement that he will not run for re-election means there must be an “active political process” to elect a successor. Clinton made the comment Tuesday at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. She said the U.S. wants the Afghan government to be Afghan-led […]
Obama Pushes Economic Policy on Midwest Bus Tour
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
President Barack Obama is continuing a bus tour of the U.S. Midwest to explain his economic policy, as he pushes back against criticism that he is not doing enough to spur the economy and address high unemployment. Mr. Obama hosts a rural economic forum Tuesday in the state of Iowa, a day after speaking with […]
