Senate Backs Tobacco Regulation, Grower Buyout (Reuters)

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Senate OKs $12B Tobacco Buyout,
Regulation (AP)

Senate OKs $12B Tobacco Buyout,
Regulation (AP) 07/16/2004 01:16 AM
AP - The Senate approved a plan to give the government broad new powers to regulate the cigarette industry, including the ability to eliminate harmful ingredients in tobacco products and forbid advertising that appeals to children.

Senate Mulls $12B Tobacco Farmers
Buyout (AP)

Senate Mulls $12B Tobacco Farmers
Buyout (AP) 07/15/2004 06:39 PM
AP - An unlikely coalition of tobacco-state lawmakers and anti-smoking advocates rallied behind a Senate measure Thursday to put new restrictions on cigarette makers and pay tobacco farmers $12 billion to give up federal quotas propping up their prices.

Senate Approves Tobacco Buyout and New
Curbs

Senate Approves Tobacco Buyout and New
Curbs 07/15/2004 10:17 PM
The Senate approved new federal regulation of tobacco products and advertising as part of a deal to buy out tobacco growers.

Senate Approves $12B Tobacco Farm
Buyout (AP)

Senate Approves $12B Tobacco Farm
Buyout (AP) 07/15/2004 08:20 PM
AP - The Senate approved a plan Thursday to put new restrictions on cigarette makers and pay tobacco farmers $12 billion to give up federal quotas propping up their prices.

Tobacco Buyout Would Enrich Some in
House (AP)

Tobacco Buyout Would Enrich Some in
House (AP) 07/09/2004 09:55 PM
AP - A handful of lawmakers would benefit personally from a measure they helped push through the House to pay tobacco farmers almost $10 billion to give up a Depression-era federal program to bolster prices.

Farmers see progress on tobacco buyout

Farmers see progress on tobacco buyout 07/04/2004 01:07 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sat Jul 3, 08:33 pm GMT

Senate Backs Opening New Alaska Oil
Spigot (Reuters)

Senate Backs Opening New Alaska Oil
Spigot (Reuters) 03/17/2005 03:30 AM
Reuters - As U.S. oil prices soared to a record high on Wednesday, the Senate gave President Bush's energy plan a major boost by voting to open Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil drilling.

Senate Backs Increase in Army Troop
Strength (Reuters)

Senate Backs Increase in Army Troop
Strength (Reuters) 06/17/2004 10:23 PM
Reuters - Despite resistance from the Pentagon, the U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to boost the Army by 20,000 troops to relieve stress on soldiers forced into extended duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Senate Is Seen to Support a Bill to
Regulate Tobacco

Senate Is Seen to Support a Bill to
Regulate Tobacco 07/15/2004 05:10 PM
The Senate vote expected today is part of a deal to buy out the nation's tobacco growers and end price supports for the crop.

Powell Backs Regulation-Free Internet

Powell Backs Regulation-Free Internet 12/02/2003 01:47 AM
AtNewYork Dec 1 2003 7:45PM ET

Senate Backs New Research on A-Bombs

Senate Backs New Research on A-Bombs 06/15/2004 10:45 PM
New York Times Jun 16 2004 3:02AM GMT

Senate backs 4-year ban on Net access
tax

Senate backs 4-year ban on Net access
tax 04/30/2004 07:56 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 30 2004 11:12AM GMT

Senate Backs Private Prison
Interrogators

Senate Backs Private Prison
Interrogators 06/16/2004 07:33 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jun 16 2004 11:24PM GMT

Senate Panel Backs Off Digital TV
Deadline

Senate Panel Backs Off Digital TV
Deadline 09/23/2004 04:42 AM
Los Angeles Times Sep 23 2004 8:33AM GMT

Senate backs visa waiver extension

Senate backs visa waiver extension 07/27/2004 05:55 AM
One year to comply

Senate Backs Internet Tax Ban Extension
(washingtonpost.com)

Senate Backs Internet Tax Ban Extension
(washingtonpost.com) 04/30/2004 10:37 AM
washingtonpost.com - The Senate yesterday voted 93 to 3 to extend a ban on taxing Internet access for four years, forging a compromise that telephone companies and other online providers said would give them incentive to deploy more high-speed Internet service.

51-49 Senate Vote Backs Arctic Oil
Drilling (washingtonpost.com)

51-49 Senate Vote Backs Arctic Oil
Drilling (washingtonpost.com) 03/17/2005 03:30 AM
washingtonpost.com - A closely divided Senate yesterday voted in favor of opening Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, bringing a long-sought goal of the Bush administration within striking distance of being realized.

Senate Panel Backs Negroponte for Intel
Post

Senate Panel Backs Negroponte for Intel
Post 04/14/2005 05:05 PM
John D. Negroponte's nomination now goes to the full Senate for what is expected to be easy confirmation

Senate Panel Backs E.P.A. Nominee, With
One Notable Exception

Senate Panel Backs E.P.A. Nominee, With
One Notable Exception 04/13/2005 02:08 PM
Stephen L. Johnson, a scientist who has spent 24 years at the E.P.A., was endorsed by a Senate committee today, but a serious new threat to his confirmation arose.

State Senate backs SBC plan to rewrite
telecom rules

State Senate backs SBC plan to rewrite
telecom rules 04/18/2005 04:33 AM
Chicagotribune.com - Sat Apr 16, 11:27 am GMT

UPDATE 1-Calif. Senate backs restricting
Google's Gmail

UPDATE 1-Calif. Senate backs restricting
Google's Gmail 05/27/2004 09:35 PM
Reuters May 28 2004 1:06AM GMT

U.S. Suit Against Tobacco Makers Goes to
Trial (Reuters)

U.S. Suit Against Tobacco Makers Goes to
Trial (Reuters) 09/21/2004 05:04 AM
Reuters - Major cigarette makers go on trial on Tuesday in the U.S. government's $280 billion racketeering case that charges the tobacco industry with deliberately deceiving the public about the risks of smoking since the 1950s.

U.S. in Talks to Settle with Tobacco
Companies (Reuters)

U.S. in Talks to Settle with Tobacco
Companies (Reuters) 03/22/2005 06:43 PM
Reuters - U.S. government lawyers have begun talks with cigarette makers to try to settle the government's racketeering case against the industry, a source close to the case said on Tuesday.

U.S. Government Files Tobacco Case
Details (Reuters)

U.S. Government Files Tobacco Case
Details (Reuters) 07/02/2004 01:24 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday set out the blueprint underpinning its accusations that major cigarette companies deliberately misled the public about the risks of smoking for decades.

Government Files Tobacco Case Details
(Reuters)

Government Files Tobacco Case Details
(Reuters) 07/02/2004 04:31 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department on Friday set out the blueprint underpinning its accusations that major cigarette companies deliberately misled the public about the risks of smoking for decades.

CoffeeGeek - Above and Beyond - Grower
Relationships

CoffeeGeek - Above and Beyond - Grower
Relationships 02/10/2004 02:54 AM
http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/ethicalbean/01-28-2004 There's a lot of talk in the coffee world about being responsible. There's an environmental responsibility to protect forests and birds. There's an ethical responsibility to sell quality coffees. But the biggest responsibility seems to be that of a social responsibility, one that ensures that coffee farmers and their families receive respect, recognition and fair wages for their work. Of course, there are many organizations...

Tobacco Case Nears Trial, Questions
Remain (Reuters)

Tobacco Case Nears Trial, Questions
Remain (Reuters) 09/19/2004 08:59 PM
Reuters - On the eve of a $280 billion racketeering trial of major cigarette makers, political and legal uncertainties are still seen hanging over the U.S. government's long-awaited case.

Native American Tribe to Launch Own
Tobacco Brand (Reuters)

Native American Tribe to Launch Own
Tobacco Brand (Reuters) 04/01/2005 11:52 AM
Reuters - A Native American tribe in Washington state is preparing to make and sell its own brand of cigarettes at a fraction of the cost of mainstream brands in an effort to diversify its income for tribal members.

Government Witness to Urge Ouster of
Tobacco Execs (Reuters)

Government Witness to Urge Ouster of
Tobacco Execs (Reuters) 03/14/2005 05:36 PM
Reuters - A government witness scheduled to testify in the racketeering case against cigarette makers will recommend that the courts oust senior tobacco industry management, according to court documents.

Ultra-Small Nanotechnology Needs
Regulation-Report (Reuters)

Ultra-Small Nanotechnology Needs
Regulation-Report (Reuters) 07/29/2004 10:04 AM
Reuters - Nanotechnology -- which operates on an almost unimaginably small scale -- offers tremendous potential, but regulation is needed to minimize any future risks, scientists said on Thursday.

FCC Chief Plans No Internet Phone
Regulation (Reuters)

FCC Chief Plans No Internet Phone
Regulation (Reuters) 01/22/2004 06:19 PM
Reuters - The top U.S. telecom regulator said on Thursday he had no intention of setting rules for Internet telephony, which he said could have a dramatic impact on voice communications.

Court backs Playboy over pop-ups
(Reuters)

Court backs Playboy over pop-ups
(Reuters) 01/16/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Playboy Enterprises's trademark terms "playboy" and "playmate" should be protected even in Internet searches that prompt pop-up advertisements.

Bush Backs Away from Iraq WMD Certainty
(Reuters)

Bush Backs Away from Iraq WMD Certainty
(Reuters) 01/27/2004 01:46 PM
Reuters - In the wake of a top expert's conclusions that Iraq had no large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, President Bush on Tuesday dropped his previous certainty that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, the reason given for the U.S.-led invasion.

CVS Drugstore Chain Backs Drug Imports
to U.S. (Reuters)

CVS Drugstore Chain Backs Drug Imports
to U.S. (Reuters) 05/05/2004 06:18 PM
Reuters - The No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain on Wednesday proposed a system that would allow Americans to legally and safely purchase cheaper medicines from Canada and other nations through registered suppliers.

Court Backs Firing of Waitress Without
Makeup (Reuters)

Court Backs Firing of Waitress Without
Makeup (Reuters) 12/29/2004 12:15 PM
Reuters - A female bartender who refused to wear makeup at a Reno, Nevada, casino was not unfairly dismissed from her job, a U.S. federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

Rumsfeld backs new Kyrgyz leaders after
coup (Reuters)

Rumsfeld backs new Kyrgyz leaders after
coup (Reuters) 04/14/2005 04:17 AM
Reuters - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld backed Kyrgyzstan's new leaders Thursday and won fresh promises that a U.S. air base could stay, in the first visit by a senior Western official since a coup last month.

UN Official Backs Down: Rich Nations Not
'Stingy' (Reuters)

UN Official Backs Down: Rich Nations Not
'Stingy' (Reuters) 12/28/2004 03:15 PM
Reuters - The international response to a catastrophic tsunami in Asia has been quick and generous, a senior U.N. official said on Tuesday, playing down his earlier comments that wealthy nations were stingy.

CIA Restricts One-Third of U.S. Senate
WMD Report (Reuters)

CIA Restricts One-Third of U.S. Senate
WMD Report (Reuters) 06/15/2004 07:48 PM
Reuters - The CIA has decided that about one-third of a U.S. Senate report criticizing prewar intelligence on Iraq contains secret information that should not be released to the public, intelligence sources said on Tuesday.

US Senate Set to Take Up Internet-Access
Tax Ban (Reuters)

US Senate Set to Take Up Internet-Access
Tax Ban (Reuters) 04/23/2004 09:47 PM
Reuters - The U.S. Senate will attempt next week to break a stalemate on Internet access taxes after months of inaction on the legislation, Senate aides said on Friday after a compromise measure emerged.
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