When Florida lawmakers take a disliking to a particular voter-initiated amendment to the state constitution, they have been known to stall, revise or flat-out ignore its implementation. Surveys showed a drop-off in teen smoking after the campaign began, and health officials attributed the success to the ads and other elements of the program. Fortunately, the Legislature decided not to blow smoke in response to a constitutional change approved by a whopping 61 percent of voters last fall....

Christopher Hitchens and Simon Hoggart put forward their arguments Christpher Hitchens and Simon Hoggart Monday May 14, 2007 The Guardian No If I had wanted an encapsulating anecdote for my argument, it would have been provided by our glorious secretary of state for health, Patricia Hewitt, who commented on recent events in Iran: "It was deplorable that the woman hostage should be shown smoking. Is the smoking ban a good idea? . Special reports . Guardian Unlimited Skip to main content....

To see a list of items associated with a particular tag, click on the tag below. He instructs visitors to crouch down as they make their way past the banana grove, catch a glimpse of a wedding cake and salivate at the idea of finding strips of bacon. Tours are offered every half-hour in the summer, on the hour in spring and early autumn and every two hours in late autumn. What the ranger shows off on his 90-minute guided tours are creatively named formations sculpted by seeping, dripping...

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Even if Democrats gain control of both chambers, their margins likely would be too slim to push through an aggressive agenda. Please note, Eileen Ambrose won't be able to give individual financial advice, and comments and names may be included in a column. Democrats, for instance, favor allowing the federal government to negotiate drug prices in the Medicare prescription drug plan. Expect congressional hearings, subpoenas of internal corporate documents and pressure to allow workers to...