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 may 2004 articles...

 



 
Articles In The News - May 2004
From Sacramento, CA -- "Smoking ban urged on beaches" - An article by Jim Sanders - Published in the Sacramento Bee on May 31, 2004 Go to articles
From Sacramento, CA -- "By STEVE LAWRENCE, Associated Press Writer" - A column by Steve Lawrence - Published in the Sacramento Bee on May 27, 2004 Go to articles
From Washington, D.C. -- "List of Diseases Linked to Smoking Expands" - An article by the Associated Press - Published in the New York Times on May 28, 2004. Go to articles
From Geneva, Switzerland -- "U.N.: Tobacco - Related Deaths to Increase" -  An article by the Associated Press - Published in the New York Times on May 28, 2004. Go to articles
From Focus on the Family -- "CDC: Second-Hand Smoke Becomes Deadly Quickly" - An article by Terry Phillips, correspondent - Published on Focus on the Family on May 15, 2004.  Go to articles
From Sacramento, CA  -- "Marjie Lundstrom: What's new on smoke-free beaches, fight over inmate" - An article by Marjie Lundstrom - Published in the Sacramento Bee on May 13, 2004. Go to articles
From New York, NY -- "A City of Quitters? In Strict New York, 11% Fewer Smokers" - An article by RICHARD PIREZ-PEQA - Published in the New York Times on May 12, 2004. Go to articles
From Rowan County, NC -- "Letter: Plea for dad, others to stop smoking" - An letter from Janaka Dawkins - Published in the Salisbury Post on May 8, 2004. Go to Salisburypost.townnews.com
From Newport Beach, CA -- "Teen activists a rising force against smoking" - An article by Daniel B. Wood, Staff Writer - Published in the Christian Science Monitor on May 4, 2004. Go to csmonitor.com
From Newsweek Magazine -- "Women, Cigarettes and Death" - An article by Karen Springen - Published in Newsweek Magazine on May 10, 2004. Go to articles

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More than 400,000 people die of tobacco-related illnesses in the U.S. every year -- more than from AIDS, car crashes, alcohol, suicides, homicides, fire, and illegal drugs combined...(more)

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