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International:
· Canada
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Cigarettes were vital to the war effort |
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Source:http://www.canada.com/,2011-11-11
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How times have changed. Seventy years ago, smoking was not only fashionable but, for those serving overseas in the military, nicotine was considered to be a mental pacifier. Candy, Christmas cake and wool socks had their place but cigarettes were what most wanted.
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· Business
International:
· Japan
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Japan Tobacco posts 24% profit gain |
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Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/,2011-11-04
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Japan Tobacco Inc. (2914.TO) said Monday that its net profit for the fiscal second quarter rose 24% from a year earlier due mainly to reduced tax expenses.
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International:
· USA
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Abandoned cigarettes blamed for fire leaving 12 homeless |
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Source:http://www.radioiowa.com/,2011-10-30
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A weekend fire that destroyed a condominium building in Cedar Rapids is blamed on cigarettes. Firefighters were called to the fire at 5805 Muirfield Drive Southwest just before 5 a.m. Saturday.
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· Business
International:
· Asia
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Philip Morris profit up 31% on strong Asia volume |
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Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/,2011-10-20
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Philip Morris International Inc.'s third-quarter earnings jumped 31% thanks to double-digit volume growth in key Asian markets.
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International:
· USA
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Sanford-Burnham Institute endorses $1 pack cigarette tax hike |
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Source:http://www.nctimes.com/,2011-09-30
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The Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute has endorsed a $1 per pack increase on cigarette taxes under an initiative known as the California Cancer Research Act.
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