Tobacco firms sue over graphic cigarette labels
Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies filed suit in Washington D C arguing the FDA warnings on cigarette packs violate free speech by promoting an anti smoking message and overshadowing brand advertising. They seek a court order halting the labels while the case proceeds.
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National child welfare survey finds rising state poverty
A national study by the Annie E. Casey Foundation reports 14.7 million children, 20 percent, living in poverty in 2009, up from 12.2 percent in 2000. Nevada records high unemployment and foreclosures, with 13 percent of youths displaced by unpaid mortgages, signaling long term impacts on low income families and future outcomes.
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Washington
Nevada
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Stephen Brown
Center For Business and Economic Research
University of Nevada
Las Vegas
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