Kerry May Delay Nomination to Raise Private Funds
Democratic candidate John Kerry may delay accepting the nomination to extend private fundraising before the general election. The plan would let Kerry pause spending his 75 million budget until after a delayed nomination, while the convention proceeds in Boston at end of July. Both campaigns are expected to accept full federal funding once nominated.
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Jury orders tobacco firms to fund smoking cessation programs
A New Orleans jury awarded Louisiana smokers 590 million dollars for nicotine patches hot lines and advertising to aid quitting. Experts call it possibly the first verdict forcing industry funding of cessation efforts. appeals and program design will follow, with no individual awards for plaintiffs.
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SBC Workers Strike Across 13 States As Talks Resume
About 100,000 SBC Communications employees walk out in a four day strike in 13 states led by the Communications Workers of America to press for a new contract. Negotiations resume in Chicago New Haven and Pleasanton with Austin set to start. SBC reports its network remains at 99.99 percent reliability despite some directory assistance outages.
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