Senators Vote To Encourage Healthy Behavior. Encourage In Government Speak Means, Tax, Fine and Regulate

U.S. senators vote to encourage healthy behavior. A U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday adopted a measure aimed at rewarding healthy behavior in a sweeping healthcare overhaul sought by President Barack Obama as lawmakers pushed to complete the legislation.The Senate Finance Committee voted for an amendment offered by Republican Senator John Ensign and Democrat Thomas Carper that would allow health plans to provide financial incentives for people to quit smoking, exercise more and engage in other hea

Posts about Daily Kos as of July 27, 2009

Resolution says Hawaii Obama’s birthplace - mashget.com 07/27/2009 WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) — Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii, countering a movement challenging President Barack Obama ’s U.S. birth, introduced a measure commemorating Hawaii’s statehood.Hawaii celebrates its 50th anniversary in August. Ambercrombie’s non-bonding resolution to commemorate the Aloha State’s admission has a slight twist — it also describes Hawaii as Obama’s birthplace, the Daily Kos reported Monday.

Do Americans Care If Obama Smokes?

That’s the question asked by a new CNN poll, and it turns out that the vast majority of Americans don’t care if Obama smokes or not. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Most Americans say that President Barack Obama’s struggle to quit smoking doesn’t change their views of him, according to a new national poll. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday also indicates that only a third say that they would like to see Obama give up cigarettes completely. “Obama has admitted that he sti

CNN Poll: Do American care if Obama smokes?

President Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act on June 22.WASHINGTON (CNN) – Most Americans say that President Barack Obama's struggle to quit smoking doesn't change their views of him, according to a new national poll.The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday also indicates that only a third say that they would like to see Obama give up cigarettes completely.Obama has admitted that he still smokes on occasion, but nearly nine in 10 Americans say

CNN Poll: Do Americans care if Barack Obama smokes?

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Most Americans say that President Barack Obama’s struggle to quit smoking doesn’t change their views of him, according to a new national poll. The CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Friday also indicates that only a third say that they would like to see Obama give up cigarettes completely. “Obama has admitted that he still smokes on occasion, but nearly nine in ten Americans say that doesn’t affect their view of him and only 12 percent think that indicates so

Sheldon Alberts: Obama’s message is do as I say, not as I smoke

When it comes to advising American children on smoking, President Barack Obama’s message is turning out to be less than ideal – do as I say, not as I do. A day after signing new anti-smoking legislation to prevent tobacco companies from marketing to children, Obama admitted to the nation he is still battling his addiction to cigarettes. “Look, I've said before that as a former smoker I constantly struggle with it. Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes,” Obama said during a White

Obama, citing his smoking woes, signs tobacco law

WASHINGTON – Lamenting his first teenage cigarette, President Barack Obama ruefully admitted on Monday that he's spent his adult life fighting the habit. Then he signed the nation's toughest anti- smoking law , aiming to keep thousands of other teens from getting hooked. Obama praised the historic legislation, which gives the Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate what goes into tobacco products , to make public the ingredients and to prohibit marketing campaigns

Obama Signs Law on Kids and Tobacco

Posted by: BookGirl on: June 22, 2009 In: BookGrl| Future| Obama| bidenComment! Barack Obama signed a new law which tries to limit the reach tobacco companies have when advertising to children.(How awesome was Joe Biden’s hot pink tie? Love it.)The law bans tobacco companies from advertising within 1000 from schools and playground and curves their power to tempt children with “appealing flavors.”Obama said he hopes the bipartisan bill will help save billions of dollars in healthcare and will red

Obama signs landmark law to regulate tobacco

* New law allows tough new FDA limits on tobacco * Tobacco blamed for 440,000 U.S. deaths per year * Companies say will comply with regulations (Adds quotes from Obama, comments from industry) WASHINGTON, June 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama,citing his own struggle to give up smoking, signed a law onMonday giving the U.S. government broad regulatory power forthe first time over cigarettes and other tobacco products . Obama said the law would curb the ability of tobaccocompanies to m

No smoking: Historic vote could bring new limits

My Way News, “ No smoking: Historic vote could bring new limits ” by Jim Abrams WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate struck a historic blow against smoking in America Thursday, voting overwhelmingly to give regulators new power to limit nicotine in the cigarettes that kill nearly a half-million people a year, to drastically curtail ads that glorify tobacco and to ban flavored products aimed at spreading the habit to young people. President Barack Obama, who has spoken of his own struggle to q

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