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Obama Sees 'Victory' in Passage of FDA-Tobacco Bill

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2009 1:41 PM CDT

(Newser) – President Obama praised the passage of a bill allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco products as “a long time coming," the Hill reports. The legislation, which sailed through the House this morning, grants the agency new power to regulate tobacco ingredients and marketing.... Read full story »

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