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Damn, wasteful government meddling

Posted on January 7, 2014 Author admin Comments Off on Damn, wasteful government meddling

USA Today is reporting “Anti-tobacco efforts have saved 8 million lives in the 50 years since the publication of a landmark Surgeon General report, ‘Smoking and Health,’ a new analysis shows.”

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