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Senate Votes to Allow F.D.A. to Regulate Tobacco

nytimes.com
Jun. 11, 2009
The bill would give the F.D.A. regulatory power over cigarettes and other products, although the agency would not be able to ban them. President Obama is expected to sign it.
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler