Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg join to combat global tobacco epidemic in New York
Bill Gates, former CEO of Microsoft announces a joint effort with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to combat the global tobacco epidemic with a $500 million dollar investment from the Gates Foundation and the Bloomberg Initiative to help governments in developing countries implement policies for tobacco control, in New York on July 23, 2008. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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