Tuesday, April 17, 2007

News Round-Up fer Tuesday

Mornin' everybody.

Well the good folks at RJ Reynolds are bein' forced to cough up - no pun intended - $2 billion for that silly MSA thingy. One can only hope their new pink ribbon cigarette will make up some of that lost money. Good luck boys we're a rootin' fer ya here at the Big Tobacco Blog.

On the positive side, the North Carolina legislature is waterin' down their proposed smokin' ban. The law would now only cover bars where adults are allowed. Wait a second here, does that mean all those bars for kids will have to become smoke-free. That's an outrage!

Speakin' of outrages, Ohio is eliminatin' all smokin' in bars and restaurants on May 1. Similar to yesterday's prediction about casinos, I predict that every bar and restaurant will close just as they did in New York and California.

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