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July 8, 2009

Cecil Brown talks to NPR’s “All Things Considered” about raising cig tax

Cecil Brown talks to NPR’s “All Things Considered” about raising cig tax Audio for this story will be available at approx. 6:00 p.m. Central: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106338167 A Succession Of Hikes Picking up two cartons of generic cigarettes at Lakeland Tobacco in Flowood, Miss., smoker Mark Stewflick expressed frustration with his state’s most recent price hike. “Going…
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July 8, 2009

Barbour worries cap and trade will be an “Enron-style manipulation scheme”

Barbour worries cap and trade will be an “Enron-style manipulation scheme” The legislation faces a tougher fight in the Senate than in the House, where even a narrow majority rules. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) shepherded the legislation across the finish line, 219 to 212, after a furious lobbying effort on her part. In the Senate,…