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Obama's 100 Days -- The Mad Men Did Well

The BBC's American television soap Mad Men offers a rare glimpse of the power of corporate advertising. The promotion of smoking half a century ago by the "smart" people of Madison Avenue, who knew the truth, led to countless deaths. Advertising and its t... Read >

Bodybuilders honoured

BAHRAIN's top bodybuilders received His Majesty King Hamad's reward for their results in last year's 62nd World Bodybuilding Championship held at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. The award, presented by General Organisation for Youth and Spor... Read >

KettleWorx Launches

KettleWorx announced its sponsorship of Ryan Shanahan's "I Love My Kettlebell" national media tour. Shanahan, creator of KettleWorx and the world's leading expert in kettlebell fitness, will be appearing on a series of television newscasts across the coun... Read >

Tobacco Tax Could Hurt Businesses

Some business owners worry the state tobacco tax increase, coupled with a federal tax increase on tobacco products, will put them out of business. Greg McGee has worked at the Pipe and Tobacco Shop for 20 years. He calls the state's tobacco tax hike "exc... Read >

Opinion: Why should smokers and drinkers pay for the state's budget woes?

Days before the North Carolina General Assembly convened for its 2009 session, Senate leader Marc Basnight suggested he may call for increases in cigarette and alcohol taxes to address a portion of the state's large and growing budget gap. Though well-mea... Read >

Philip Morris, Swedish Match to Sell Snuff Globally

Philip Morris International Inc., the largest publicly traded cigarette company, will jointly sell snuff worldwide with Swedish Match AB, broadening the company's product range as it targets emerging markets for growth. The companies also said today that... Read >

Altria spent over $3.1M lobbying government in 4Q

Altria Client Services Inc., on behalf of the nation's biggest cigarette maker, spent more than $3.1 million in the fourth quarter to lobby in favor of a bill that will give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate the industry and other... Read >

Cigarette tax debate framed by moral issue

The questions seemed to make the temperature in the room climb a notch. "How do you feel about working for a company like that?" And the natural follow-up, "Are you working just for the money?" On the other end were two men representing Philip Morris, t... Read >

Raising the Tax On Cigarettes - It's About Time

It makes sense. Cigarettes cost the state of Florida about $6 billion a year in exorbitant health care costs associated with smoking - heart disease, cancers and hospitalizations, according to the Alliance for Healthy Florida Campaign. Productivity on t... Read >

Classic muscle treat

THE William Prescott/Hoskin Worrell flex-out is not the only treat in store for muscle fans at next month's Darcy Beckles Invitational Classic. Bahamian six-foot, three-inch pro, Joel Stubbs, who was good enough to crack the Top 10 at last year's Ironma... Read >

Judy Duggan pumped up for shot at bodybuilding nationals.

Judy Duggan pumped up for shot at bodybuilding nationals. Duggan has produced promising results from two competitions in recent weeks, winning the senior figure over-35 class at the South Island bodybuilding championships then placing second in the sam... Read >