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• By: Hans Bader
• 09/04/2007

Cigarette taxes could be reformed in a way that discourages underage people from starting to smoke, while also relieving the financial burden on poor people…

• By: Hans Bader
• 09/04/2007

Two weeks ago, I wrote “about convicted felon Teressa Turner-Schaefer, who spent a mere 11 months in jail for killing her husband after an…

• By: Hans Bader
• 09/04/2007

The District of Columbia has filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of a federal appeals court decision striking down the District’s…

• By: Hans Bader
• 08/30/2007

Indonesia is protesting that the bill to subject the tobacco industry to FDA regulation would violate an international trade treaty. The Jakarta Post…

• By: Hans Bader
• 08/27/2007

The Washington Post reports that the man responsible for the Virginia Tech massacre had mental problems known to his high school, but that the…

• By: Hans Bader
• 08/24/2007

Even in the midst of a budget deficit, Virginia governor Tim Kaine is pushing for a massive and costly expansion of state-funded preschool programs. A…