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December 7, 2006

Missouri Not Spending Any Tobacco AG Settlement Money On Prevention

Article in the New York Times -- Mo. Lags in Protecting Kids From Tobacco, by the Associated Press.  The article notes that according to a report by public health organizations, "Missouri will collect nearly $246 million combined this year from the 1998 settlement with tobacco companies and tobacco taxes, but will spend none of it on prevention efforts."

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