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WHO Takes Aim at Tobacco Smuggling With New Pact
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Title WHO Takes Aim at Tobacco Smuggling With New Pact
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/570291?src=rss
Description Nearly 130 countries have taken the first steps towards a new treaty to combat tobacco smuggling, blamed for higher consumption and up to $50 billion in lost tax revenues each year, officials said on Friday. Reuters Health Information
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Date Feb 19, 2008
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