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Texas may raise legal smoking age from 18 to 19

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:14:13 -0700
AUSTIN — Though they are legally considered adults and can serve in the military, 18-year-old Texans would be considered minors when it comes to smoking under a bill passed unanimously through a Senate committee Tuesday. The measure would increase the legal age for buying tobacco products to 19, and would cut off an estimated $12.5 million in tax revenue for the state over the next two years. Supporters say raising the legal age will prevent teens from smoking an extra year and keep cigarett

From the Field: The Battle’s Just Beginning

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:00:51 -0700
We’re heading into what might be the biggest two weeks yet in the fight for enactment of the Employee Free Choice Act . Members of Congress are returning home for the April recess, and workers and their allies are participating in hundreds of events—phone banking, leafleting, letter writing, meeting with lawmakers in town halls and rallying with allies—to make sure their elected officials pass the Employee Free Choice Act. More than 300 events are scheduled during this critic

Big Heads & Baby Falls

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:39:20 -0700
Falling Down: Infants and Small Children Most parents are surprised at the ease with which small children can fall from beds, changing tables, and high chairs. Even before they can roll over, they have a remarkable knack for propelling themselves off an elevated surface to land, thud, on the floor. Cats land on their feet. Babies ...]