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...Florida passed a law penalizing minors under 18 caught buying, smoking or possessing tobacco. Funded by money from an earlier $11.3 billion state settlement with the tobacco industry, special police patrols now scour public parks, malls and other places where teens light up. A first offense carries a fine of $53 or eight hours of community service. Kids caught smoking a third time automatically lose their driver's license. Some 800 young smokers have been ticketed...
During the postwar boom, Reuther campaigned for wage increases, winning a major victory in a 1948 settlement with General Motors that established the concept of an annual wage increase (annual improvement factor) tied to a quarterly cost of living allowance. The AIF-COLA formula has, over the years, been a pillar of progress in enhancing workers' living standards and ensuring protection of the purchasing power of the earned dollar against the impact of inflation...
...National Jewish Coalition, a Republican group. But the Israelis are especially interested in finding out who the younger Bush really is. "They didn't like his father much, " says Time Jerusalem Bureau Chief Lisa Beyer,"because President Bush was famous for taking on the Shamir government over settlement policy." The Israelis hope the younger Bush will develop a more Israeli-friendly attitude from his visit. For his part, the Texas Governor is happy just to get a good photo op -- you never know when a good pic might resurface in a campaign...
...lawsuit was settled and, according to court documents, both parties are prohibited from disclosing "information concerning the substance of the...litigation and the substantive terms of its settlement...
...Smokers familiar with their pushers' legendary financial acumen shouldn't be too surprised to get stuck with the tab. But if they cheered at all when Sen. John McCain's $516 billion settlement bill died this year -- largely because of a virulent industry ad campaign that attacked the "tax-and-spend" $1.10 increase -- they ought to be a little peeved that this time the taxes are coming from their own side. Of course that hasn't stopped Philip Morris stock from its steady runup -- in a smoker's blood, nicotine generally wins out over outrage...