Closing In on Tobacco
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Issues concerning lawsuits against the tobacco industry are discussed, focusing on the industry's response to the suits and its economic viability. Topics include overwhelming evidence regarding the harmful effects of smoking, public relations strategies of the tobacco industry, FDA regulation of tobacco, and the economic cost of tobacco-related health care.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1999
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DNA Databases
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DNA profiling of criminals is required by law in all 50 states in America, and some law enforcement officials are trying to add all arrestees to the DNA databases. Privacy and civil liberties advocates say expanding DNA databases will allow sensitive personal information to be misused. More than 60 prisoners have been cleared of suspicion by DNA testing.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1999
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Holocaust Reparations: Should survivors seek compensation for Nazi crimes?
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Some Holocaust victims are voicing discomfort at efforts aimed at restitution and reparations for Nazi war crimes. Others claim that material restitution is as important as moral restitution. Restitution includes losses of art, insurance policies, communal property and money deposited into banks.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 1999
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