Charity News from Monday, Feb. 25, 2002American Heart Association joins other health groups to urge action on state tobacco excise taxesAmerican Heart Association | The American Heart Association joined with other public health groups today to urge governors and other lawmakers to increase state tobacco excise taxes as a means to save lives, improve health, and support budget shortfalls at a Smokeless States'... Statement of John L. Kirkwood President and Chief Executive Officer American Lung Association American Lung Association | I am John Kirkwood, President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Lung Association. Each year the American Lung Association issues a report on state tobacco laws enacted the previous year. National Health Organizations Challenge Governors: Increase Excise Tax on Cigarettes and Save Lives American Lung Association | A national coalition of public health organizations today saluted governors who have proposed increasing their states' cigarette excise taxes and challenged governors and legislators in every state to increase cigarette taxes by a substantial ... Senior House Democrats Push Farm Conservation Funds Environmental Defense | Richard Gephardt and Charles Stenholm, urging them to support $4.4 billion in annual Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation funding during Farm Bill negotiations. Environmental Defense praised the leadership in support of conservation by ... Truck Manufacturers Vie to Produce Next Generation Fedex Express Truck Environmental Defense | FedEx Express, the world's largest express transportation company, and the Alliance for Environmental Innovation, one of the first environmental advocacy groups to work cooperatively with business, announced that three competing teams have ... Assisting Flood Victims in Indonesia Food for the Hungry | A Food for the Hungry grant is helping local Christians reach out to 2,000 families flooded out of their homes in Jakarta in mid-February. Food for the Hungry is working through the organization Yayasan Putri Sion, a local Christian agency, to ... "Reading is FAME" Program Hailed By Nation's Leading Teachers' Organization Girls and Boys Town | Girls and Boys Town's "Reading is FAME" has been selected by the National Education Association and the National Staff Development Council as an outstanding program that improves learning in schools.
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