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Health officials to seek smoking ban in Oklahoma

October 29, 2009 By The Associated Press  TIM TALLEY (Associated Press Writer)

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Anti-smoking advocates called on lawmakers Thursday to make bars and restaurants in Oklahoma smoke-free by closing loopholes in the state law restricting smoking in public places.

Officials from the American Heart Association and the state Department of Health said they will support legislation next year to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, similar to a bill that died...

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