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Cigarette warning labels becoming more graphic

WASHINGTON - Coming soon to the lives of American smokers: cigarette labels that go far beyond a simple warning.

Under a law signed by President Barack Obama on June 22 - the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - tobacco companies will be required to cover 50 percent of the front and rear panels of cigarette packages with color graphics showing what happens when you smoke and...

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