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No Butts About it, Connecticut Ramps up Anti-Smoking Efforts
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Two legislative committees approved a plan Tuesday to spend millions of dollars more on helping people quit smoking and preventing others from taking up the habit.
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No Butts About it, Connecticut Ramps up Anti-Smoking Efforts
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