Obama management appeal cigarette smoking pack ruling

WASHINGTON – The Current is desirable a judge's order keeping a need that cigarette smoking companies put visual pictures warning about the problems of smoking on cigarette smoking features.

U.S. Section Assess Rich Leon determined recently that the cigarette smoking manufacturers are likely to triumph in a suit to quit a Food and Drug Administration need that they put pictures across the top half of all their features. The pictures included photos of dead and infected people who smoke, which Leon said went beyond transferring the facts about health problems into stop-smoking loyality.
The need was supposed to go into effect next year. But Leon clogged it until after the suit is solved, which could take years.
The management submitted a notice of appeal Wednesday to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Wa.

Obama Campaign Basher Balanced Budget Amendment

The re-election campaign of President Obama is pushing a proposed constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget, the Republican-term US House is scheduled to vote Friday.

"If passed, the Republican proposal calls for significant reductions that can provide everything from education and Medicare programs of nutrition and health for vulnerable children," said Obama campaign website.

The campaign also includes a list of budget cuts by state, what he says will be constrained by the amendment - including the key states in the 2012-election.

According to the Obama team, Medicare could be reduced from $ 2.4 billion in Virginia, $ 4.4 billion in Michigan, and $ 1.1 billion in Iowa.

Their list of possible cuts in Social Security: $ 12.9 billion in Florida, Arizona, $ 3.7 billion and $ 5.9 billion in North Carolina.

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, said he was disappointed by the opposition to Obama a balanced budget amendment, calling it the best way "to slow the growth in government and give the opportunity to grow our economy and create jobs job ".

"The American people overwhelmingly back a balanced budget amendment, and many economists and experts agree the adoption of such a change would help create a better environment for private sector employment growth," said Boehner.

Even if Parliament passes balanced budget amendment, he would face long odds in the Democratic Republic of the Senate.

One final note: On its website, said the Obama campaign Republican presidential candidates also support the balanced budget amendment, but only mentions by name: Mitt Romney.