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Campaign Unavailable We're sorry, this alert is no longer available. If you would like to learn more about ways you can take action, please visit American Lung Association Action Network.The short explanation of this alert was: The American Lung Association is requesting your assistance in contacting President Bush and urging him to: -halt efforts to weaken the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control -hold a public hearing for the American people to have their voice heard regarding the development of a global tobacco control treaty. Negotiations on the world's first international tobacco control treaty - The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - are being held in Geneva, Switzerland, March 18-23, 2002.
This is an excellent opportunity for public health and tobacco control advocates to voice their concerns over the Bush Administration's attempts to weaken the treaty. Please send a fax to President Bush urging him to halt efforts to weaken the treaty and to support a strong treaty that:
-prioritizes public health over trade
-bans advertising, promotion and sponsorship
-bans misleading descriptors such as "light and low"
-bans duty-free cigarettes
-protects people from secondhand smoke
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