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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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35 Years of the Great American Smoke-Out

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010   

DES MOINES, Iowa - Hundreds of thousands of Iowans still smoke, but a recent survey found over 80 percent said they wanted to quit. This Thursday is the American Cancer Society's 35th annual Great American Smoke-out, where smokers can quit for a day to prove they can, or, according to Chuck Reed, Iowa chapter spokesman, you can make plans to quit.

"I've gotten rid of all my ashtrays; I've told all my friends about it who've given me support; I've gone and gotten information at cancer.org or I've called the Quitline. I've got things set up so 83 percent want to quit; this is a great day to plan to quit."

Reed says the average nationwide price of a pack of cigarettes is over five dollars, so it makes not only good sense from a health standpoint to quit, it also makes good economic sense.

"You can buy a pack of cigarettes that will shorten your life or, as the way I like to look at it is, you can put two gallons of gas in your car. Five dollars and 51 cents: that's getting a little expensive. "

He says living tobacco-free has all sorts of health benefits: after just 20 minutes of quitting, blood pressure decreases and the pulse rate drops. He adds that after 48 hours, smell and taste return and shortness of breath decreases.





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