Uruguay Leader Warns Obama of Smoking's Toll

Uruguayan President Jose Mujica warned U.S. President Barack Obama Monday of what he said is the mass murder of millions of people across the world from smoking. In a White House meeting, the 78-year-old Mujica told Obama, a reformed smoker, of his country's efforts to preserve tough-anti-smoking laws. He said globally eight million smokers are dying annually. "Mr. President, who is speaking is an old smokesman.  But in the world per year, eight million people are dying...

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