Posts Tagged ‘long-battle’

Indian Tribes Make Own Cigarettes to Avoid N.Y. Tax

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

A long battle by New York State to collect taxes on cigarettes resold on Indian land has led tribes to make and sell their own cigarettes, which they argue are exempt from the tax.

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Indian Tribes Make Own Cigarettes to Avoid N.Y. Tax

Geraldine Ferraro dies at age 75

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale’s running mate on the Democratic ticket in 1984, has died after a long battle with cancer.

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Geraldine Ferraro dies at age 75

Former CNN correspondent Kessel dies

Friday, February 25th, 2011

CNN colleagues have been paying tribute to the network’s former Jerusalem correspondent Jerrold Kessel, who died Friday at age 65 after a long battle with cancer.

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Former CNN correspondent Kessel dies

Veteran Hong Kong activist dies

Sunday, January 2nd, 2011

One of Hong Kong’s most influential campaigners for democracy and human rights, Szeto Wah, dies after a long battle with cancer, aged 79.

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Veteran Hong Kong activist dies