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Eddie Haskell

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Wed Jun-15-11 07:15 AM
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Real terror

(Reuters) - Tobacco will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers, because governments are not doing enough to persuade people to quit or protect others from second-hand smoke, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/31/us-smoking-deaths-idUSTRE74U29O20110531

In 2005:
U.S. citizens worldwide killed as a result of incidents of terrorism: 56
U.S. citizens worldwide injured as a result of incidents of terrorism: 17
U.S. citizens worldwide kidnapped as a result of incidents of terrorism: 11

http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2005/65970.htm

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