Smokers face a hit as tobacco taxes spike
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090329/capt.e0aafd5118e44bc09aea448c3d84c333.tobacco_tax_wx102.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=mrutAd1jVtXhmc.WCSlwLw--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="In this June 3, 2008 file photo, an employee takes a drag on a cigarette at Morgan's Place bar and restaurant in Harrisburg, Pa. Whether they satisfy their nicotine cravings with cigarettes, a pipe, cigars or smokeless, tobacco users are facing a big hit this week as the single largest federal tobacco tax hike in history takes effect next week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090329/ap_on_go_ot/tobacco_tax)AP - However they satisfy their nicotine cravings, tobacco users are facing a big hit as the single largest federal tobacco tax increase ever takes effect Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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