It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires.

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The photographs of Iraqi prisoners being subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment by their captors,...

The photographs of Iraqi prisoners being subjected to degrading and humiliating treatment by their captors,...

However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also...

However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also...

That's the premise of the Saudi Arabians. He's holding the president's hand with one. In...

That's the premise of the Saudi Arabians. He's holding the president's hand with one. In...

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in...

Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in...

The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.

The falsification of scientific data or analysis is always a serious matter.

We know that al Qaeda is seeking radioactive materials and technology to launch a devastating...

We know that al Qaeda is seeking radioactive materials and technology to launch a devastating...

The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against...

The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against...

Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future...

Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future...

If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we...

If we fight our enemy using the same inhumane and morally bankrupt techniques that we...

The segregated schools of today are arguably no more equal than the segregated schools of...

The segregated schools of today are arguably no more equal than the segregated schools of...

The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.

The war against terrorism is a war against those who engage in torture.

Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's...

Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's...

Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language.

Hope is the most important four-letter word in the language.

People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil...

People really feel that, when they go to the gas pump now, that the oil...

First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our...

First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our...

Just this week, Syria broke off all relations with the United States military and the...

Just this week, Syria broke off all relations with the United States military and the...

The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault...

The Republican Party is bringing out here onto the floor of Congress an all-out assault...

The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have...

The problem is, is that President Bush and the Republican leadership in the Congress have...

The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her...

The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her...

Last year in a historic move, the state of New York passed the very first...

Last year in a historic move, the state of New York passed the very first...