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 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...

We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all...

We must vote for hope, vote for life, vote for a brighter future for all...

Well, as you know, General Motors does not make hybrids. Ford only made 4,000 hybrids...

Well, as you know, General Motors does not make hybrids. Ford only made 4,000 hybrids...

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...

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...

Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our...

Our nation's security, economy, and place on the world stage depends on the success our...

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...

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...

You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.

You have to wait six months to purchase a fuel efficient automobile made from overseas.

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

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

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...

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...

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,...

We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter...

We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter...

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

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

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...

Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the...

Scientists at MIT and engineering schools all across America say that they could improve the...

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...

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...