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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Bill Gates, anti-smoking
Thursday, Jul. 24, 2008

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  • MICHAEL BLOOMBERG,
  • New York City mayor, on a partnership with Bill Gates in which the billionaires will spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking
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