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In Colombia, beauty can kill. Drivers ogling attractive women rather than paying attention to the road are one of the South American country's leading causes of car accidents. Distraction was the No. 1 cause of the 115,000 road accidents in Colombia last year, costing the equivalent of about $250 million Cdn, according to research by the Road Safety Fund, a private organization. The cell phone was the biggest distraction for drivers, accounting for about 10 per cent of all accidents. Second was men staring at women, which accounted for nearly one in 20 crashes. "It's a culture here of drivers...

Subject: Midwest regional director attends Third Tobacco Summit, July 11, 2005 in Chicago > Dear Dawn: Please note the data about the event below has been e-mailed to> the Smokers Club and Forces Illinois. We would appreciate your attendance in> order to continue the fight for individual freedom of choice. We expect a> great program as you can see, with plans for coordinated followup actions to> proceed after this confab.As Chicago, today, actually considers a smoking> ban in the City Council, we know that there is a need to circle the wagons> for liberty to protect the inalienable rights...